Main characters
Jim Hawkins is the young man on whose behalf the story is told: a cabin boy on the Hispaniola.
Doctor Livesey is a doctor, a middle-aged man, brave, sympathetic, merciful.
Squire John Trelawney is a wealthy landowner who financed the expedition to the island; a frivolous and eccentric person.
Captain Smolett is the brave captain of the Hispaniola, an experienced sailor, demanding of himself and the crew.
John Silver is the cook on the Hispaniola, the leader of the rebellious pirates, a cunning, cunning man who lost his left leg in battle.
Other characters
Jim Hawkins' mother is the owner of the Admiral Benbow inn.
Billy Bones is an old pirate who acquired the map of the dead Captain Flint.
Captain Flint is a legendary pirate leader who, after his death, left behind a map to countless treasures.
Black Dog is one of the most ferocious pirates of Captain Flint's gang.
Blind Pew is an old, seasoned pirate who lost his sight in one of the battles.
Ben Gunn is a former pirate left on the island as punishment.
Hands is a boatswain, one of the conspirators.
Summary: Treasure Island
The novel takes place in the 18th century. Not far from the English city of Bristol, a mysterious stranger settles in the Admiral Benbow tavern. This is Billy Bones, an elderly man with a noticeable saber scar on his cheek. He asks Jim, the son of the innkeepers, to watch carefully to see if a sailor on a wooden leg appears somewhere.
The one Billy Bones is hiding from finds him. A quarrel breaks out between him and Black Dog, the latter, having been wounded in the shoulder, nevertheless flees. As a result of his experience, Bones suffers from an apoplectic stroke. He tells Jim that he served as a navigator for the famous pirate, Captain Flint, now deceased. Now he is very afraid that his former accomplices, hunting for the contents of his chest, will send him a pirate warning sign - a black mark.
It is brought by a blind man named Pew. Bones was going to run away, but his bad heart couldn't stand it. He died. Jim and his mother take money from the pirate's chest, due to them for their stay, and some kind of package. They barely have time to leave their home when ferocious pirates appear. In the found package, which Jim gives to Dr. Livesey and Squire Trelawney, there is a map of the island where Flint's treasure is hidden. They decide to go after the treasure, taking Jim with them as a cabin boy on the ship.
Captain Smollett does not like the assembled crew; it seems to him that the sailors are reliable. As it turned out, many of them were recommended by the one-legged John Silver. Everything finally becomes clear when the ship sails to Treasure Island. Young Jim accidentally overheard Silver's secret conversation with the sailors. He learned that they were mostly pirates. Their leader is a one-legged cook who was once Flint's quartermaster. They want to find treasures, deliver them to the ship, then kill honest people on the ship. Jim immediately reports this conversation to his friends.
A riot is brewing on the ship. Captain Smollett gives Silver the opportunity to calm the crew. The captain invites the sailors to rest quietly on the shore, and then return to the ship. The pirates, led by John Silver, set off on boats to the island. Jim jumps into one, who then runs away. Wandering around the island, he meets the former pirate Ben Gunn, who was abandoned here by his comrades three years ago. He says he is ready to help gentlemen. The captain and his comrades manage to escape from the ship, taking with them everything they need. Jim Hawkins joins them on the island and talks about the former pirate Gunn.
As they fend off an attack by pirates trying to get their hands on the treasure map, Dr. Livesey heads to meet Ben. Jim finds a boat belonging to Gunn and hurries to the Hispaniola. He captures the ship, then takes it to a secluded cove. When he returns, he does not find his friends. He ends up in the hands of pirates who want to give the cabin boy a painful death, but John Silver unexpectedly stands up for him. The leader of the robbers realizes that the game is lost. By defending Jim, he is trying to save, first of all, his own skin. Dr. Livesey gives Silver the map and receives a promise to save him from the gallows.
