"Louis is his son. The ship ""Hispaniola"", which Jim knows well, is chartered. Under the command of Captain Reid, it sails to the island, but is shadowed by a black-sailed brig, unidentified but possibly owned by Maltby and his followers. Jim accompanies a party of sailors ashore. He is separated from them, and cannot find them again; they have vanished without trace. In a dark cave, he is captured by a man he cannot see, but suspects of being Tait. He barely escapes on a crude raft and drifts for several days before being rescued, more dead than alive. He"
"Captain Alexander Smollett Captain Alexander Smollett is the captain of the schooner ""Hispaniola"" in Robert Louis Stevenson's novel ""Treasure Island"". He plays an important part in disciplining the main characters on the ship as the story progresses, and helps the protagonists survive against the pirates later on. He first appears to the reader as a strict, bitter man who finds fault with everything and is never satisfied. However, he quickly reveals that not all is well aboard the ship, and his first conversation with Jim Hawkins, Dr. Livesey, and Squire Trelawney foreshadows the eventual mutiny of many of the ""Hispaniola""s"
"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"
"Captain Flint Captain J. Flint is a fictional 18th-century pirate captain who features in a number of novels, television series, and films. The original character was created by the Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894). Flint first appears in the classic adventure yarn ""Treasure Island"", which was first serialised in a children's magazine in 1881, and later published as a novel in 1883. Captain Flint is one of the main characters in the book ""Treasure Island"", created by Robert Louis Stevenson in 1883. In Stevenson's book, Flint, whose first name is not given, was the captain of a pirate ship,"
"""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"
"of Treasure Island"" by The Asylum, the character is depicted as a Frenchman trading with the then-new United States. Captain Alexander Smollett Captain Alexander Smollett is the captain of the schooner ""Hispaniola"" in Robert Louis Stevenson's novel ""Treasure Island"". He plays an important part in disciplining the main characters on the ship as the story progresses, and helps the protagonists survive against the pirates later on. He first appears to the reader as a strict, bitter man who finds fault with everything and is never satisfied. However, he quickly reveals that not all is well aboard the ship, and his"
"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 a view of the sea but little. Bones decides upon the Admiral Benbow Inn where he asks to be addressed merely as ""Captain"". Though his down-payment for lodgings is adequate, even generous, he stays for many months and browbeats Jim Hawkins' father out of asking for more money even when his deposit has been spent. He does, however, pay Jim"
"to establish a model for environmentally sustainable development. After planning and environmental approvals have met, the government hopes that the first phase of the project starts in the course of 2019. Norman Island Norman Island is an island at the southern tip of the British Virgin Islands archipelago. It is one of a number of islands reputed to be the inspiration for Robert Louis Stevenson's pirate novel ""Treasure Island"". It is said that the island was named after a pirate who bought it or leased it at some point during the early 18th century, although supporting evidence for this contention"
"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"
"The Secret of Treasure Island The Secret of Treasure Island is a 1938 Columbia movie serial based on Robert Louis Stevenson's novel ""Treasure Island"". The serial is broken into fifteen chapters. Reporter Larry Kent travels to an island in the Caribbean to investigate the disappearance of his colleague, and discovers that the island contains a lost treasure trove of gold. Kent meets Toni Morrell, the daughter of a shipmate whose partner knew the location of the treasure, who helps him in his investigation and they search for the treasure together. During their investigation they are opposed by a villain named"
"observe, activates another one of Silver's robots, a mechanical parrot who tells Silver that he no longer turns him on. Silver reveals his plan to steal the map, get the treasure, and become “master of the whole universe”. In the middle of an emergency, the crew is bombarded with electrical bolts. Filipe's conscious is transported to the past where he is now Jim Hawkins on an old wooden ship, where Smollett identifies the existence of both ""Treasure Island"" and Robert Louis Stevenson. They are attacked by several ghostly apparitions. Filipe saves Black Dog, and when they are all transported back"
