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The world first learned about the existence of John Silver (aka Long John, aka Ham) from the children's magazine "Young Folks", in which, in parts from 1881 to 1882, the aspiring writer Robert Louis Stevenson (aka Robert Louis Stevenson) laid out the history of Treasure Island. Robert Lewis Balfour Stevenson)

In 1883, a separate book was published and, in fact, this year is considered the year of writing. The novel became popular and was instantly circulated for quotes.

I don’t see any point in retelling the plot, since everyone has read it. And whoever hasn’t read it, run to do it...

I'll say a few words about the sequels

In 1973, the story Ronald Frederick Delderfield was published / Ronald Frederick Delderfield The Adventures of Ben Gunn, describing Ben Gan's life before and after the events of the novel.
We almost immediately began to publish it in parts in the magazine “Around the World”.

In 1977, a good sequel was released, written by Denis Judd / Dennis Judd The Adventures of Lanky John Silver

A complete description of the life of John Silver, in which the episode on the island occupies only a small chapter, is described by Björn Larsson in the novel Long John Silver: A true and exciting story about my free life as a gentleman of fortune and an enemy of humanity

The old pirate John Silver, already on his deathbed, recalls his bloody past and the treasures of Flint himself, buried on Skeleton Island.

In 2001, Irish writer Frank Delaney (under the pseudonym Francis Bryan) wrote a sequel novel Jim Hawkins and the Curse of Treasure Island

Francis Bryan wrote the best continuation of “Treasure Island” - with the same characters, only a little matured and aged, with the preservation of plot lines, with pirates, fights and chases, and most importantly, with the preservation of the location of the action - the main events of the novel take place in the same " Treasure Island." Moreover, the novel was written exactly as Stevenson himself would have written it. He probably would have read it with great pleasure. In any case, the book will give this pleasure to all modern readers.

In 2009, Evgeny Nikanorov released a good sequel called The Mystery of Treasure Island

In 2010, Edward Chupak John Silver: Return to Treasure Island

The backstory of your favorite characters - and their new adventures. The truth about who and when buried “Captain Flint’s piastres” on Treasure Island, the path to which is indicated on Billy Bones’ map. Delicious pirate flavor, a sharp plot and an unforgettable main character - One-Legged John Silver, the most famous and charming image of the “gentleman of fortune” in world literature!

From 2010 to 2013, a wonderful graphic novel was published in 4 parts about the further adventures of John Silver, which takes place 20 years after the main events. Screenwriter: Xavier Dorison. Artist: Mathieu Laufray

In 2013, Russian writer Viutor Tochinov released an “investigative novel” Island without treasure", in which he proves that the apparent plot inconsistencies of the novel turn out to be subtly thought-out plot devices, behind which the true face of the characters is hidden. In particular, Jim Hawkins' parents were engaged in smuggling, the income from which was received by Squire Trelawney, Dr. Livesey was a spy for the Jacobites, the pirates on the Hispaniola were not plotting a mutiny at all, etc.

Now we raise the sails and sail towards the cinema.
(The team is distributed as follows: Jim Hawkins, John Silver, David Livesey, John Trelawney, Alexander Smollett.)

Cunning Americans were the first to understand the commercial benefits and made their debut in 1912.

Treasure Island
USA, 1912.
Director: J. Searle Dawley
Cast: Addison Rothermel, Ben F. Wilson, Richard Neill (Ben Gunn).

Ben F. Wilson

Treasure Island
USA, 1918.
Director: Chester M. Franklin, Sidney Franklin
Cast: Francis Carpenter, Violet Radcliffe, Virginia Lee Corbin, Buddy Messinger, Lewis Sargent (Ben Gunn)
First reimagining of the novel: the roles of Silver and Trelawney are played by girls. Violet Radcliffe, who plays Silver, is only 10 years old.

Several similar films were made, to illustrate a couple of frames from "Aladdin":

Treasure Island
USA, 1920.
Director: Maurice Tourneur
Cast: Shirley Mason, Charles Ogle, Charles Hill Mailes, Sydney Deane, Harry Holden, Lon Chaney (Blind Pew / Merry).
Actress Shirley Mason as the boy Jim. And the brilliant thousand-faced Lon Chaney.