When the pirates arrive at the place where the treasure is buried, they find an empty pit there. Suddenly shots are heard, two fall dead, the rest run away. Dr. Livesey, sailor Gray and Gunn, who came to the rescue, lead Jim and John Silver to the cave, where the squire and captain are already waiting for them. It turns out that Ben Gunn found Flint’s gold a long time ago and transferred it to his home. Having loaded the treasure onto their ship and leaving the pirates on the island, they set off on their way back. In one of the ports, Silver escapes, capturing a bag of gold coins. And the rest of the trip participants, having reached the shores of England, received their share of the treasures.
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Summary
Part one. Old pirate
Chapter 1. The Old Sea Dog at the Admiral Benbow Inn
At the Admiral Benbow Inn, owned by Jim's father, "an old tanned sailor with a saber scar on his cheek" named Billy Bones settled in. Silent and gloomy, he wandered along the coast all day, peering into the sea, as if waiting for someone.
Soon Billy Bones shared his concern with Jim and promised a generous payment if he would “keep an eye out for a sailor on one leg somewhere” and immediately report his approach. He told the boy that he could call him captain.
Chapter 2. The Black Dog Comes and Goes
Soon a stranger appeared at the tavern. He was pale, silent, and “he was missing two fingers on his left hand.” After talking with Jim, he learned that Billy Bones was staying here.
The captain recognized the stranger - it was a sailor nicknamed Black Dog. They retired to talk with each other, but “suddenly there was a terrible explosion of curses,” a fight broke out, and the wounded Black Dog quickly retreated from the tavern.
Billy Bones had a stroke, and Jim was forced to call Dr. Livesey. After examining the captain, he warned that if he did not stop drinking, he would die “very soon.”
Chapter 3. Black Mark
Billy Bon told his young friend about the Black Dog and other pirates who decided to steal his chest with old man Flint's securities.
The next morning, a blind, ugly man appeared at the inn and demanded that Jim take him to the captain. It was Blind Pugh, who handed the frightened Bones a black mark with the words “It's done.” After his departure, the captain “suddenly died of apoplexy.”
Chapter 4. Sailor's chest
Jim told his mother everything he had learned from Billy Bones. Finding themselves in a “difficult, dangerous situation,” they were forced to turn to a neighboring village for help. However, the local residents were not going to risk their own lives, and Jim and his mother were forced to return to the tavern.
From Billy Bones's chest, the mother took out the money legally due to her, “and not a farthing more,” and Jim took out “a bundle of papers wrapped in oilcloth.” Realizing that they were in mortal danger, they hastened to escape.
Chapter 5. The End of the Blind
Hiding in a safe place, Jim began to watch the inn, near which pirates led by Blind Pew soon appeared. After unsuccessful attempts to find the dead captain's papers, they destroyed the Admiral Benbow and left with nothing.
Salvation came in the form of Dr. Livesey and the customs guards. Blind Pew was trampled to death under the hooves of the horses; the rest of the pirates managed to escape. Jim handed the captain's papers to Dr. Livesey.
Chapter 6. Captain's papers
The Doctor and Jim went to Squire Trelawney, with whom they shared everything they knew. Among the papers they found a map of the treasure island that belonged to Captain Flint and decided to go in search of them.
Part two. Ship's cook
Chapter 7. I'm going to Bristol
After the decision was made, preparations for the upcoming voyage were in full swing. The squire bought the ship Hispaniola and hired a crew. Before leaving for Bristol, Jim said goodbye to his mother, the bay near which he had “lived since birth, dear old Admiral Benbow.”
Chapter 8. Under the sign “Spyglass”
The Squire told Jim to take “the note to John Silver at the Spyglass Tavern.” He turned out to be a good-natured and neat man, whose left leg was cut off at the very hip. In the tavern, the future cabin boy accidentally met the Black Dog, who immediately hurried to hide. Jim had suspicions that all these people were one team, and he shared them with Dr. Livesey.
Chapter 9. Gunpowder and weapons
Once aboard the Hispaniola, the squire listened to Captain Smollett's dissatisfaction with the selected crew. He was especially irritated by the fact “that the very last sailor knows more about the purpose of the journey” than he himself. As it turned out, everyone on the ship knew that they were going on a treasure hunt. At Smollett's request, the weapons and gunpowder were moved to a new location.
