"Captain Flint, who buried his treasure trove on a remote island and executed his crew so only he would own the island's map. One night, Bones' crewmate Blind Pew arrives, giving Bones the black spot. Bones gives Jim the treasure map and reveals that he had been Flint's first mate. Just before dying of a heart attack, he begs Jim to go after the treasure and keep both it and the map safe from pirate hands. An army of pirates attack the inn, destroying it, but Jim, Gonzo, and Rizzo escape with the map. The trio takes the map to"
"cut off his right hand. He also tells the Hooligans that in the coffin, he found a riddle that tells how to find the treasure of Grimbeard the Ghastly and a map that depicts the island where the treasure is buried. They figure that the treasure is in the Isle of Skullions, an island inhabited by dragons called Skullions, that while being blind, deaf, and flightless, have a keen sense of smell. According to the riddle, the hunting dragon of the heir to the Hairy Hooligan's tribe will sniff out the treasure. The Hooligans travel to the Isle of the"
"greet him with respect unlike before. He looks to the skies and sees an image of Silver in the clouds. Jim Hawkins (character) James Hawkins is a fictional character in Robert Louis Stevenson's novel ""Treasure Island"". He is both the protagonist and main narrator of the story. At the start of the novel, Jim works at his family's inn. A patron of the inn, former swashbuckler Billy Bones, receives the Black Spot, a pirates' summons, with the warning that he has until ten o'clock, and he drops dead of apoplexy on the spot. In the dead man's sea chest, Jim"
"Ben Gunn (Treasure Island) Benjamin ""Ben"" Gunn is a fictional character in the ""Treasure Island"" novel by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson. Ben Gunn is an ex-crewman of Captain Flint's who has been marooned for three years on Treasure Island by his crewmates, after his failure to find the treasure without the map. During his time alone on the island, Gunn develops an obsessional craving for cheese. He first appears in the novel when Jim Hawkins encounters him. Ben treats Jim kindly in return for a chance of getting back to his real home. Jim leaves Ben Gunn behind but"
"Jim Hawkins (character) James Hawkins is a fictional character in Robert Louis Stevenson's novel ""Treasure Island"". He is both the protagonist and main narrator of the story. At the start of the novel, Jim works at his family's inn. A patron of the inn, former swashbuckler Billy Bones, receives the Black Spot, a pirates' summons, with the warning that he has until ten o'clock, and he drops dead of apoplexy on the spot. In the dead man's sea chest, Jim and his mother find an oilskin packet, which contains a logbook detailing the treasure looted during Captain Flint's career, and"
"Silver (Radcliffe), their first mate, is a crook and with some of the men plan to rob Jim and Louise of the treasure. After a fight on the island and the killing off of Long John Silver's men, Long John Silver joins Jim and his gang and through Ben Gunn (Sargent) they find the treasure. Just as Jim is about to distribute it, he wakes up. Treasure Island (1918 film) Treasure Island is a 1918 American silent adventure film based on the novel of the same name by Robert Louis Stevenson. This is one of many silent versions of the"
"previously known for its witch trials, and beaches that Robert Louis Stevenson is said to have described in his novel ""Treasure Island"". Geller claims that buried on the island is Egyptian treasure, brought there by Scota, the mythological half-sister of Tutankhamen in Irish mythology, 3,500 years ago. He claimed that he will find the treasure through dowsing, despite dowsing being considered a pseudoscience. Geller also claimed to have strengthened the mystical powers of the island by burying there a crystal orb once belonging to Albert Einstein. In 2014, a 12 foot tall statue of a gorilla made from approximately 40,000"
"Dead Man's Chest ""Dead Man's Chest"" (also known as ""Fifteen Men On The Dead Man's Chest"" or ""Derelict"") is a fictional sea song, originally from Robert Louis Stevenson's novel ""Treasure Island"" (1883). It was expanded in a poem, titled ""Derelict"" by Young E. Allison, published in the ""Louisville Courier-Journal"" in 1891. It has since been used in many later works of art in various forms. Stevenson found the name ""Dead Man's Chest"" among a list of Virgin Island names in a book by Charles Kingsley, possibly in reference to the Dead Chest Island off Peter Island in the British Virgin"
"story as part of the payment and then to give him three Danish crowns. The sailor tells his story – depicted in colour – but is interrupted on several occasions by the student who either questions his logic or complains that he has heard this story told time and again. The story begins in Valparaíso where, in search of employment, the sailor is told about a possible place on board a ship called the Funchalense by a local swindler known as ""the blind man"", whom he later finds stabbed and dying. The sailor brushes this off and obtains the berth"