Shirley Mason

Treasure Island
USA, 1934.
Director: Victor Fleming
Cast: Jackie Cooper, Wallace Beery, Otto Kruger, Nigel Bruce, Lewis Stone.
The film ends on a very positive note. Silver isn't that bad.

Now a little reason for patriotism: the second country to film the novel was the USSR.
Treasure Island
USSR, 1938.
Director: Vladimir Vainshtok
Cast: Klavdiya Pugacheva, honored art. rep. Osip Abdulov, Honored Art.Republic-Order Bearer V. Ershov, People's Art of the USSR-Order Bearer Mikhail Klimov, Alexander Bykov, Honored. art. rep. Nikolai Cherkasov (Billy Bones)
Music: Nikita Bogoslovsky, lyrics: poet-order bearer V. Lebedev-Kumach.
"Beat the drum, the marching alarm. Time is running out. Comrades, hit the road!"
About the world revolution. Pirates while away their leisure time by singing and dancing. Jim is a girl who nurses wounded rebels in the attic and then dresses up as a boy. Sings sad patriotic songs. Trelawney is a traitor and a scoundrel. Treasures are needed for the victory of the revolution. “Thank you, Jenny,” the rebel commander says in the finale, “it was not in vain that you dressed up as a boy... You proved that young patriots know how to fulfill their duty to the Motherland.”
"Whoever is not with us is both a coward and an enemy."

By the middle of the century, the British decided to film the novel of their compatriot.

Treasure Island
Great Britain, 1950.
Director: Byron Haskin
Cast: Bobby Driscoll, Robert Newton, Denis O'Dea, Walter Fitzgerald, Basil Sydney
The first color film about the OS.
The film ends the same way the trilogy with Jack Sparrow ended later: Silver sails away on a small boat under sail.

The first series have arrived.
Treasure Island
Great Britain, 1951.
Cast: John Quayle, Bernard Miles, Valentine Dyall, Raymond Rollett, Derek Birch
Season 1, 8 episodes.

Bernard Miles

TV show "Studio One" (10 seasons, 1948-1958)
Treasure Island
USA, 1952.
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner
Cast: Peter Avarmo, Francis L. Sullivan

In 1954, a sequel to the 1950 film was filmed. " Return to Treasure Island". Has nothing to do with the novel other than the characters. Silver is again played by Robert Newton. Directed by Ewald André Dupont.
Outraged by the fact that his subject and actor were being exploited without him, Byron Haskin (director of the 1950 version) made the film " Long John Silver"all with the same Robert Newton.

Australia picked up Jolly Roger and Robert Newton to film
The Adventures of Long John Silver
Australia, 1955.
TV series, season 1, 26 episodes.

Inspired by example and opportunities, Europe began to think... And let's create series and films for TV.

Schatteneiland
Belgium, 1957.
Director: Piet van de Slype, G. Dyckhoff-Ceunen
Cast: Alex Wilequet, Dries Wieme
Series.

Treasure Island
Great Britain, 1957.
Director: Joy Harington
Cast: Richard Palmer, Bernard Miles, Valentine Dyall, Raymond Rollett, Derek Birch
TV movie. Remake of 1951. They replaced Jim, the rest of the actors are the same.

Expanding the topic, the British are filming
The Adventures of Ben Gunn
Great Britain, 1958.
Cast: John H. Watson, Peter Wyngarde, John Moffatt (Ben Gunn), Meadows White (old Ben Gunn)
TV series, season 1, 6 episodes.

The Italians are not far behind.
L"isola del tesoro
Italy, 1959.
Director: Anton Giulio Majano
Cast: Alvaro Piccardi, Ivo Garrani, Roldano Lupi, Leonardo Cortese, Arnoldo Foà
TV movie.

"The DuPont Show of the Month" (4 seasons, 34 episodes) airs
Treasure Island
USA, 1960.
Director: Daniel Petrie
Cast: Richard O"Sullivan, Hugh Griffith, Michael Gough, Douglas Campbell, Barry Morse, Boris Karloff (Billy Bones).

"Shirley Temple's Storybook" (2 seasons, 41 episodes)
The Return of Long John Silver
USA, 1961.
As Silver: James Westerfield

Die Schatzinsel / L'île au trésor
West Germany-France, 1966.
Director: Wolfgang Liebeneiner
Cast: Michael Ande, Ivor Dean, Georges Riquier, Jacques Dacqmine, Jacques Monod
TV series, season 1, 4 episodes.