Chapter 10. Swimming
At dawn, the Hispaniola set sail from the shore. Soon the captain was forced to admit that he was mistaken - the team worked surprisingly conscientiously. Cook duties were assigned to the one-legged John Silver.
Chapter 11. What I heard while sitting in an apple barrel
Jim, accidentally finding himself in an apple barrel, learned that a riot was being prepared on the ship. Silver shared his plan with the sailors - to give the squire and doctor the opportunity to find the treasure, and then “deal with them on the island as soon as they drag the treasure” to the ship.
Chapter 12. Military Council
Jim immediately conveyed the important news to the captain, the squire and Livesey, and the council decided to take a wait-and-see approach, being cautious.
Part three. My adventures on land
Chapter 13. How my adventures on land began
The schooner moored to the island; a riot was brewing among the sailors, and this danger loomed over the organizers of the expedition. Jim managed to climb into a boat with pirates led by Silver. Finding himself on land, he immediately disappeared into the jungle.
Chapter 14. First strike
Sneaking behind the thick foliage, Jim witnessed how Silver mercilessly dealt with one of the sailors. In fear and despair, the cabin boy began to run wherever his eyes looked, “just to get away from the killers.” He did not yet know that “another danger lay in wait for him” ahead.
Chapter 15. Islander
Suddenly Jim noticed movement - standing in front of him was “something dark and shaggy,” some mysterious creature. It turned out to be Ben Gunn, who for three years “did not speak to a single person.” He was left on the island, and the man miraculously managed to survive. Having learned about Jim's misadventures, the islander decided to help him and offered to use a homemade boat.
Part four. Palisade
Chapter 16. Further events are outlined by the doctor. How the ship was abandoned
Dr. Livesey, accompanied by an assistant, went on reconnaissance in a small boat. Having discovered a “high log house” on the island, surrounded by a palisade, they returned to the schooner for provisions, weapons and gunpowder.
Chapter 17. The doctor continues his story. Last shuttle ride
The last flight on a loaded shuttle turned out to be very risky. The rioters remaining on the ship began to shoot. When the boat was almost at the very shore, a cannonball almost hit it. As a result, the overloaded shuttle capsized and most of the cargo sank. However, the passengers were very lucky - “no one lost their lives and everyone reached the shore safely.”
Chapter 18. The doctor continues his story. End of the first day of battle
Once on land, the treasure seekers began to run, pursued by pirates, to the saving stockade. They managed to get to a perfectly fortified log house, from which they could safely shoot back from the robbers. Here Dr. Livesey and his companions joyfully met Jim, who was considered dead.
Chapter 19. Jim Hawkins speaks again. Garrison in the blockhouse
Ben Gunn was afraid to meet Jim's friends. He asked the young man to tell the doctor to come to him at the appointed place.
Jim was received with great cordiality at the garrison. The next morning, Silver approached the stockade in the company of a pirate who was holding a white flag in his hand.
Chapter 20. Silver Parliamentarian
The captain was sure that “they were up to some kind of trick” and ordered everyone to remain vigilant. Silver offered his terms to his opponents, fully confident that they would agree to them. Imagine his surprise when Smolett refused to return the card and thereby save his life. The angry pirate left, threatening terrible reprisals against every member of the expedition.
Chapter 21. Attack
The captain admitted to his friends that he had deliberately infuriated Silver, and during hasty preparations for the battle, he “thought through the plan of defense to the end.” During the ensuing firefight, the pirates managed to climb over the stockade, but, unable to withstand the hand-to-hand battle, they were forced to retreat. Most of the robbers were killed, however, there were serious losses among the defenders of the garrison: two sailors were killed, and Captain Smolett was wounded.
Part five. My adventures at sea
Chapter 22. How my adventures at sea began
Dr. Livesey went to see Ben Gunn. While the captain was being bandaged, Jim decided to escape from the garrison. He went to the rock and found the islander’s homemade boat in the shelter, on which he decided to “sail up to the Hispaniola and cut the anchor rope.”
