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There are no female characters in Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island because he was following the instructions of his stepson, Lloyd Osbourne, for whom he wrote the book. Llyod wanted a story about a map, a treasure, a mutiny and a derelict ship...No women in the story.
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