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Treasure Island(originally titledThe Sea Cook: A Story for Boys[1]) is anadventureandhistoricalnovel by the Scottish authorRobert Louis Stevenson.It was published in 1883, and tells a story of "buccaneersandburied gold"set in the 1700s. It is considered acoming-of-age storyand is noted for its atmosphere, characters, and action.

Treasure Island
First edition
AuthorRobert Louis Stevenson
Original titleThe Sea Cook:
A Story for Boys
by Captain George North
LanguageEnglish
SubjectsPirates,coming-of-age
GenreAdventure fiction
Young adult literature
PublisherCassell and Company
Publication date
14 November 1883;141 years ago(1883-11-14)
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Pages292 (first edition)
OCLC610014604
TextTreasure IslandatWikisource

The novel was originally serialised from 1881 to 1882 in the children's magazineYoung Folksunder the titleTreasure 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 byCassell & Co.It has since become one of the most-often dramatised and adapted novels.

Since its publicationTreasure Islandhas significantly influenceddepictions of pirates in popular culture,including elements such asdeserted tropical islands,treasure mapsmarked with an "X", and one-leggedseamenwithparrotsperched on their shoulders.[2]

Summary

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Stevenson's map of Treasure Island
Jim Hawkins hiding in the apple-barrel, listening to the pirates

In the mid-18th century, an old sailor who identifies himself as "The Captain" starts to lodge at the rural Admiral Benbow Inn on England'sBristol Channel.He tells the innkeeper's son,Jim Hawkins,to keep a lookout for "a one-legged seafaring man". Black Dog, a sailor, recognises the captain as his former shipmate Billy Bones, and confronts him. They get into a sword fight; Black Dog flees, and Bones suffers a stroke. That night, Jim's father dies. Days later, Pew, a blind beggar, visits the inn, delivering a summons to Bones called "the black spot". Shortly thereafter, Bones suffers another stroke and dies. Pew and his accomplices attack the inn but are attacked and routed by mounted excise officers, and Pew is trampled to death by one of their horses. Jim and his mother escape with a packet from The Captain's sea chest, which is found to contain a map of the island on which the infamous pirateCaptain Flinthid his treasure. Jim shows the map to the local physicianDr. Liveseyand thesquireJohn Trelawney,and they decide to make an expedition to the island, with Jim serving as acabin boy.

They set sail from Bristol on aschoonerchartered by Trelawney, theHispaniola,underCaptain Smollett.Jim forms a strong bond with the ship's one-legged cook,Long John Silver.The crew suffers a tragedy whenfirst mateMr. Arrow,adrunkard,is washed overboard during a storm. While hidden in an apple barrel, Jim overhears a conversation among theHispaniola's crew which reveals that many of them are pirates who had served on Captain Flint's ship, theWalrus,with Silver leading them. They plan to mutiny after the salvage of the treasure, and to murder the captain and the few remaining loyal crew. Jim secretly informs Captain Smollett, Trelawney, and Livesey.

Arriving at the island and going ashore, Jim flees into the woods after witnessing Silver murder a sailor. He meets amaroonedpirate namedBen Gunn,who is also a former member of Flint's crew. The mutineers arm themselves and take the ship, while Jim and Smollett's loyal band take refuge in an abandoned stockade on the island. After a brief truce, the mutineers attack the stockade, with casualties on both sides of the battle. Jim makes his way to theHispaniolaand cuts the ship from its anchor, drifting it along the ebb tide. He boards the ship and encounters the pirate Israel Hands, who had been injured in a drunken dispute with one of his companions. Hands helps Jim beach the schooner in the northern bay, then attempts to kill Jim with a knife, but Jim shoots him dead with two pistols.

Jim goes ashore and returns to the stockade, where he is horrified to find only Silver and the pirates. Silver tells Jim that when everyone found the ship was gone, Captain Smollett's party had agreed to a truce whereby the pirates take the map and allow the besieged party to leave. In the morning, Livesey arrives to treat the wounded and sick pirates, and tells Silver to look out for trouble once he's found the site of the treasure. After a dispute over leadership, Silver and the others set out with the map, taking Jim along as a hostage. They find a skeleton with its arms oriented toward the treasure, unnerving the party. Ben Gunn shouts Captain Flint's last words from the forest, making the superstitious pirates believe that Flint's ghost is haunting the island. They eventually find a treasure cache, but it is empty. The pirates prepare to kill Silver and Jim, but they are driven off by the doctor's party, including Gunn. Livesey explains that Gunn had already found the bulk of the treasure and taken it to his cave, long ago. The expedition members load this portion of the treasure onto theHispaniolaand depart the island, with Silver as their only prisoner. At their first port, inSpanish America,Silver steals a bag of money and escapes. The remaining crew sail back toBristoland divide up the treasure. Some treasure was never found, but Jim refuses to return to the "accursed" island to look for it.