Treasure Island
Great Britain, 1968.
Director: Peter Hammond
Cast: Michael Newport, Peter Vaughan
A series was planned. It hit the screens in 1980.

Carry on Again Christmas
Great Britain, 1970.
Director: Alan Tarrant
Cast: Barbara Windsor, Sid James, Kenneth Connor, Terry Scott
TV movie. Based on the. There are girls on the island. It's not a boy who plays Jim again.

Carnival of series and TV shows is temporarily interrupted
Treasure Island
USSR, 1971.
Director: Evgeniy Fridman
Cast: Aare Laanemets, Boris Andreev, Laimonas Noreika, Algimantas Masiulis, Juzas Urmanavichus, Vladimir Grammatikov (Joyce).
Music: Alexey Rybnikov, lyrics: Yu. Mikhailov (Yuliy Kim).
Brilliant cast. Heartbreaking music of pirate adventures.
Very close to Stevenson's text.
Good movie.

First cartoon.
Treasure Island
Australia, 1971.
Director: Zoran Janjic

Another film with a good actor.
Treasure Island
France-Italy-Spain-England-Germany, 1972.
Director: John Hough
Cast: Kim Burfield, Orson Welles, Angel del Pozo, Walter Slezak, Rik Battaglia.

The second island animators were Americans.
Treasure Island
USA, 1973.
Director: Hal Sutherland
Voices: Davy Jones, Richard Dawson
Pay attention to the first and last name of the actor who voiced Jim. It was the same name as the main villain in Pirates of the Caribbean, played by Bill Nighy.

Mysterious film from Romanian filmmakers
Insula comorilor
Romania, 1975.
Director: Gilles Grangier, Sergiu Nicolaescu

Treasure Island
Great Britain, 1977.
Cast: Ashley Knight, Alfred Burke, Anthony Bate, Thorley Walters, Richard Beale
Mini-series, 4 episodes.

The third film created in the USSR.
Treasure Island
USSR, 1982.
Director: Vladimir Vorobyov
Cast: Fyodor Stukov, Oleg Borisov, Victor Kostetsky, Vladislav Strzhelchik, Konstantin Grigoriev, Leonid Markov (Billy Bones), Olga Volkova (Mrs. Hawkins), Valery Zolotukhin (Ben Gunn), Nikolai Karachentsev (Black Dog), Yuri Solomin (voice from the author).
Filmed for TV, 4 episodes.
The star cast and excellent acting made this film a hit for a couple of decades among fans of the genre.

Planetata on Treasures
Bulgaria, 1982
Director: Rumen Petkov
The first attempt to transfer the plot from a desert island to another planet.

Treasure Island
Great Britain, 1982.
Director: Judith de Paul
Cast: Piers Eady, Bernard Miles, David Kernan, Harold Innocent, Christopher Cazenove.
TV movie.

Treasure Island
France-England-USA, 1985
Director: Raoul Ruiz
Cast: Melvil Poupaud, Vic Tayback, Lou Castel, Martin Landau (old captain), Tony Jessen (Ben Gunn)

Our cartoon
Treasure Island, Two episodes: Captain Flint's Map And Captain Flint's Treasures
USSR, 1986.
Director: David Cherkassky
Voices: Valery Bessarab, Armen Dzhigarkhanyan, Evgeny Paperny, Boris Voznyuk, Viktor Andrienko, Yuri Yakovlev (Ben Gunn)
Music, songs, intrigue and dancing.
Zongs about smoking and other things are brilliant.
I would like to voice all the pirates using Dzhigarkhanyan’s voice.

Return to Treasure Island
Great Britain, 1986.
Director: Alan Clayton
Cast: Christopher Guard, Brian Blessed, Peter Copley, Bruce Purchase, Richard Beale
TV series (1 season, 10 episodes) "based on".

Second Australian cartoon.
Treasure Island
Australia, 1987.
Silver's Voice: Ross Higgins

Another cartoon.
The Adventures of Ronald McDonald: McTreasure Island
USA, 1989.
Voices: Susan Blu, Tim Blaney

If Anthony Quinn hadn't played John Silver, the world wouldn't be what it is today.
L"isola del tesoro
Italy-Germany, 1987.
Director: Antonio Margheriti
Cast: Itaco Nardulli, Anthony Quinn, David Warbeck, Philippe Leroy, Klaus Löwitsch
Sci-Fi mini series.
Star Wars and Pirates.