Chapter 23. At the mercy of the tide
At first, Jim had a hard time controlling the shuttle - he “willingly swam in any direction except the one that was” needed. It was only thanks to the current that the young man reached the schooner unnoticed and cut the anchor rope. The freed Hispaniola changed direction and, caught by a strong current, headed out to the open sea. Immensely tired, Jim "fell into a daze and oblivion" at the bottom of his boat.
Chapter 24. In the shuttle
Waking up, Jim “decided to take an oar and row to the shore,” but an out-of-control schooner appeared before his eyes. Submitting only to gusts of wind, she rushed straight towards the makeshift boat. Having grabbed the beam on the ship in time, Jim thereby avoided death.
Chapter 25. I'm lowering the Jolly Roger
On deck, Jim found the wounded boatswain Hands, who, after a hefty dose of drink, agreed to give the boy orders on how to get the schooner into North Bay. This is how Jim felt like a real captain for the first time.
Chapter 26. Israel Hands
Under Hands' leadership, Jim was able to "set the ship adrift." However, the boy noticed in time that the boatswain was up to something wrong, and this saved his life. Jim had to defend himself from Hands who suddenly attacked him. As a result, the traitor was shot and Jim was wounded in the shoulder.
Chapter 27. “Piastres!”
Making sure that he was alone on the ship, Jim decided to leave the Hispaniola and go to the garrison. Unfortunately for him, there were pirates in the log house, and the boy became their hostage.
Part six. Captain Silver
Chapter 28. In the enemy camp
Jim, accustomed to “looking death in the face,” told the whole truth to Silver about the overheard conversation, the cut rope and much more. The angry pirates demanded that the boy be bled, but Silver quickly cooled their ardor. This decision greatly angered the pirates, and, according to custom, they left for a “sea meeting.”
Chapter 29. The Black Mark again
After the meeting ended, the pirates gave Silver a black mark. Having answered all the accusations against him, he demonstrated the most compelling argument - the original map of Flint “on yellow paper, with three red crosses,” which Dr. Livesey gave to Silver. After this, the pirates changed their minds, leaving Silver as their captain.
Chapter 30. On my word of honor
In the morning, Doctor Livesey came to the garrison to help the wounded pirates. Because of his escape, Jim "was ashamed to look the doctor in the face." Stealthily, he told him where the ship was hidden, but he resolutely refused the offer to escape.
Chapter 31. Treasure hunt. Flint's pointing arrow
Silver promised Jim not to leave him in trouble, but the boy already realized that the pirate was playing a double game. Taking all the necessary tools, the robbers set off in search of treasure. They soon came across a skeleton that served as Flint's pointing arrow.
Chapter 32. Treasure hunt. Voice in the Forest
“The sight of a skeleton and the memory of Flint” had an extremely depressing effect on the pirates. Suddenly, “someone’s thin, sharp, piercing voice began to sing a well-known song.” The robbers turned pale with fear, but Silver calmed them down, as he recognized the voice of Ben Gunn. The search for treasure continued. A real shock for them was the sight of a large hole in the place where the treasure was supposed to be located. It became clear that someone had “already found and stolen the treasure.”
Chapter 33. The Fall of the Leader
Enraged by the failure, the pirates decided to put an end to the leader, but luckily for him, at that moment Doctor Livesey arrived in time with armed assistants.
It turned out that during his ordeal on the island, Ben Gunn “found both a skeleton and treasures,” which he hid in his cave.
Chapter 34. The last chapter
The inspection and transportation of the treasures to the ship took several days. The travelers went home, leaving three pirates on the island, mercifully supplying them with gunpowder and provisions. At home, each of the participants in this amazing adventure received their share of the treasures.
Read summary of Stevenson's Treasure Island
The plot of the novel takes place in England, in the 18th century. An interesting man, Billy Bones, settled in one of the hotels called “Admiral Benbow” in the city of Bristol. He was a modest man and didn't talk much. The owner of this establishment, Hawkins, and her son treated the guest very well. Jim even did little tasks for Billy. Jim called him captain.