"to his name entering popular culture. A monument by sculptor John Evan Thomas was erected in 1843 by public subscription in St Mary's Church, Shrewsbury commemorating Benbow as ""a skillful and daring seaman whose heroic exploits long rendered him the boast of the British Navy and still point him out as the Nelson of his times."" A 74-gun ship of the line and two battleships were named HMS ""Benbow"". Robert Louis Stevenson named a tavern the ""Admiral Benbow"", where Jim Hawkins and his mother live, in his romantic adventure novel ""Treasure Island"". He also titled the first chapter ""The Old"
"island, and this was the inspiration for Stevenson's classic ""Treasure Island."" Although he would study engineering at the University of Edinburgh Osbourne desired to become a writer, an idea that was encouraged by his stepfather. In June 1888, Stevenson chartered a yacht and set sail with his new family from San Francisco across the Pacific Ocean, visiting important island groups. They stopped for an extended stay in the Hawaiian Islands where Stevenson became good friends with King Kalākaua. In 1890 Lloyd Osbourne, his mother and Stevenson sailed from Sydney, Australia, into the central Pacific on the steam ship the ""Janet"
"Norman Island Norman Island is an island at the southern tip of the British Virgin Islands archipelago. It is one of a number of islands reputed to be the inspiration for Robert Louis Stevenson's pirate novel ""Treasure Island"". It is said that the island was named after a pirate who bought it or leased it at some point during the early 18th century, although supporting evidence for this contention is difficult to find. However, Norman Island also has a documented history of pirate booty being stowed upon the island. In August 1750, a Spanish treasure galleon named ""Nuestra Señora de"
"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"
"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"
"Black Spot (Treasure Island) The Black Spot is a literary device invented by Robert Louis Stevenson for his novel ""Treasure Island"" (serialized 1881-82, published as a book in 1883). In the book, pirates are presented with a ""black spot"" to officially pronounce a verdict of guilt or judgement. It consists of a circular piece of paper or card, with one side blackened while the other side bears a message and placed in the hand of the accused. It was a source of much fear because it meant the pirate was to be deposed as leader, by force if necessary—or else"
"Treasure Island (1999 film) Treasure Island is a 1999 film adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's novel. It was written and directed by Peter Rowe and stars Kevin Zegers as Jim Hawkins and Jack Palance as Long John Silver. The narrative diverges from that of the novel in that Captain Smollett convinces Squire Trelawney and Doctor Livesey to cut Jim, a 13-year old boy, out of his rightful share of the treasure in 1759. and so Jim then teams up with Silver. Smollett, Trelawney and Livesey are killed, and Jim, Silver and Ben Gunn escape with the treasure. The film was"
"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 are very black, and move readily, and this gives him a look of some temper, not bad, you would say, but quick and high. The Squire is a bombastic and excitable landowner and friend to Dr. Livesey, another supporting character who has been sought out by the book's protagonist, Jim"
"on Naboth's ship the ""Flipper"", carrying provisions north for the miners of the Alaska Gold Rush. A storm casts them onto a remote island, occupied by stranded and desperate miners who have struck a rich goldfield. The crew of the ""Flipper"" have to cope with thieves and the hazards of nature before they can return with ample rewards for their trouble. At home again, Sam and Naboth discover that Sam's father Captain Steele has survived shipwreck (with the loss of a leg). Re-united with his father, Sam regains his lost patrimony. Baum's plot was influenced by Robert Louis Stevenson's ""Treasure"
"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"
"modern copy of an old schooner named the ""Willy T"", which operated as a bar and restaurant. In September 2017, the Willy T was destroyed by Hurricane Irma. The owners of the Willy T had a new ship built and in May 2018 it was announced that the BVI government would not let the Willy T anchor on Norman Island, but would instead be able to anchor in Great Harbour on Peter Island. Some think that Norman Island and the tales about its treasures have inspired Robert Louis Stevenson to write ""Treasure Island"". The estimated timeframe of ""Treasure Island"" approximates"