Inspiration

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Treasure Island,illustrated byGeorge Wylie Hutchinson(1894)
1934 edition, cover and interior illustrations byN. C. Wyeth

Treasure Islandwas written by Stevenson after returning from his first trip to America where he was married. Still a relatively unknown author, inspiration came in summer of 1881 inBraemar,Scotland when bad weather kept the family inside.[3]To amuse his 12-year old stepson,Lloyd Osbourne,he used the idea of a secret map as the basis of a story about hidden treasure.

He had clearly started work by 25 August, writing to a friend, "If this don't fetch the kids, why, they have gone rotten since my day. Will you be surprised to learn that it is about Buccaneers, that it begins in the Admiral Benbow public house on the Devon coast, that it's all about a map and a treasure and a mutiny and a derelict ship... It's quite silly and horrid fun – and what I want is thebestbook about Buccaneers that can be had. "[4]

Stevenson originally gave the book the titleThe Sea Cook.One month after conceiving of the book, chapters began to appear in the pages of theYoung Folksmagazine.[5]After completing several chapters rapidly, Stevenson was interrupted by illness.[6]He left Scotland and continued working on the first draft near London, where he and his father discussed points of the tale, and his father suggested elements that he included. The novel eventually ran in seventeen weekly instalments from 1 October 1881 to 28 January 1882. The book was later republished as the novelTreasure Islandand proved to be Stevenson's first financial and critical success.

The growth of the desert island genre can be traced back to 1719 whenDaniel Defoe'sRobinson Crusoewas published. A century later, novels such asS. H. Burney'sThe Shipwreck(1816), andSir Walter Scott'sThe Pirate(1822) continued to expand upon Defoe's classic. Other authors in the mid-19th century continued this trend, with works includingJames Fenimore Cooper'sThe Pilot(1823). During the same period,Edgar Allan Poewrote "MS Found in a Bottle"(1833) and"The Gold-Bug"(1843). All of these works influenced Stevenson's end product.[7]

Stevenson also consciously borrowed material from previous authors. In a letter from July 1884 toSidney Colvin,he wrote that, "Treasure Islandcame out ofKingsley'sAt Last,where I got the Dead Man's Chest — and that was the seed — and out of the greatCaptain Johnson'sHistory of the Notorious Pirates."Stevenson also admits that that he took the idea of Captain Flint's pointing skeleton fromPoe'sThe Gold-Bugand he constructedBilly Bones's history from the "Money-Diggers" section ( "Golden Dreams" in particular[8]) ofTales of a TravellerbyWashington Irving,one of his favourite writers.[9]

Characters

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  • Jim Hawkins:The narrator of most of the novel. Jim is the son of an innkeeper on the northDevoncoast of England and appears to be in his mid-teens. He is eager to go to sea and hunt for treasure. Jim consistently displays courage and heroism, but is also sometimes impulsive and impetuous. He exhibits increasing sensitivity and wisdom as the journey progresses.
  • Long John Silver:The one-legged cook aboard theHispaniola.Silver is the secret leader of the pirates. He is deceitful, mean, and greedy, but also charismatic, and his physical and mental strength are impressive. He is kind toward Jim and appears genuinely fond of him. Silver was based in part on Stevenson's friend and mentorWilliam Ernest Henley.
  • Dr. David Livesey:A doctor andmagistrate;he narrates a few chapters of the novel. He exhibits common sense and rationality, and is fair-minded, treating wounded pirates just as he does his own comrades. But he does not hesitate to express his opinions and dislikes openly towards the pirates. Some years prior to the events of the novel, he had participated in theBattle of Fontenoy,during which he waswounded in action.[10]
  • Captain Alexander Smollett:The captain of theHispaniola.He is savvy and is rightly suspicious of the crew that Trelawney hires. Smollett is a real professional, taking his job seriously and displaying skill as a negotiator. Smollett believes in rules and does not like Jim's disobedience, but later in the novel states that he and Jim shouldn't go to sea together again as Jim was too much of the born favourite for him.
  • Squire John Trelawney:A wealthy landowner who arranges the voyage to the island. He is too trusting and is duped by Silver into hiring pirates as the ship's crew.
  • Billy Bones:An old seaman who resides at the Admiral Benbow Inn. He used to be Flint's first mate, and is surly and rude. He exhorts Jim to be on the lookout for a one-legged man. A treasure map in his possession set the events of the novel in motion.
  • Ben Gunn:A former member of Captain Flint's crew who was found on Treasure Island, having been marooned there by another ship's crew three years earlier when they couldn't find Flint's treasure. He is described as being "insane", at least partially, and has a craving forcheese.He helps Silver escape and in England receives £1,000 which he spends/loses in 20 days. He becomes a Lodgegamekeeperand also sings in a church choir.
    • In the semi-official prequel storyPorto Bello GoldbyArthur D. Howden Smith,Ben Gunn was the servant of captain Andrew "Rip-Rap" Murray, Flint's associate and the mastermind behind the capture of the treasure shipSantissima Trinidad,whence the buried treasure was taken. Murray described Ben Gunn as a "half-wit" whom he kept as servant specifically because he considered him intellectually incapable of treachery. After Flint's crew killed Murray and overpowered his crew, Ben Gunn went to serve Flint and fled theWalrusin Savannah after Flint's death.
    • According toThe Adventures of Ben Gunn,he was Nic Allardyce's servant and friend from back home.