One day, an unknown man nicknamed “Black Dog” comes to the tavern. He looks for Billy Bones and meets him in this place. The captain and the stranger are talking very loudly. In the end, a fight breaks out between them, with Bones hitting Black Dog. The latter is removed from the inn. The captain is excited and drinks rum. He feels bad. Doctor Livesey arrives, provides first aid to Bones and gives advice not to drink alcohol anymore, otherwise the blow will happen again.
The captain shares a secret about the treasure with Jim. Bones told the boy about a map that could be used to find Captain Flint's treasure.
Billy Bones dies of a stroke. Jim and his mother take the money and the treasure map and come to Doctor Livesey and the Squire for help. The latter rents a ship called the Hispaniola. Smollett becomes the captain of the ship. Everyone in the circle is notified about the treasure hunt. Naturally, the owner of the Spyglass tavern, John Silver, is also aware of this matter. A cunning sailor, he gains the trust of Squire Trelawney. As a result, he begins to work as a cook on a ship. He offers to hire his friends, advertising them as decent and honest sailors. The Squire and his team don't mind.
One day, Jim overheard a conversation between Silver and one of his friends that they wanted to rebel and take possession of the map, and then find the treasure.
Jim tells the doctor, squire and captain about the betrayal. Jim commits a rash act. When the boat with the robbers decided to sail to the shore, the boy jumped into it. As soon as the boat approaches the shore, Jim runs to land. Livesey, Trelawney and Smollett are in another boat. Pirates shoot at them. They shoot back. At that time, unexpectedly, a man feeds from a tree at Jim. It turns out this is Ben Gan. He knows John Silver, his gang, and knows well the late Billy Bones and about Flint's treasures. After all, because of them, he ended up on this island and can’t get out of here.
Jim returns to the wooden house to the captain, Livesey and Trelawney, and tells them about Ben Gan.
The pirates showed a white banner. John Silver approached the stockade and offered to conclude an agreement, but Captain Smollett refused him. Then the pirate captain said that they would soon begin an attack. As a result of this battle, many pirates and people of Smollet die. The captain was injured.
While Smollett was being bandaged, Jim ran away. He found Ben Gan's boat and began to swim towards the ship. He heard someone swearing on deck; it was Israel Hands and his comrade. There was a massacre between them, as a result of which Hands took the life of his friend.
Jim went up on deck. Israel met the boy and asked for brandy. Jim shook his head and went to get some alcohol. The ship was in complete chaos. Everything was lying around, chests with things were overturned, the floor was covered in dirt. Among the empty bottles, Jim found a full bottle with difficulty. Returning to Hands, the boy discovered a wound on his body and helped him. The sailor asked for more drinks. Jim became wary and went for wine, but at the same time he kept an eye on Hands and for good reason. The latter pulled out a knife and hid it. Jim found the wine and returned. Israel attacked him. As a result of the skirmish, Hands was killed and the boy was wounded.
Jim returned to the wooden house and stumbled upon something. It was John's parrot. He started screaming loudly and woke up everyone in the area. The boy fell into the trap of his enemies.
Silver started talking to Jim. The pirates wanted to kill the boy, but John did not allow them to do so. They got angry at Silver.
Then one of the pirates began to talk with one-legged John that they suspected him of treason. After all, Silver allowed the enemies to leave and left Jim alive. John answered all the pirates' questions and showed them Flint's treasure map. They were satisfied.
The doctor came to help the pirates and Jim. The boy told him about the location of the ship.
The robbers took with them everything they needed to search for the treasure and hit the road. John took Jim with him. While searching for treasure, the pirates stumble upon a skeleton, they are shocked and remember Captain Flint. Silver reassures his comrades, saying that this is a sign pointing to a treasure.
Hearing the noise from the distance, the pirates began to become even more cowardly, but then they recognized the familiar voice of Ben Gunn and calmed down.
Instead of treasure, the robbers discovered a huge hole. Everyone was upset, because they were so eager to find this money. Suddenly a shot was heard and the pirates began to be shot one by one.
The winners went to the cave where the treasures dug up by Ben Hanna lay.
The treasure was loaded onto the ship and set off. When they sailed to the same port, Silver managed to escape, however, this did not upset anyone. Hispaniola returned to its native land, and everyone took their share of the gold. Everyone was happy.
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