Summary of Stevenson Treasure Island in parts. Why you should read the work

Stevenson's complete version of Treasure Island was first published in 1883, immediately becoming one of the most popular adventure novels in the world. A rapidly developing plot, an abundance of bright, colorful characters, and constant opposition between the main characters make the book truly fascinating and intriguing.

For a reading diary and better preparation for a literature lesson, we recommend reading online a summary of “Treasure Island” chapter by chapter.

Main characters

Jim Hawkins- the young man on whose behalf the story is told: a cabin boy on the Hispaniola.

Dr. Livesey- doctor, middle-aged man, brave, sympathetic, merciful.

Squire John Trelawney- a wealthy landowner who financed the expedition to the island; a frivolous and eccentric person.

Captain Smolett- the brave captain of the Hispaniola, an experienced sailor, demanding of himself and the crew.

John Silver- cook on the Hispaniola, leader of the rebellious pirates, a cunning, crafty man who lost his left leg in battle.

Other characters

Jim Hawkins' mother- owner of the Admiral Benbow inn.

Billy Bones- an old pirate who acquired the map of the dead Captain Flint.

Captain Flint- the legendary leader of the pirates, who after his death left behind a map to countless treasures.

Black Dog- one of the most ferocious pirates of Captain Flint’s gang.

Blind Pew- an old, experienced pirate who lost his sight in one of the battles.

Ben Gunn- a former pirate left on the island as punishment.

Hands- boatswain, one of the conspirators.

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. 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 both eyes open to see if a sailor on one leg appears 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 inn.

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 Pew who handed the terrified 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 due to her by law, “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 "a note to John Silver at the Spyglass Inn." 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.

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. He 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" surrounded by a palisade on the island, 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 became "stupefied and stupefied" 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' guidance, Jim managed 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 went to 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 Flint map “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.

Conclusion

The main idea of ​​the work is to depict the strength of the human spirit, thanks to which the heroes manage to overcome many obstacles on their way. The real treasures are friendship, kindness, loyalty and decency.

After reading the summary of “Treasure Island,” we recommend reading Stevenson’s novel in its full version.

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Treasure Island

XVIII century. A mysterious stranger, an overweight elderly man with a saber scar on his cheek, settles in the Admiral Benbow tavern, located near the English city of Bristol. His name is Billy Bonet. Rough and unbridled, he is at the same time clearly afraid of someone and even asks the son of the innkeepers, Jim Hawkins, to watch for a sailor on a wooden leg to appear in the area.

Finally, those from whom Billy Bonet is hiding find him; The first intruder, a man with a pale, sallow face, is called Black Dog. A quarrel breaks out between Billy Bones and Black Dog, and Black Dog, wounded in the shoulder, flees. From the excitement experienced, Billy Bones suffers an apoplexy. Bedridden for several days, he admits to Jim that he served as a navigator for the late Captain Flint, a famous pirate whose name had recently terrified sailors. The old navigator is afraid that his former accomplices, who are hunting for the contents of his sailor's chest, will send him a black mark - a sign of a pirate warning.

This is what happens. It is brought by a repulsive-looking blind man named Pew. When he leaves, Billy Bones is about to run, but his bad heart can't take it and he dies. Realizing that sea robbers are about to raid the tavern, Jim and his mother send their fellow villagers for help, and they themselves return to take the money owed to them for the stay from the chest of the deceased pirate. Along with the money, Jim takes a package from the chest.

As soon as the young man and his mother manage to leave the house, pirates appear and fail to find what they are looking for. Customs guards are jumping along the road, and the robbers have to go home. And blind Pugh, abandoned by his accomplices, falls under the hooves of a horse.

The package that Jim gives to two respectable gentlemen, Doctor Livesey and Squire Trelawney, contains a map of the island where Captain Flint's treasure is hidden. The gentlemen decide to follow them, taking Jim Hawkins as a cabin boy on the ship. Having promised the doctor not to reveal the purpose of the upcoming journey to anyone, Squire Trelawney leaves for Bristol to buy a ship and hire a crew. Subsequently, it turns out that the squire did not keep his word: the whole city knows where and why the schooner Hispaniola is going to sail.