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"Blind Pew" redirects here. For other uses, seeBlind Pew (disambiguation).
  • Alan:An honest sailor who is killed by the mutineers during the landing on the island and whose death scream is heard across the isle. The incident occurs just before Long John murders Tom.
  • Allardyce:One of the six members of Flint's Crew who, after burying the treasure and silver and building the blockhouse on Treasure Island, are all killed by Flint, who returns to his ship alone. Allardyce's body is lined up by Flint as a compass marker to the cache.
    • InPorto Bello Gold,one sailor on Flint's ship is named "Tom Allardyce". A lanky fellow with rather long, yellow hair, he is an antagonistic ringleader of sailors opposing Flint in at least two "fo'c'sle councils". Flint thinks they may present him with theBlack Spot;he eventually challenges Allardyce to bring six friends and bury the treasure together.
    • According toThe Adventures of Ben Gunn,his first name was "Nic", he was surgeon on Flint's crew, and Ben Gunn was his servant and friend from back home.
  • Job Anderson:The ship's boatswain and one of the leaders of the mutiny. He participates in the storming of the blockhouse and is killed by Gray while attacking Jim. He is probably one of Flint's old pirate hands, though this is never stated. Along with Hands and Merry, he tipped a Black Spot on Silver and forced Silver to start the mutiny before the treasure was found.
  • Mr. Arrow:Thefirst mateof theHispaniola.He is an alcoholic and is useless as a first mate. He disappears before they get to the island and his position is filled by Job Anderson. Silver had secretly given Mr. Arrow alcohol and he fell drunkenly overboard on a stormy night. In his BBC adaptation of 1977, John Lucarotti gives him the first name "Joshua". His first name was not stated in the novel.
  • Black Dog:Formerly a member of Flint's pirate crew, later one of Pew's companions who visits the Admiral Benbow to confront Billy Bones. He is spotted by Jim in Silver's tavern and slips out to be chased by two of Silver's men (in order to maintain the ruse that Silver and his men are not associated with him). Two fingers are missing from his left hand, and from his first appearance at the Admiral Benbow Inn, it appears Billy Bones may have previously attacked and caused the injury.
  • Pew:A vicious, deadly, and sinister blind beggar who served as a member of Flint's crew. Despite his blindness, he proves to be a dangerous adversary and can even be considered a ringleader amongst his fellow crewmen. He is the second messenger to approach Billy Bones and the one to deliver the Black Spot. He is trampled to death by the horses of revenue officers riding to assist Jim and his mother after the raid on their inn. Silver claims Pew spent his share of Flint's treasure at a rate of £1,200 per year, and that for two years until his accident at the "Admiral Benbow", he begged, stole, and murdered. Stevenson avoided predictability by making the two most fearsome characters a blind man and an amputee. In the playAdmiral Guinea(1892), Stevenson gives him the full name "David Pew".Stevenson's novelKidnapped(1886) also features a dangerous blind man.
    • InPorto Bello Gold,it is Pew who fatally stabs captain Murray, working in concert with Long John Silver. From the context, it seems that Silver means Pew when he addresses one man as "Ezra" just prior.
  • Mr. Dance:Chief revenue officer (titled Supervisor) who ascends with his men upon the Admiral Benbow, driving out the pirates, and saving Jim Hawkins and his mother. He then takes Hawkins to see the squire and the doctor.
  • Dogger:One of Mr. Dance's associates, who doubles Hawkins on his horse to the squire's house.
  • Captain J. Flint:A pirate who was captain of a ship called theWalrus,and who is dead before the events of the novel begin. In life he was the leader of the pirates and they refer to him often. He was the original possessor of the treasure, and buried it on the island. Long John Silver's parrot is named after him.
  • Abraham Gray:A ship'scarpenter's mate on theHispaniola.He is almost incited to mutiny but remains loyal to the Squire's side when asked to do so by Captain Smollett. He saves Hawkins' life by killing Job Anderson during an attack on the stockade, and he helps shoot the mutineers at the rifled treasure cache. He later escapes the island together with Jim Hawkins, Dr. Livesey, Squire Trelawney, Captain Smollett, Long John Silver, and Ben Gunn. He spends his part of the treasure on his education, marries, and becomes part owner of a full-rigged ship.
  • Israel Hands:The ship's coxswain and Flint's old gunner. He tries to murder Jim Hawkins, who shoots him in self-defence.
  • Harry:He is probably one of Flint's old pirate hands; one of those who "ran after Black Dog" at the Spyglass Inn.
  • Mr. and Mrs. Hawkins:The parents of Jim Hawkins. Mr. Hawkins dies early in the story.
  • John Hunter:A manservant of Squire Trelawney. Dr. Livesey considers him to be the most steady and capable of Livesey's servants to have in a fight. He accompanies Trelawney to the island but is later knocked unconscious in an attack on the stockade. He dies of his injuries while unconscious.
  • John:A mutineer who is injured while trying to storm the blockhouse. Throughout the latter narrative he is primarily referred to by Hawkins as 'the man with the bandaged head' and ends up being killed at the rifled treasure cache. He is probably one of Flint's old pirate hands, as his name is called by Blind Pew before Pew was killed at the Inn.
  • Dick Johnson:The youngest of the mutineers, who has a Bible. The pirates use one of its pages to make a Black Spot for Silver, only to have him predict bad luck on Dick for sacrilege. Soon becoming mortally ill withmalaria,Dick ends up being marooned on the island after the deaths of George Merry and John.
  • Dirk:One of Flint's old pirate hands, he was a lookout for the ex-pirates in Pew's attack on the Inn
  • Richard Joyce:One of the manservants of Squire Trelawney who accompany the squire to the island, a mild-mannered valet inexperienced in firearms. He is shot through the head and killed by a mutineer during an attack on the stockade.
  • George Merry:A mutinous and hostile member of Silver's crew, who disobeys orders and occasionally challenges Silver's authority. With Anderson and Hands he launches the mutiny prematurely; he forces Silver to attack the blockhouse instead of waiting for the treasure to be found. He almost overthrew Silver rule's and forced Long John to take Jim as a hostage. Later killed at the empty cache just as he is about to kill both Silver and Hawkins.
  • Tom Morgan:An ex-pirate from Flint's old crew. He ends up marooned on the island with Dick and one other mutineer.
  • O'Brien:A mutineer who survives the attack on the blockhouse and escapes. He is later killed by Israel Hands in a drunken fight on theHispaniola.He is referred to by Hawkins as the pirate 'with the red nightcap' throughout most of the narrative, until Hands reveals to Hawkins that the fellow was an Irishman named O'Brien.
  • Tom Redruth:The gamekeeper of Squire Trelawney. He accompanies the Squire to the island but is shot and mortally wounded by the mutineers as the captain's party are relocating from the ship to the stockade.
  • Tom:An honest sailor who is killed by Silver for refusing to join the mutiny.