Right after the end of the 80s, a landmark film was released. With great actors.
Treasure Island
UK-USA, 1990.
Director: Fraser Clarke Heston
Cast: Christian Bale, Charlton Heston, Julian Glover, Richard Johnson, Clive Wood, Oliver Reed (Billy Bones), Christopher Lee (Blind Pew).
And again we see that Pirates of the Caribbean made full use of its predecessors.
This is Christian Bale's fifth film.
Heston, Reed and Lee became pirates immediately after the film Return of the Musketeers (1989).

England continues to produce TV series.
The Legends of Treasure Island
Great Britain, 1993.
Cast: John Hasler/Dawn French, Richard E. Grant, Robert Powell, Hugh Laurie, Chris Barrie.
2 seasons, 26 episodes.

Japan joins with cute Silver.
Takarajima
Japan, 1978-1994.
Director: Osamu Dezaki, Hideo Takayashiki
Voices: Marek Harloff, Michael Grimm/Genzô Wakayama, Harald Pages, Gerd Marcel, Klaus Dittmann

England decided to surprise
Treasure Island
Great Britain, 1995.
Director: Ken Russell
Cast: Gregory Hall, Hetty Baynes (Jane Silver), Bob Goody (Livesey), Michael Elphick (Billy Bones), Charles Augins (Blind Pew).
The director husband came up with a project for his wife.

Hetty Baynes & Ken Russell

In 1994, " Treasure Island: The Adventure Begins". Same year in the same country in the film" The Pagemaster"Silver, performed by Jim Cummings, runs through the episode. We also run past" An Awfully Big Adventure" (1995), in which Silvera is played by Peter O" Farrell and by " Return to Treasure Island" 1996 (Stig Eldred), but let's stop visiting the Muppets.

Muppet Treasure Island
USA, 1996.
Director: Brian Henson
Cast: Kevin Bishop, Tim Curry, Kermit
3 nominations in various awards: Saturn Award, Golden Satellite Award, Young Artist Award.
Kermit plays Captain Livesey.
The crustacean on Silver's shoulder has a hook instead of one claw.

And again cartoons.
Treasure Island
USA, 1996.
Director: Diane Eskenazi

Treasure Island
Great Britain, 1997.
Director: Dino Athanassiou
Voices: Dawn French, Richard E. Grant, Robert Powell, Hugh Laurie, Chris Barrie
Dawn French previously played Jim in the 1993 series.
Hugh Laurie voices Trelawney.

Treasure Island
England-Canada, 1999.
Director: Peter Rowe
Cast: Kevin Zegers, Jack Palance, David Robb, Christopher Benjamin, Malcolm Stoddard
Some spoilers: Trelawney, Livesey and Smollett deceive Jim and decide to take his share of the treasure. But good Jim joins (along with Ben Gunn) the pirates and takes thorough revenge, killing Trelawney, Livesey and Smollett.

The 90s ended so sadly.

The new century began with the series " Search for Treasure Island"(2000, 2 seasons, 14 episodes), which is completely "based on". In the role of Silver - Chris Baz, Jim - Julian Dibley-Hall.
Then there was a beautiful cartoon
Treasure Planet
USA, 2002.
Director: Ron Clements, John Musker
Voices: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Brian Murray

Treasure Island
USA, 2002.
Director: Will Meugniot

Pirates of Treasure Island
USA, 2006.
Director: Leigh Scott
Cast: Tom Nagel, Lance Henriksen, Jeff Denton, Dean N. Arevalo, James Ferris

Die Schatzinsel
Germany, 2007.
Director: Hansjörg Thurn
Cast: François Goeske, Tobias Moretti, Aleksandar Jovanovic, Christian Tramitz, Jürgen Schornagel
TV movie.