The crew he recruited does not please Captain Smollett, who he hired, who thinks that the sailors are not reliable enough. Most of them were recommended by the owner of the Spyglass tavern, the one-legged John Silver. A former sailor himself, he is hired on a ship as a cook. Shortly before departure, Jim meets the Black Dog in his tavern, who, seeing the young man, runs away. The Doctor and the Squire learn about this episode, but do not attach any importance to it.

Everything becomes clear when the Hispaniola is already approaching Treasure Island. Climbing into an apple barrel, Jim accidentally overhears Silver's conversation with the sailors, from which he learns that most of them are pirates, and their leader is a one-legged cook who was the quartermaster of Captain Flint. Their plan is to, having discovered the treasures and delivered them aboard the ship, kill all the honest people on the ship. Jim informs his friends about what he heard, and they decide on a further course of action.

As soon as the schooner drops anchor off the island, discipline on the ship begins to plummet. A riot is brewing. This contradicts Silver's plan, and Captain Smollett gives him the opportunity to calm the crew down by talking to the sailors face to face. The captain invites them to rest on the shore and return to the ship before sunset. Leaving accomplices on the schooner, the pirates, led by Silver, set off on boats to the island. Jim jumps into one of the boats, for some unknown reason, but runs away as soon as it reaches the ground. Wandering around the island, Jim meets Ben Gunn, a former pirate left here by his comrades three years ago. He paid for convincing them to search for Captain Flint's treasure, which was unsuccessful. Ben Gunn says that he would rather help natural gentlemen than gentlemen of fortune, and asks Jim to tell his friends this. He also tells the young man that he has a boat and explains how to find it.

Meanwhile, the captain, doctor, squire with three servants and sailor Abe Gray, who did not want to stay with the pirates, manage to escape from the ship in a skiff, taking with them weapons, ammunition and a supply of provisions. They take refuge in a log house behind a palisade, where a stream flows and they can hold a siege for a long time. Seeing a British flag over the stockade, and not the Jolly Roger that the pirates would have raised, Jim Hawkins realizes that there are friends there and, joining them, talks about Ben Gunn.

After the courageous little garrison fends off an attack by pirates seeking a treasure map, Dr. Livesey goes to meet Ben Gunn, and Jim commits another inexplicable act. He leaves the fort without permission, finds a boat belonging to Ben Gunn and goes to the Hispaniola. Taking advantage of the fact that shortly before his appearance, two pirates guarding her had a drunken brawl in which one of them died and the other was wounded, Jim seizes the ship and takes it to a secluded bay, after which he returns to the fort.

But he does not find his friends there, but ends up in the hands of pirates, to whom, as he later learns, the fort was given up without a fight. They are about to give the young man a painful death, when suddenly John Silver stands up for him. It becomes clear that by that time the leader of the robbers already understands that the game is lost, and, while protecting Jim, he is trying to save his own skin. This is confirmed when Dr. Livesey comes to the fort, who gives Silver the coveted map, and the former cook receives from him a promise to save him from the gallows.

When the sea robbers arrive at the place where, as the map shows, the treasures are buried, they find an empty hole and are about to tear their leader to pieces, and with him the boy, when suddenly shots are heard and two of them fall dead. The rest take to their heels. Doctor Livesey, sailor Abe Gray and Ben Gunn, who came to the rescue, lead Jim and Silver to the cave, where the squire and captain are waiting for them. It turns out that Ben Gunn had long ago found Flint's gold and dragged it to his home,

Having loaded the treasure onto the ship, everyone sets off on their way back, leaving the pirates on a desert island. In one of the American ports, Silver escapes, taking a bag of gold coins. The rest safely reach the shores of England, where everyone receives their share of the treasure.

More than one generation of boys (and girls) has grown up dreaming of finding a mysterious map that shows the way to Captain Flint’s countless treasures. Romance of the southern seas, sailing, secrets, intrigue, betrayal and, in the end, the victory of the brave over the scoundrels. Here is a very brief summary of “Treasure Island”. Stevenson wrote the novel in 1881, and since then it has touched both children's hearts and the imagination of adults.