"black spot into Bones's hand and departs. Immediately, Bones suffers a second stroke and dies. The pirates come nonetheless and ransack the inn. The attackers fail to find the map, as it is now in Hawkins' possession, but they destroy the inn, ruining the Hawkins' livelihood. This prompts Hawkins and his companions to embark on a search for the treasure. Billy Bones Billy Bones is a fictional character, in the first section of Robert Louis Stevenson's novel ""Treasure Island"". Billy Bones appears at the very outset of the story with a mysterious sea chest, looking for a wayside inn with"
"submarines surrounding the area. The ship is torpedoed, and Phillip is stranded in the sea with an old black man named Timothy and a cat named Stew Cat. Drifting at sea, Phillip is blinded by the sun's glare on the water. They soon find an island in Devil's Mouth and build a hut while keeping track of the days by putting pebbles in a can. With few supplies, they live alone together for two months, fishing and collecting rain water. The cay is only 1 mile long and 1/2 a mile in width. Initially, the pair display significant difficulty in"
"is unable to speak or see, but discovers that he is on board the black brig, commanded by Maltby. He identifies himself as Mills, an assay clerk sent to value the silver left behind on the island. The ship enters port on a nearby coast, where Jim is given into the case of Dr Ballantyne. When he is sufficiently recovered, Jim explains his story to the doctor, who takes him to visit his neighbour, Long John Silver, now living in comfort in a fine villa. Jim, Silver and Ballantyne join the ship and return to Treasure Island. Jim contrives to"
"Treasure Island, or the mutiny of the Hispaniola, credited to the pseudonym ""Captain George North"". It was first published as a book on 14 November 1883, by Cassell & Co. An old sailor, calling himself ""the captain""—real name Billy Bones—comes to lodge at the Admiral Benbow Inn on the West English coast during the mid-18th-century, paying the innkeeper's son, Jim Hawkins, a few pennies to keep a lookout for ""a one-legged seafaring man"". A former shipmate with intact legs, but lacking two fingers, shows up to confront Billy about sharing his treasure map. After running the stranger off in a"
"The character of Squire Trelawney has been played in film adaptations by Nigel Bruce (1934), Walter Fitzgerald (1950), Walter Slezak (1972), Richard Johnson (1990), Christopher Benjamin (1999) and Fozzie Bear in ""Muppet Treasure Island"" (1996). Stevenson, Robert Louis. ""Treasure Island."" Complete and Unabridged. New York: Airmont Publishing Co., Inc., 1962. Squire Trelawney Squire John Trelawney is a supporting character from Robert Louis Stevenson's novel ""Treasure Island"". Stevenson describes him as a tall man, over six feet high, and broad in proportion, and he has a bluff, rough-and-ready face, all roughened and reddened and lined from his long travels. His eyebrows"
"silent production of the story. Treasure Island (1920 film) Treasure Island is a 1920 silent film adaptation of the novel by Robert Louis Stevenson, directed by Maurice Tourneur, and released by Paramount Pictures. Lon Chaney played two different key roles in this production. Charles Ogle, who had played Frankenstein's Monster in the first filmed version of ""Frankenstein"" a decade earlier at Edison Studios, portrayed Long John Silver. This movie is now considered a lost film. Young Jim Hawkins is caught up with the pirate Long John Silver in search of the buried treasure of the buccaneer Captain Flint. Young Jim"
"of Astaroth, that belonged to a sorcerer of that name. The Bookman reveals the medallion may have been taken by a pack of wild animals, given anthropomorphism by Astaroth, to a remote island called Naboombu. It was said in the 17th century, a lascar claimed he saw Naboombu. The Bookman, however, does not believe the island exists, as he looked in every chart for it, until Paul confirms its existence via a storybook. The group fly on the bed, and land in the Island of Naboombu's lagoon; there, the bed goes underwater, where Mr. Browne and Miss Price enter a"
"he will never be able to return. The Isle of Voices ""The Isle of Voices"" is a short story written by Robert Louis Stevenson, first published in his collection ""Island Nights' Entertainments"" in 1893. The protagonist is a man named Keola living on the island of Molokai, Hawaii. Keola and his wife live with her father Kalamake, a notorious sorcerer who appears to have an inexhaustible supply of money despite never doing any work. One day, Kalamake uses a magic spell to transport Keola to an unfamiliar island where the two of them are invisible to the inhabitants. There he"