L"île au(x) trésor(s)
France-England-Hungary, 2007.
Director: Alain Berberian
Cast: Vincent Rottiers, Gérard Jugnot, Jean-Paul Rouve, Alice Taglioni, Michael Culkin
The idea is freely copied from Stevenson.
Now there will be only spoilers. The film begins with John Silver, who was wounded in the arm, sawed off his healthy leg by the absolutely drunk Dr. Livesey. Jim Hawkins serves as a guard at the prison where the old pirate is being held. The night before his execution, the pirate draws a map of Treasure Island on the floor of his cell and, before he can hand it over to Silver, disguised as a monk, he reveals the secret to Jim, forcing the latter to remember the drawing. Jim and Silver, in order to hire a ship, are forced to reveal a secret to the aristocrat Evangelina Trelone, who suffers from a split personality (the second personality is a nymphomaniac killer). Jim completely forgets the map from a blow to the head. By the will of fate, the inebriated Doctor Livesey also ends up on the ship. The island is inhabited, several Spaniards live on it and the wild Ben Gunn, who dreams of a piece of fried meat. There are still all sorts of adventures, corpses in heaps, Jim alone gets off the island and, subsequently, becomes known as Blackbeard.
I like this film.

And we complete our review with two more series
Treasure Island
Great Britain, Ireland, 2012
Director: Steve Barron
Cast: Toby Regbo, Eddie Izzard, Daniel Mays, Rupert Penry-Jones, Philip Glenister

Black Sails
USA, 2014
A prequel series focusing on the early lives of Flint, Silver and Ben Gun.
Cast: Toby Stephens (Flint), Hannah New (Eleanor), Luke Arnold (Silver), etc.

We lower the sails, drop anchor and go to the Admiral Banbow or Spyglass tavern (as you like) to drink rum, look at the pirates and listen to the cry of a parrot with the strange name Captain Flint: “Piastres! Piasters!”
Well, or sing"

Year of writing: 1881

Genre: novel

Main characters: Jim- a boy, the son of a tavern owner Mrs Hawkins, John Silver- cook on a ship, pirate, Ben Gan- resident of treasure island

Stevenson's exciting adventures will not leave the boys indifferent; after reading the summary of the novel "Treasure Island" for the reader's diary, hurry up and read the original!

Plot

Jim and Mom work in a tavern. They have a guest, Billy Bones. A pirate came to him, and after a quarrel with him, Bones has a stroke. Before his death, he tells Jim about the island on which Captain Flint's treasures are hidden, and gives the boy a map and the last money for the trip. Jim, together with a doctor known to his mother, hire a ship and set off on a journey. On the ship, Jim finds out that the cook is a pirate, and he tricked his crew onto the ship, and all the sailors are pirates. They reach the island and, after many adventures and dangerous battles, find treasures and return home in triumph.

Conclusion (my opinion)

Jim is a brave boy who sets the example of a caring son, a smart cabin boy, and an intelligent believer in justice and fairness. He is not afraid of pirates and stays his course. You need to believe in yourself and go towards your goals.

The one-legged pirate John Silver is a fictional character in a novel called Treasure Island. It occupies an important place in the plot of the work. To find out all the details about his character, life history, as well as other useful information, you should read this article.

Background

In the first part of the novel, the one-legged pirate Silver is mentioned as some kind of scary person who should definitely be feared. Not much information is known about him, and only from dialogues or conversations is it known that he was previously a member of Captain Flint's team. Even the chief on the ship was afraid of this hero, since he was a boatswain. There is disagreement about this in different translations, but from John’s own words it is clear that he did not understand navigation, but was a quartermaster. This means that Silver defended the interests of the crew on the ship and was the second most important person on board after Flint himself.

general description

The name of the one-legged pirate from Treasure Island becomes known after the first part. At different times, John Silver had several nicknames. The man was most often called “Ham”, “Long John”, and the most famous nickname - “One-legged” - he received for his wooden limb. The character never parts with his faithful parrot, who often shouts the word “piasters”.

Flint feared Silver for his adaptability and love of intrigue. Even in his youth, this guy showed unprecedented dexterity, which has not disappeared over the years. In the book, even with a crutch, he does an excellent job of dealing with those who did not want to join his pirate crew. John in most cases shows his calmness, but this is only a mask, and underneath it hides mortal danger. It was thanks to his ability to instill fear in the people around him that Silver was always held in high esteem by pirates. Plus, his incredible physical strength helped maintain this image.

Some information and first meeting

The one-legged pirate in the first part of the book appears as an unknown, mysterious evil. They speak of him with caution and always warn that a man of great stature and disfigurement should be avoided at all costs. Silver has incredible leadership skills. He doesn't even need to use his physical strength to win people over to him. Verbal arguments are an equally dangerous weapon in his arsenal.

