The real life locations of a world famous book have been traced back to Merseyside.
Treasure Island is a classic adventure novel that's loved by generations, but many readers will be unaware that much of the book was inspired by Liverpool and parts of the Wirral Peninsula. Retired Liverpool teacher John Lamb recently made the discovery, which means that Birkenhead and Wallasey can now claim to be the literary home of both Captain Nemo and the Nautilus as well as Jim Hawkins, Long John Silver and Captain Flint’s treasure from the famous book.
It comes just six months after it was confirmed that the French science fiction author Jules Verne set his classic 1874 novel The Mysterious Island in Birkenhead. Mick Whitley, MP for Birkenhead, said Mr Lamb's findings should now "play a central role in celebrating the cultural heritage of our town and region and its connections with world literature."