"Blind Uncle Gaspard Alcide ""Blind Uncle"" Gaspard was a partially blind vocalist and guitarist from Louisiana who alternated between string-band music (in a band with his brothers) and traditional Cajun balladry on his recordings for Vocalion. Born in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana in 1880, he became partially blinded when he was seven. Very little is known about Gaspard and his life as a musician; even among big-time Cajun musicians and fans. A brilliant and dexterous guitarist, he is often regarded in Cajun and Americana music circles as a very mysterious and unacclaimed figure. His influences remain unknown, although his family is"
"is said to have died a beggar in London. Israel Hands appears as a character in Robert Louis Stevenson's novel ""Treasure Island"" and films based on it, in which he is one of Long John Silver's pirates. However, he is described as the late Captain Flint's gunner and no mention is made of Blackbeard. Hands is featured in a prolonged battle with Jim Hawkins before being shot by the boy. Israel Hands is also the name of a gunner in the 1990 book ""Chasing Morning"" by Michael Scott Rohan. Hands appears very briefly in the 2013 video-game """" when he"
"Animal Treasure Island Jim, the young assistant of the keeper of the ""Admiral Bembo"" inn, and his mouse friend Gran (Rex in English) are one night asked by a rough, one-legged stranger for a room and to watch out for suspicious-looking characters. The latter, a band of black-cloaked assassins, soon arrive, and the man asks Jim to take care of the casket he's been carrying before engaging the intruders. Jim and Gran narrowly escape. After they return to the ransacked inn later, they open the casket in hopes of gaining some money as compensation for the damage. Inside they find"
"heed Livesey's warning. He is plainly weakened by his stroke and the shock of Black Dog's visit, and at one point Hawkins even hears him sing a country love song, a gentle relic of his innocent days as a youth. He admits to Jim Hawkins that he sailed with Captain Flint, the notorious pirate, and was first mate on his ship. This explains much of the mysterious circumstances and solitary behavior of the early part of the story. A few days later, a blind pirate known only as Pew reaches the inn, and Bones is plainly terrified. Pew slips a"
"Treasure Island Treasure Island is an adventure novel by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson, narrating a tale of ""buccaneers and buried gold"". Its influence is enormous on popular perceptions of pirates, including such elements as treasure maps marked with an ""X"", schooners, the Black Spot, tropical islands, and one-legged seamen bearing parrots on their shoulders. ""Treasure Island"" was originally considered a coming-of-age story and is noted for its atmosphere, characters, and action. It is one of the most frequently dramatized of all novels. It was originally serialized in the children's magazine ""Young Folks"" from 1881 through 1882 under the title"
"Treasure Island (2012 miniseries) Treasure Island is a two-part British television miniseries adaptation of the novel ""Treasure Island"" (1883) by Robert Louis Stevenson. The screenplay was written by Stewart Harcourt, produced by Laurie Borg and directed by Steve Barron. It was made by BSkyB and first shown in the United Kingdom on Sky1 on 1 & 2 January 2012. Young Jim Hawkins (Toby Regbo) discovers a map to a legendary island of treasure belonging to the infamous Captain Flint (Donald Sutherland) and embarks on a journey aboard the ship ""Hispaniola"" to find it; however, the enigmatic Long John Silver (Eddie"
"by Chris Fisher in the Starz television series Black Sails. He is first encountered by Captain Flint and his crew when they are captured and imprisoned after landing on an island inhabited by a large group of escaped slaves. Gunn is already a prisoner in the settlement, being the last surviving crew member of an unnamed slave trading vessel. Ben Gunn (Treasure Island) Benjamin ""Ben"" Gunn is a fictional character in the ""Treasure Island"" novel by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson. Ben Gunn is an ex-crewman of Captain Flint's who has been marooned for three years on Treasure Island by"
"album/video-documentary ""Here Is What Is"". Between 1970 and 1980 a blind bearded mystic called ""Moondog"" appeared as the title character in a four issue series of Underground comix written and illustrated by George Metzger. A documentary about his life, ""The Viking of 6th Avenue,"" is in production and had been anticipated for release in 2017. Moondog Louis Thomas Hardin (May 26, 1916 – September 8, 1999), also known as Moondog, was an American musician, composer, theoretician, poet and inventor of several musical instruments. He was blind from the age of 16. Hardin lived in New York City from the late"