"and to avoid capsizing the crew had dumped all of its 72 cannon overboard, then anchored off Réunion island to undergo repairs. (This incident would later be used by Robert Louis Stevenson in his novel ""Treasure Island"" where the galleon is referred to as ""The Viceroy of the Indies"" in the account given by his famed fictional character Long John Silver). The booty consisted of bars of gold and silver, dozens of boxes full of golden Guineas, diamonds, pearls, silk, art and religious objects from the Se Cathedral in Goa, including the ""Flaming Cross of Goa"" made of pure gold,"
"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"
"believed that he looked like a retired pirate and took the name from ""Treasure Island"". He is nearly always referred to by this name in the rest of the books. In the movie ""Muppet Treasure Island"", a loose adaptation of the Stevenson story, Captain Flint is shown at the opening burying the said treasure and thereafter killing all the crew who bury it for him. He then returns to sea and gives his map of the place to Billy Bones, who takes it with him. Flint has fifteen crew members to dig the treasure pit in this version, not six,"
"the trading island of Nassau. Lord Thomas Hamilton was the son of Lord Alfred Hamilton, lord proprietor of the Bahama Islands. McGraw adopted the name ""Flint"" after a mysterious man who boarded his grandfather's ship while at anchor and then disappeared. He is portrayed by Toby Stephens. Captain Flint Captain J. Flint is a fictional 18th-century pirate captain who features in a number of novels, television series, and films. The original character was created by the Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894). Flint first appears in the classic adventure yarn ""Treasure Island"", which was first serialised in a children's magazine"
"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"
"however, they set sail on Trelawney's schooner, the ""Hispaniola"", for the distant island. During the voyage, the first mate, a drunkard, disappears overboard. And just before the island is sighted, Jim—concealed in an apple barrel—overhears Silver talking with two other crewmen. Most of them are former ""gentlemen o'fortune"" (as Long John Silver refers to pirates) from Flint's crew and have planned a mutiny. Jim alerts the captain, doctor, and squire, and they calculate that they will be seven to 19 against the mutineers and must pretend not to suspect anything until the treasure is found when they can surprise their"
"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"
"Long John Silver's Long John Silver's LLC (also formerly known as Long John Silver's Seafood Shoppe and sometimes abbreviated as LJS) is an American fast-food restaurant chain that specializes in seafood. The brand's name is derived from the novel ""Treasure Island"" by Robert Louis Stevenson, in which the pirate ""Long John"" Silver is one of the main characters. Formerly a division of Yum! Brands, Inc., the company was divested to a group of franchisees in September 2011 and is now 80% franchise-owned. The first restaurant was opened on August 18, 1969, in Lexington, Kentucky. The original location, on 301 Southland"
"Dr. Livesey (character) Dr. David Livesey is a fictional character in the novel ""Treasure Island"" by Robert Louis Stevenson. As well as doctor, he is a magistrate, an important man in the rural society of southwest England, where the story opens; his social position is marked by his always wearing a white wig—even in the harsh conditions of the island on which the adventure takes place. Some years previously, he had fought in the Battle of Fontenoy, in which the British army suffered a defeat at the hands of French forces. The doctor first appears in the book when he"
"Return to Treasure Island (1954 film) Return to Treasure Island is a 1954 Pathécolor American film directed by Ewald André Dupont. The film is about modern-day adventurers (circa 1950s) exploring the desert island from Robert Louis Stevenson's frequently filmed novel ""Treasure Island"". Though Stevenson's story was fictional, it is treated as historical for the purposes of the film's plot. There's something to be said for finishing what you've started. That's why the gentile Captain Long John Silver is heading back to Treasure Island to see if he can unearth the cache of riches buried there by his colleague, Captain Flint."
"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"