The reader first meets him at the moment when Squire Trelawney assembles a team on his ship called the Hispaniola. He enters the Spyglass tavern, which was located right next to the port. There he has a nice conversation with the owner of the institution, who turns out to be John Silver. Under the influence of alcohol and good mood, Trelawney tells an interesting story about a future treasure hunt. The experienced pirate took everything into account, memorized the information in order to use it in the future.

Activities on the ship

The name of the one-legged pirate from Stevenson's Treasure Island inspired fear, but Squire Trelawney had no idea. Silver took advantage of this ignorance and hired himself as a cook on the Hispaniola ship. At the same time, John cleverly managed to convince Trelawny to hire the sailors he recommended. They turned out to be pirates loyal to him, who wanted to constantly rebel on the ship. Only Silver's leadership talent kept them from this venture. He understood that action had to be taken at the right moment.

They did not have a map or information about the place where the treasure was hidden. That is why the riot happened only on the approach to Treasure Island. Earlier, the conversation between the one-legged temporary cook and Israel Hands was overheard by the young cabin boy Jim Hawkins. He told the doctor, the squire and Captain Smolett about this. Even at this time, Silver did not go into direct conflict. Upon landing, he appointed guards, and he himself went to explore the island. The author skillfully increased the atmosphere of mystery around the former boatswain and showed step by step his true character.

Fatal mistake

The one-legged pirate from “Treasure Island” miscalculated the moment he and his crew went into uncharted territory. He set up his camp in a swamp, where people began to suffer from fever. About half of Silver's allies died, and another was stabbed to death by Ben Gunn. At this time, Dr. Livesey and his close company managed to organize an escape from the Hispaniola ship. Together, Hawkins, Smolett and the others reached the fort, which was once built by Captain Flint himself. It was in this defensive structure that they decided to defend themselves from Silver.

When the leader saw it, he went with a white flag to the team of the squire and the doctor. He tried to resolve the situation diplomatically, because he understood the possible losses in a direct collision. Livesey and Trelawney did not come to an agreement with him, because this meant the loss of all the desired treasures. After this, the assault on the fort began with lengthy skirmishes.

Twists of fate

Doctor Livesey, having talked with his allies, takes the white flag and goes to the one-legged pirate from “Treasure Island”. They decided to capitulate, and Silver was happy to agree to give them life in exchange for a map and a fort. At this time, he had already discovered the loss of the ship, and now he was in great danger from his own pirates. It turns out that the young cabin boy took the ship to another place, but by mistake returned to the fort that Silver’s team had already mastered. The leader of the pirates was happy with this gift of fate. The one-legged leader saw his salvation in the cabin boy, because in England only death awaited him.

He enters into an agreement with Hawkins, according to which he must save the guy from the team. In return, he will testify in his favor at the trial after arriving home. Silver was able to save Jim, although he himself almost lost his captaincy because of this. The next day, John also asks Dr. Livesey, who came with a white flag, to witness. After such actions, Silver is forced to actively search for treasure so as not to feel the wrath of the team.

The climax of the work

In the novel Treasure Island, the one-legged pirate John Silver did not follow Dr. Livesey's advice to delay his search for treasure. The pirates demanded active action, and the captain was forced to agree. He studies the map in detail, after which he goes with the pirates to the place indicated by the legendary Captain Flint. Upon arrival, delight quickly turned to hatred. There should have been seven hundred thousand guineas on Treasure Island, but instead the pirates found only two coins.

An active dispute begins between sea robbers, including John Silver and George Merry. At this moment, Doctor Livesey and his allies open heavy fire on the pirates. The one-legged captain, taking advantage of the moment, shoots Merry and sends him to another world.

The end of the story

There is no photo of the one-legged pirate John Silver. You can find out the approximate appearance of this character only from the illustrations for the novel “Treasure Island”. The main antagonist in the work repents and enters the service of Captain Smolett. Only a pirate will always remain one, which Trelawney and Livesey did not take into account. Silver used Ben Gunn to escape on a boat from the Hispaniola. At the same time, he took with him about four hundred guineas. The author points out that the one-legged master of intrigue disappeared from view and was never heard from again. As for who among the real personalities served for this image, debate is still ongoing. Some sources claim that this is the pirate Nathaniel North, but no one can say for sure.

