The Sea-Hawk vs Treasure Island: Which Should You Read?

The Sea-Hawk Rafael Sabatini · 1900 ★★★★☆ 4.1 368 pages · ≈ 6 h 49 m · Challenging

Oliver Tressilian, a Cornish gentleman who helped the English defeat the Spanish Armada, is betrayed by his ruthless half-brother and seeks refuge in the Middle East, where he takes on a new role as a Barbary pirate.

Treasure Island Robert Louis Stevenson · 1880 ★★★★☆ 3.9 320 pages · ≈ 5 h 56 m · Challenging

“SQUIRE TRELAWNEY, Dr Livesey, and the rest of these gentlemen having asked me to write down the whole particulars about Treasure Island, from the beginning to the end, keeping nothing back but the bearings of the island, and that only because there is still treasure not yet lifted, I take up my pen in the year of grace 17-, and go back to the time when my father kept the 'Admiral Bendow' inn, and”

Traditionally considered a coming-of-age story, Treasure Island is an adventure tale known for its atmosphere, characters and action, and also as a wry commentary on the ambiguity of morality — as seen in Long John…