Treasure Island

It seems to me fair to say that Treasure Island is the only great
modern classic written especially for younger readers.
I find that girls enjoy Treasure Island just as well as boys.
The book stands alone in its wonderfully vivid and dramatic
story-telling, which is characterized throughout by an entirely
sane and wholesome tone and purpose.

In the most subtle manner each character is developed by
masterly touches as the story goes on until the living personage
is complete.