Part Two: The Sea Cook, Chapter 8: At the Sign of the Spy-Glass

Jim says goodbye to his mother and sets off for Bristol to meet up with Trelawney. Trelawney hires Long John Silver as the ship’s cook. Jim and the others prepare for their journey to Treasure Island aboard the Hispaniola. Part Two: The Sea Cook, Chapter 7: I Go to Bristol They find a log of places where loot was stolen and a map of an island where the treasure is buried. Jim shows him the book covered in the oil cloth. Jim, Officer Dance, and the others arrive at Livesey’s house. Part One: The Old Buccaneer, Chapter 6: The Captain’s Papers Jim finds the inn ruined and goes to Livesey’s house. When a fight breaks out, the men scatter and Pew is killed by men on horseback coming to investigate. Pew orders the men to find the fugitives. They seem disappointed to find something missing from the chest. Jim sees eight men running to the inn, including the blind man named Pew. Part One: The Old Buccaneer, Chapter 5: The Last of the Blind Man

They take the gold and something wrapped in an oil cloth and run when they hear someone coming. They unlock Billy’s chest and discover gold.

Jim tells his mother about the pirate’s plan to take Billy’s sea chest and they leave town to get help, to no avail. Part One: The Old Buccaneer, Chapter 4: The Sea-Chest Billy is worried and suffers a fatal stroke. Jim’s father dies and Jim encounters a blind man who gives Billy a pirate summons. Part One: The Old Buccaneer, Chapter 3: The Black SpotĪfter a glass of rum, Billy’s strength is renewed and plans to outrun his pursuers. Billy tries to kill Blackl Dog with his sword and has a stroke. By his description, Jim recognizes him as the old sailor staying with them. Part One: The Old Buccaneer, Chapter 2: Black Dog Appears and Disappearsīlack Dog enters the inn and asks for an old friend by the name of Billy Bones. He warns Jim about a one-legged sailor whom he fears and threatens Dr. An old imposing sailor stays at Jim’s father’s inn and terrorizes the other inhabitants. Jim Hawkins starts his tale of an island. Part One: The Old Buccaneer, Chapter 1: The Old Sea-Dog at the Admiral Benbow The author dedicates the novel to a friend and, through poetry, tells the reader to read the book. Treasure Island is an adventure novel by Robert Louis Stevenson, narrating a tale of “buccaneers and buried gold.” Traditionally considered a coming of age story, its influence on popular lore about pirates can not be overestimated.

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