Among other minor characters whose names are not revealed are the four pirates who were killed in an attack on the stockade along with Job Anderson; the pirate killed by the honest men minus Jim Hawkins the day before the attack on the stockade; the pirate killed by Ben Gunn the night before the attack; the pirate shot by Squire Trelawney when aiming at Israel Hands, who later died of his injuries; and the pirate marooned on the island along with Tom Morgan and Dick Johnson.

Historical allusions

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Real pirates and piracy

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The historian Luis Junco suggests thatTreasure Islandis a combination of the story of the murder of CaptainGeorge Glasaboard theEarl of Sandwichin 1765 and the taking of the shipWalrusoff the island ofLa GraciosanearTenerife.The pirates of La Graciosa buried their treasure there, and were subsequently all killed in a bloody battle with theRoyal Navy;the treasure was never recovered.

In his bookPirates of the Carraigin,David Kelly deals with the piracy and murder of Captain Glas and others by the Ship's cook and his gang aboard a ship travelling from Tenerife to London. The perpetrators of this crime also buried the considerable treasure they had stolen but most of it was later recovered. They were all executed in Dublin in 1766. In his research, Kelly showed that Stevenson was a neighbour of the named victim in Edinburgh, and so was aware from an early age of these events, which had been a scandal at the time. Stevenson and his family were members of a church congregation set up by the victim's father. Although he never visited Ireland, Stevenson based at least two other books,KidnappedandCatrionaon real crimes that were perpetrated in Dublin; these crimes were all reported in detail inThe Gentleman's Magazine,published in Dublin and Edinburgh.[11]

Other allusions to real piracy include:

  • Five real-life pirates mentioned areWilliam Kidd(active 1696–1699),Blackbeard(1716–1718),Edward England(1717–1720),Howell Davis(1718–1719), andBartholomew Roberts(1719–1722). Kidd buried treasure onGardiners Island,though the booty was recovered by authorities soon afterwards.[12]
  • The name "Israel Hands"was taken from that of a real pirate inBlackbeard's crew, whom Blackbeard maimed (by shooting him in the knee) simply to ensure that his crew remained in terror of him. Allegedly, Hands was taken ashore to be treated for his injury and was not at Blackbeard's last fight (the incident is depicted inTim Powers' novelOn Stranger Tides), and this alone saved him from the gallows. Supposedly, he later became a beggar in England.
  • Silver refers to "three hundred and fifty thousand"pieces of eightat the "fishing up of the wrecked plate ships". This remark conflates two related events: first, the salvage of treasure from the1715 Treasure Fleetwhich was wrecked off the coast of Florida in a hurricane; second, the seizure of 350,000 salvaged pieces of eight the following year (out of several million) by privateerHenry Jennings.This event is mentioned in the introduction toJohnson'sGeneral History of the Pyrates.
  • Silver refers to a ship's surgeon from Roberts' crew who amputated his leg and was later hanged atCape Coast Castle,a British fortification on the Gold Coast of Africa. The records of the trial of Roberts' men list Peter Scudamore as the chief surgeon of Roberts' shipRoyal Fortune.Scudamore was found guilty of willingly serving with Roberts' pirates and various related criminal acts, as well as attempting to lead a rebellion to escape once he had been apprehended. He was, as Silver relates, hanged, in 1722.
  • Stevenson refers to theViceroy of the Indies,a ship sailing fromGoa,India (then aPortuguese colony), which was taken byEdward Englandoff Malabar while John Silver was serving aboard England's ship theCassandra.No such exploit of England's is known, nor any ship by the name of theViceroy of the Indies.However, in April 1721, the captain of theCassandra,John Taylor(originally England's second in command who had marooned him for being insufficiently ruthless), together with his pirate partner, Olivier Levasseur, captured the vesselNostra Senhora do CabonearRéunionisland in the Indian Ocean. The Portuguese galleon was returning from Goa toLisbonwith the Conde da Ericeira, the recently retired Viceroy of Portuguese India, aboard. The viceroy had much of his treasure with him, making this capture one of the richest pirate hauls ever. This is possibly the event that Stevenson referred to, though his (or Silver's) memory of the event seems to be slightly confused. TheCassandrawas last heard of in 1723 atPortobelo, Panama,a place that also briefly figures inTreasure Islandas "Portobello".
  • The preceding two references are inconsistent, as theCassandra(and presumably Silver) was in the Indian Ocean during the time that Scudamore was surgeon aboard theRoyal Fortune,in the Gulf of Guinea.
  • A real life 1800's smuggling gang, the"Benbow Brandy Men",operated out of the Benbow pub inPenzance,smuggling gin, brandy, and tobacco to avoid paying the massive import taxes imposed bythe Crownto fund its foreign wars.[13]

Other allusions

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Robert Louis Stevenson

Possible allusions

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Characters

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  • Squire Trelawneymay have been named forEdward Trelawney,Governor ofJamaica1738–52.
  • Dr. Livesey may have been named forJoseph Livesey(1794–1884), a famous 19th-century temperance advocate, founder of the tee-total "Preston Pledge". In the novel, Dr. Livesey warns the drunkard Billy Bones that "the name of rum for you is death."[16][17]

Treasure Island

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Norman Island
Dead Chest Islandas viewed from Deadman's Bay,Peter Island
View of Fidra from Yellowcraigs

Various claims have been made that one island or another inspired Treasure Island:

  • Isla de PinosnearCuba,which served as a supply base for pirates for about 300 years, is believed to have inspired Treasure Island.[18][19]
  • Norman Islandin theBritish Virgin Islandswas supposedly mentioned to Stevenson by a sailor uncle, and also possesses a "Spyglass Hill" like the fictional Treasure Island.[20]
  • Cocos Islandoff Costa Rica has many similarities with the fictional treasure island. British trader Captain William Thompson buried the stolen treasury of Peru there in 1820; an original inventory showed 113 gold religious statues (one a life-sized Virgin Mary), 200 chests of jewels, 273 swords with jewelled hilts, 1,000 diamonds, solid-gold crowns, 150 chalices, and hundreds of gold and silver bars. The real treasure has never been found, despite more than 300 expeditions to the island. Stevenson mentions the buried treasure and Captain Thompson in an 1881 letter to W. E. Henley, where he also provides the earliest known title for the book: "The Sea Cook, or Treasure Island: a Story for Boys".[citation needed]
  • Dead Chest Island,a barren rock in the British Virgin Islands, which Stevenson found mentioned inCharles Kingsley'sAt Last: A Christmas in the West Indies,[21]and which he said "was the seed" for the phrase "Dead Man's Chest".[22][23]
  • Small pond inQueen Street GardensinEdinburgh,said to have been visible from Stevenson's bedroom window in Heriot Row.[24]
  • TheNapa Valley,California,where Stevenson spent his honeymoon in 1880, as narrated in hisThe Silverado Squatters(1883).
  • Osborn Island (now Nienstedt Island) in theManasquan RiverinBrielle, New Jersey.Stevenson supposedly visited there in May 1888 (five years after writingTreasure Island) and christened it "Treasure Island"[25][26]
  • Fidrain theFirth of Forth,visible fromNorth Berwickwhere Stevenson had spent many childhood holidays.[27]
  • Unst,one of theShetlandIslands, to which the map of Treasure Island bears a very vague resemblance.[28]
  • R. F. Delderfield,inThe Adventures of Ben Gunn,suggests that its real name is Kidd's Island, and identifies it as an outlying island of theLeeward IslandsandWindward Islands,south-south-west ofTobago(pp. 119–120).
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In August 2022Mick Whitley,then themember of ParliamentforBirkenhead,supported the findings of a local historian named John Lamb that Stevenson had set his classic novelTreasure Islandin the towns of Birkenhead and Wallasey on the Wirral Peninsula lying opposite Liverpool. This followed a previous announcement by Alan Evans of Wirral Borough Council that the French science fiction writer Jules Verne had also set his 1874 novelThe Mysterious Islandin Birkenhead. Their letters of support for Mr Lamb's claims were posted on theJules Verne and the Heroes of Birkenheadwebsite in August 2022.[29][30][31]