What is this novel about? If you set yourself the goal of presenting something other than a brief summary, “Treasure Island” may seem like an epic novel, its plot twists and turns are so intricate. But we will try not to get carried away and keep it to the bare minimum of lines. We will take into account only the key points of the book, and we will succeed.

The novel begins in England, in the 18th century. A mysterious guest, Billy Bones, settled in the Admiral Benbow tavern, owned by the widow Hawkins. The owner's son Jim, like everyone else, calls him captain, and from time to time carries out small assignments for Bones. One day a stranger comes to the tavern, persistently interested in them. They meet, and a quarrel breaks out between them. As a result, the stranger, whom Billy called “Black Dog,” runs away, and the captain is grabbed. Being near death, he reveals to Jim the secret of the map he keeps, which indicates where the legendary pirate Flint buried his treasures.

At night, the tavern is raided by a gang of robbers, led by a blind leader. They look for the map, don’t find it, and realize that Jim has something to do with its disappearance. But Jim and his mother manage to escape from the inn and get to

Let's continue with the summary. Treasure Island now continues in Bristol. Jim immediately goes to Doctor Livesey, who is well known to him, and tells him all his nightly adventures.
Livesey and his friend Squire Trelawney, having learned about the existence of the map, immediately get excited about the idea of ​​finding the treasure, and the squire sets off to hire a ship. Despite the advice given to him not to reveal the purpose of the expedition, even the last port rat knows that the ship he hired, the Hispaniola, is going in search of treasure. And of course, one-legged John Silver, a former sailor and current owner of a port tavern, knows about this. He gains the trust of the dim-witted squire and as a result finds himself hired by the Hispaniola as a cook. He brings his gang with him, passing them off as reliable and honest sailors.

While swimming, Jim accidentally becomes an invisible witness to the conspiracy of the entire gang. He learns that the crew decided to rebel and, after killing the ship's owners, the ship's captain and Jim, take possession of the map and dig up the treasure themselves.

The pirates fail to take the noble gentlemen by surprise, as Jim warned them. Dr. Livesey and Squire Trelawney decide to let the team go ashore before it comes to open mutiny, and Jim commits a completely illogical act. Without telling anyone, he sneaks onto the boat and arrives on the island with the crew. Once discovered, he deftly escapes and makes his way inland. Suddenly a strange creature rushes at him from a tree, in which it is possible with great difficulty to identify a person, and not a native, but a European. It turns out that the islander used to bear the name Ben Gan, and he knows John Silver and his gang well, as well as the legendary Flint, since it was because of Flint’s treasures that he found himself on the island all alone. Then events rush at a gallop. The doctor's team captures a fort that happens to be on the island, the pirates try to storm it, but are unsuccessful, Jim manages to steal a ship from the pirates, and Silver turns out to be a real double-dealer.

After numerous adventures and misadventures, which we will not mention, since we decided that we were retelling the summary, Treasure Island (the book, of course) comes to an end. Ben gives the Flint treasure he dug up, which he found without any maps, to Dr. Livesey. In exchange, he asks to be taken to his homeland, to which both the doctor and the squire naturally agree. Almost all the pirates die, and only the cunning Silver manages to escape. He is taken on board the Hispaniola on the condition that upon arrival in England he will be handed over to the authorities, but on the way he manages to steal a boat and escape. All participants in the journey who are still alive at this point arrive home safely and receive a share of the old pirate’s treasures.

The main character of the novel, the boy Jim, accidentally gets a map of Flint's treasures. He has to save her and get to the island. In this matter, he is assisted by Doctor Livesey, Trelawney and Smollett. After numerous journeys, they reach the island and defeat the pirates. They return home on the ship Hispaniola. And the found treasure is divided equally.

The novel teaches that good always triumphs over evil. A person with bad intentions is left with nothing and will never be able to find his treasure. Justice will prevail sooner or later, you should remember this.

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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 pit. 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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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 keep a close watch 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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