"Treasure Island (1972 live-action film) Treasure Island is a 1972 adventure film, based on the novel by Robert Louis Stevenson. The film stars Orson Welles as Long John Silver, Kim Burfield as Jim Hawkins, Walter Slezak as Squire Trelawney, Rik Battaglia as Captain Smollett, and Ángel del Pozo as Doctor Livesey. This adaptation of ""Treasure Island"" was released in several different language versions, each with a different director. Jim Hawkins (Kim Burfield) is a young boy who works at a pub with his mother (Maria Rohm). When a drunken old sailor named Billy Bones (Lionel Stander) comes in for a"
"of the Dead, Scare Beast and Heat Iron. He also learns that DeSilver was a notorious pirate hunter who betrayed his own brother privateer later known as the legendary pirate Captain Silvereye, the nickname being that he used an eye patch with a silver coin attached to it. After Captain Silvereye mysteriously disappeared, DeSilver semi retired and became governor of Groggy Island, controlling the blackmarket trade with an iron fist. To make matters worse, James sneaks into his office and it is accidentally revealed that the corrupt governor is in league with a sinister voodoo priest by supplying him with"
"Treasure Island (1918 film) Treasure Island is a 1918 American silent adventure film based on the novel of the same name by Robert Louis Stevenson. This is one of many silent versions of the story and is noteworthy because it is almost entirely acted by child or teenage actors. The film was co-directed by brothers Sidney and Chester Franklin. The film is one of Fox's ""Sunset Kiddies"" productions following in the wake of previous Kiddie productions like ""Aladdin and his Wonderful Lamp"". This is a lost film. As described in a film magazine, Jim Hawkins (Carpenter) and his mother operate"
"New York (aside from Burnout, who is blind at this point). While Grunge is quick to claim that an asteroid, global warming, and other natural disasters were responsible for the destruction, Rainmaker blames terrorists. After a confrontation with several crazed metahuman-hunters, the group finally manages to escape New York. Once outside of New York, the group finds themselves trapped in a mall with several mutated monsters, one of which seemingly infects Fairchild. While the group is holding together, tensions have begun to rise between Fairchild and Rainmaker, with the latter being attracted to the first. Burnout, while still blind, gains"
"an episode in which Fergus mac Léti, King of Ulster, falls asleep on the beach and wakes to find himself being dragged into the sea by three ""lúchorpáin"". He captures his abductors, who grant him three wishes in exchange for release. The leprechaun is said to be a solitary creature, whose principal occupation is making and mending shoes, and who enjoys practical jokes. According to William Butler Yeats, the great wealth of these fairies comes from the ""treasure-crocks, buried of old in war-time"", which they have uncovered and appropriated. According to David Russell McAnally the leprechaun is the son of"
"in their renditions of folk ballads. Thomas decided to manage Day, creating and documenting a persona almost entirely fabricated from her. According to Thomas's story, Day, who changed his name to Jilson Setters per her suggestion, was blind from birth, lived in isolation in the mountains, and gained his eyesight only recently, thanks to a procedure that Thomas financed. Moreover, with his ability to see, Setters was shocked by the appearance of the civilized world. Setters recorded ten sides for RCA Records in New York City, including ""The Wild Wagoner"", which has become a standard in traditional folk repertoires. In"
"so. He named the island ""Savage Island"" because, as legend has it, the natives who ""greeted"" him were painted in what appeared to be blood. The substance on their teeth was hulahula, a native red fe'i banana. For the next couple of centuries, Niue was known as Savage Island until its original name, Niuē, which translates as ""behold the coconut"", regained use. The next notable European visitors represented the London Missionary Society; they arrived on the ""Messenger of Peace"". After many years of trying to land a European missionary, a Niuean named Nukai Peniamina went with his friend, Niumaga, to"
"""Treasure Island"" (2010) is a hidden objects game launched by French publisher Anuman Interactive. The arcade game ""Captain Silver"", follows a protagonist names Jim Aykroyd in his quest to find Captain Silver's hidden treasure, which to find, he must battle an undead Captain Silver. Half of Stevenson's original manuscripts are lost, including those of ""Treasure Island"", ""The Black Arrow"", and ""The Master of Ballantrae"". Stevenson's heirs sold Stevenson's papers during World War I; many of Stevenson's documents were auctioned off in 1918. Treasure Island Treasure Island is an adventure novel by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson, narrating a tale of"