Other places

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The Admiral Benbow in Penzance, reportedly an inspiration for Stevenson's Inn
  • Both theLlandoger TrowinBristol,and the Admiral Benbow inPenzance,have claimed to be an inspiration for the Admiral Benbow Inn. Stevenson visited Cornwall and Penzance in August 1877, and as the inn is described in the book as being in a rural area and it was necessary to travel to Bristol, Penzance's"Benbow Brandy Men"may have inspired him to feature the Penzance Benbow in Treasure Island.[32][13]
  • The Hole in the Wall, in Bristol, is claimed to be the Spyglass Tavern.[33]
  • The Pirate's HouseinSavannah, Georgia,is where Captain Flint is claimed to have spent his last days,[34]and his ghost is claimed to haunt the property.[35]

Sequels, prequels, and worldbuilding

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Literature

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Stevenson'sTreasure Islandhas spawned an enormous amount of literature based upon the original novel:

  • Porto Bello Gold(1924), aprequelbyA. D. Howden Smiththat was written with explicit permission from Stevenson's executor, tells the origin of the buried treasure and recasts many of Stevenson's pirates in their younger years, giving the hidden treasure someJacobiteantecedents not mentioned in the original.
  • Back to Treasure Island(1935) is a sequel byH. A. Calahan,the introduction of which argues thatRobert Louis Stevensonwanted to write a continuation of the story.
  • The Return of Long John Silver(1949), a sequel written by John Connell with illustrations by Ley Kenyon.
  • The Adventures of Ben Gunn(1956), byR. F. Delderfield,follows Ben Gunn from parson's son to pirate and is narrated by Jim Hawkins in Gunn's words.
  • Flint's Island(1972), a sequel byLeonard Wibberley,who notes in the introduction that it had long been a dream of his to do so.
  • Long John Silver – Den äventyrliga och sannfärdiga berättelsen om mitt liv och leverne som lyckoriddare och mänsklighetens fiende(1998) is a prequel by the Swedish author Björn Larsson, who tells the fictional story of the pirate Long John Silver, told in first person by Silver himself in a manuscript in his last days of life.
  • Jim Hawkins and the Curse of Treasure Island(2001) is a sequel byFrank Delaneyunder the pseudonym "Francis Bryan".
  • Before(2001) is a prequel byMichael Kernan,published in the Netherlands asVóór Schateiland.[36]
  • Sept Pirates(2007) is a comic-book sequel by Pascal Bertho and artist Tom McBurnie.[citation needed]
  • Long John Silver(2007) is a four-volume French graphic novel by Xavier Dorison and artist Mathieu Lauffray.
  • Flint & Silver(2008) is a prequel by John Drake, who followed with two additional books:Pieces of Eight(2009) andSkull and Bones(2010).[37]
  • Return to Treasure Island(2010) is a sequel by John O'Melveny Woodswrote.[38]
  • Treasure Island: The Untold Story(2011) is a true-life prequel by John Amrhein Jr.[39]
  • Silver: Return to Treasure Island(2012) is a sequel by formerPoet Laureate of the United KingdomAndrew Motion.[40]
  • Treasure Island!!!(2012) is a novel by Sara Levine about an American woman who becomes obsessed withTreasure Island(Europa Editions, 2012).[41]
  • Tread Carefully on the Sea(2014), by David K. Bryant, merges all the references to Captain Flint into a prequel covering the burial of the treasure.
  • Skulduggery(1991/2014), a prequel written byTony Robinsonwhich features Ben Gunn attending a school for pirates and meeting junior counterparts of Blind Pew and Long John Silver. Originally published as part of the Silvery Jackanory compilation in 1991. (ISBN9781781124086)
  • Treasure Island Comprehension Guide(2009) is a guide for understanding this book from Veritas Press. This is written byNed Bustard.[42]

Film and television

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Severalsequelshave also been produced in film and television, including:

  • Return to Treasure Island(1954), a film byE. A. Dupont
  • Return to Treasure Island(1986), written by Ivor Dean, Robert S. Baker and John Goldsmith, is a HTV television series that features Silver, Hawkins and Gunn.
  • Black Sails(2014–2017), a prequel drama series by Robert Levine andJonathan E. Steinberg,tells the story of Captain Flint and John Silver leading up to theTreasure Islandstory. The series is said to take place 20 years before the events of the book, in 1715; however this is actually 40 years before the dates given by Stevenson. The series consists of four seasons.[43]

Worldbuilding

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In worldbuilding, there are:

  • Admiral Guinea(publ. 1892), a play written by Stevenson andW. E. Henley.It features the blind ex-pirate Pew as a character under the name of "David Pew".
  • In his collectionFables(1896), Stevenson wrote avignettecalled "The Persons of the Tale", in which puppets Captain Smollett and Long John Silver discuss authorship.[44]
  • In the novelPeter and Wendy(1911) byJ. M. Barrie,it is said thatCaptain Hookis the only man ever feared by the Old Sea Cook (i.e., Long John Silver); Captain Flint and theWalrusare also referenced, among others.
  • In the filmThe Pagemaster(1994), the hero is confronted byLong John Silver,who surrenders and leaves after he is threatened with a sword
  • In the animated seriesFox's Peter Pan and the Pirates(based, in part, on the original Peter Pan stories), Captain Flint is referenced in the episode "Peter on Trial", as Captain Hook is stated as being the only man that a pirate named Barbecue is stated to fear, with the following statement being that, "even Flint feared Barbecue," referring to Captain Flint fromTreasure Island.Barbecue is the crew's nickname for Long John Silver in the novel. In the same episode, Flint is referenced as being the pirate who supposedly conceived of the idea of pirates putting members of their crew or their prisoners as the case might be, on trial in an event called 'Captain's Mast'.
  • Treasure Islandmade an appearance inDoraemon the Movie: Nobita's Treasure Island,the 2018 entry of the popularDoraemonmovie series which is also a loose adaptation of the book.

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There have been over 50 film and TV adaptations ofTreasure Island.

Poster for the1934 film version,the first talkie adaptation of the novel

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Film adaptations include:[45]

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TV films

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Television

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  • Treasure Island(1951) — a seven-part BBC series starringBernard Milesas Long John Silver.
  • The Adventures of Long John Silver(1955) — 26 episodes shot at Pagewood Studios,Sydney,Australia filmed in full colour and starringRobert Newton.
  • L'isola del tesoro(1959 Italian television miniseries) produced by RAI with Alvaro Piccardi, Ivo Garrani and Arnoldo Foà.
  • "Mr. Magoo's Treasure Island" (1964) — a two-part episode of the cartoon seriesThe Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo,was based on the novel, withMr. Magooin the role of Long John Silver.
  • Treasure Island(1966) — a German-French co-production for German television stationZDF.
  • Treasure Island(1968) — a BBC series of nine 25-minute episodes starringPeter Vaughan.
  • Treasure Island(1977) — a BBC adaptation StarringAshley KnightandAlfred Burke.
  • Treasure Island(Takarajima;1978) — aJapanese animated seriesadapted from the novel.
  • "Treasure Island" (1988) — an episode ofAlvin and the Chipmunksstarring Alvin as Jim Hawkins, Dave as Long John Silver, Simon as Dr. Livesey, Theodore as Squire Trelawney, and Brittany as Mrs. Hawkins.
  • The Legends of Treasure Island(1993–1995) — an animated series loosely based on the novel, with the characters as animals.
  • "Salty Dog" — an episode ofWishbonein which the eponymous character explores the story in a children's adapted version.
  • Treasure Island: The Adventure Begins(1994) — a TV movie special promoting theTreasure Island Hotel and Casino.[51]
  • Treasure Island(2012) — two-part serial starringEddie Izzard,shown onSky1(United Kingdom) from 1–2 January.
  • Black Sails– a 2014 television drama that serves as a prequel to the story, detailing the origins of Captain Flint, Billy Bones, and John Silver during the Golden Age of Piracy.
  • Treasure Island(L'isola del tesoro;2015) — an Italian CGI animated series by Rai Fiction and Mondo TV. It mixes the original work with new characters and mythical elements such as voodoo.

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Edward Emery as Long John Silver in the 1915 Broadway production ofTreasure Island.

There have been over 24 major stage adaptations made, though the number of minor adaptations remains countless.[52]The story is also a popular plot and setting for a traditionalpantomimewherein Mrs. Hawkins, Jim's mother is thedame.

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  • Orson Wellesbroadcast a radio adaptation viaThe Mercury Theatre on the Airin July 1938, with its setting being half in England and half on the Island. The broadcast, which omits "My Sea Adventure", included music byBernard Herrmann.[58]
  • William Redfieldplayed Silver on the May 14, 1948Your Playhouse of Favoritesadaptation.
  • Ronald Colmanhosted an adaptation of the novel on the April 27, 1948, broadcast ofFavorite Story.[59]
  • James Masonplayed Silver oppositeBobby Driscoll's "Jim Hawkins" on theLux Radio Theatre's adaptation on January 29, 1951.[60]
  • There have been two BBC Radio adaptations ofTreasure Island,with Silver being played byPeter Jeffreyin 1989,[61]andJack Shepherdin 1995.[62]
  • AuthorJohn le Carréperformed an abridged reading of the novel in five parts as part ofBBC Radio 4'sAfternoon Reading.[63]
  • Treasure Island 2020(November 12, 2018 – January 12, 2020) is a 10-partBYU Radioradio adaptation broadcast viaThe Apple Seed.The audio adventure places the main trio of kids in 2019 and turns it into a time-traveling adventure that involves both them going to the past to look for treasures and Long John Silver, Billy Bones, and others coming to the present through the time vortex. The series is now available as a free podcast.

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Music

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  • The self-titled Ben Gunn Society album released in 2003 presents the story centred on the character ofBen Gunn,based primarily on Chapter XV, "Man of the Island", and other relevant parts of the book.
  • "Treasure Island" (1992) is a song byRunning Wild,from theirPile of Skullsalbum, that tells the novel's story.
  • Scottishglam rockartistsThe Sensational Alex Harvey Bandpaid tribute to the book with their 1974 song "The Tomahawk Kid". The song names many ofTreasure Island's characters in its lyrics, and was often dedicated to Robert Louis Stevenson in live performance.
  • "I'm Still Here (Jim's Theme)"and" Always Know Where You Are "are songs performed byGoo Goo DollsfrontmanJohn RzeznikforDisney's animated retelling.
  • The Cursed Island(2014) is an album bySkull & Bonesthat is based onTreasure Island.
  • 'Dead Man's Sea Shanty', a song written by Chonny Jash, is a retelling of the story of Treasure Island, told as a sea shanty, utilising a rearrangement of 'Dead Man's Chest' heavily.

Video games

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  • Treasure Island(1984) is a graphical adventure computer game based loosely on the novel. It was written by Greg Duddle, published by Mr. Micro (and often rebranded by Commodore) on theCommodore 16,Commodore Plus/4,Commodore 64,andZX Spectrum.In the game, the player takes the part of Jim Hawkins travelling around the island dispatching pirates with cutlasses before getting the treasure and being chased back to the ship by Long John Silver.
  • Treasure Island(1985) is an adventure game based upon the novel published byWindham Classics.[69]
  • La Isla del Tesoro de R. L. Stevenson(1999) is a point-and-click adventure game based upon the novel developed, edited, and published by Barcelona Multimedia.[70]
  • Monkey Island,aLucasArts adventure game,is partly based onTreasure Island,lending many of its plot points and characters and using many humorous references to the book.
  • Treasure Planet: Battle at Procyonis one of the various video games released by Disney based on their animated filmTreasure Planet.
  • Treasure Island(2010) is ahidden objects gamelaunched by French publisherAnuman Interactive.[71]
  • Captain Silveris an arcade game that follows its protagonist, Jim Aykroyd, in his quest to find Captain Silver's hidden treasure, for which he must battle an undead Captain Silver in order to find.
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Pirates of the Caribbean

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Disney'sPirates of the Caribbeanfranchise referencesTreasure Islandmany times. In the 2006 revamp of theoriginal attraction,the island port was officially named Isla Tesoro, with the Spanish translation of Treasure Island isLa isla del tesoro.In makingPirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl,Treasure Islandwas one of many inspirations behind making the film, noted by the filmmakers like producerJerry Bruckheimer,who regarded the 1950 Walt Disney Studio feature.[75]It was also noted that history has a strange way of turning full circle as 53 years later, it took the very same studio's firstPirates of the Caribbeanmovie to reinvent and reinvigorate a moribund genre which delighted millions.[76]One thing screenwritersTed ElliottandTerry Rossiotook from their experience onTreasure Planet,was the simple premise of, "Is Long John Silver a delightfulFalstaffiancharacter or a contemptible villain? "That idea was something they carried intoCaptainJack Sparrow.[77]Hector Barbossa's petmonkey,named "Jack" after Jack Sparrow, is a reference to Long John Silver's petparrotCaptain Flint. Both animals are named after their owner's former captain.[78]Dead Man's Chestfeatures the most references, beginning withJoshamee Gibbssinging Dead Man's Chest, a song from the novel, which served as the original opening of until it changed into the second scene of the film.[79][80]Jack Sparrowis given theBlack SpotbyBootstrap Bill Turneras a marker that theKrakencan track.GovernorWeatherby SwannwitnessesMercerkill the captain, who was intended to be called "Captain Hawkins", as revealed by screenwriters Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio on the film's DVD commentary. Hawkins' backstory was intended to relate to that of Jim Hawkins' father inTreasure Island,explaining the circumstances of his father's disappearance at sea and why he never returned to the Admiral Benbow Inn.[81]The merchant ship theEdinburgh Traderwas played by theBounty,a ship replica which played theHispaniolain the1990 movie adaptation of the novel.Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tideshas Hector Barbossa begin wearing a wooden peg leg where a real one used to be, revealed to have been lost in an off-screen encounter withBlackbeard.Barbossa is feared as an omen of death and referred to as "the one legged man" by Blackbeard and his daughterAngelica,which is a parallel to Billy Bones having feared John Silver and ominously referred to him by the same moniker. Regarding this change in Barbossa, actorGeoffrey Rushnoted Robert Newton playing Long John Silver inTreasure Island[82][83]Terry Rossio referencesTreasure IslandandTreasure Planetin the annotations for his screenplay draft forPirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales,which features a character named Captain (later Admiral) John Benbow as a reference to the Admiral Benbow Inn.[84]One of Chris Schweizer's early ideas for thePirates of the Caribbeancomic book series was to haveWill TurnerandElizabeth Swann's12-or-13-year-old sonbe involved in Jack Sparrow's search forAnamariawho had disappeared while searching for a mystical treasure, with the boy eventually growing up and becomingBilly Bones,a character fromTreasure Island.[citation needed]A phantom pirate named Black Dog Briar appears in thevideo gameexpansion.

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