One can only sympathize with someone who doesn’t know who wrote “Treasure Island.” Interesting stories about pirates, the sea, ships and travel - everything can be found in this book. On the other hand, one can envy someone who doesn’t know who wrote “Treasure Island.” The reader will discover for the first time a vast world, where there are many secrets and unexplored places. Even after reading this work to pieces in childhood, you can return to it from time to time again and again, discovering something new, previously unnoticed.

A little about the creation of the novel

Whoever wrote Treasure Island conceived this work in the village of Braemore in the Aberdeenshire region. On a rainy day, the author was looking at a map of an imaginary romantic island drawn by his twelve-year-old stepson Lloyd Osborne. Now the reader knows where “Treasure Island” was written: in the mountains of Scotland, in a village that stands on the River Dee.

Now above the door of the house there is a large one that reads: “Here the author spent the summer of 1881 and wrote “Treasure Island,” his first major work.” He decided that the story should be written for boys, so whoever wrote Treasure Island decided not to overload it with psychological subtleties. The writer managed to write 15 chapters in two weeks, and inspiration left him. The writer was completely desperate; he had a contract with the publisher in hand! But after some time, he felt a surge of strength and completed the work with complete ease and pleasure. After that, he began to change places of residence. The author searched in vain for seven years in Britain for a climate suitable for his poor health.

A little about the writer

Of course, we know who wrote the novel “Treasure Island,” but for now we will not name this world-famous name. Maybe someone has read "Kidnapped" or "Catriona", the adventures of David Belfour, to whom the writer gave his mother's surname? This same master of exciting novels is the one who wrote “Treasure Island”. The author of this work is a multifaceted person. He is a poet, essayist, playwright, and creator of famous novels. A Scot by nationality, he was born in 1850 in Edinburgh and turned out to be the only and also sickly offspring of a wealthy family of a marine engineer and lighthouse builder. He studied law, but, like Walter Scott, did not practice law. All his thoughts were attracted to literature. The one who wrote the book “Treasure Island” first visited America, traveled around Britain and finally settled in the Pacific. Here stood his house, which was called Vailima, while the natives gave the owner the name - Storyteller.

He was friends with the local residents, took an active part in their fate and enjoyed sincere reciprocal affection. The author of "Treasure Island" died overnight, before the evening dinner. While uncorking a bottle of wine, he suddenly asked his wife why his face and hands looked so strange, and suddenly collapsed. He was 44 years old when he died. On the day of his death, December 3, 1894, national mourning was declared on the island. The council of chiefs chose the highest and most exposed mountain in Samoa.

He was buried there.

Pirate novel

It was originally called "The Sea Chef, or Treasure Island: A Story for Boys." This work was first published in Young Folks magazine under the pseudonym "Captain George North." The chapters of the novel were not accompanied by illustrations, and the reading public did not notice it. Most likely, the readers did not like the new thing. Negative responses in letters were sent to the editor. But a separate edition, when “Treasure Island” was published, the author of the work signed his name - Robert Louis Stevenson.

This happened in 1883, and the success was undeniable. In 1885, Stevenson's book was finally published with illustrations. And people of different ages read to her. It is known that Prime Minister Gladstone could not tear himself away from the novel and read it until late at night. Since then, this is the first book written by R.L. Stevenson, is included in the golden fund of English and world literature. What, exactly, is this fascinating novel about, in which the author, by the way, did not include a love affair? We will look at this below.

The plot of the novel is the Admiral Benbow inn.

A weather-beaten sailor settled in a quiet tavern on the shore of a small bay.

He was very afraid of the one-legged man, and the main character of the work, Jim Hawkins, the innkeeper's son, gave some money so that the boy would warn him if he saw a man with one leg. But a completely different sailor arrives, after visiting whom the inn guest had a stroke and died. Jim and his mother want to get the money that the old sea wolf owes them. They open his chest and find documents in it, which Jim takes for himself. The owners of the inn have to flee for their lives because “friends” of their guest have appeared. They are looking for documents and, not finding them, destroy the tavern. But the robbers arrive and flee. Meanwhile, Jim goes to see Dr. Livesey and Squire Trelawney. He shows these respected people the papers of the old pirate, and they contain a detailed map of the island where Flint hid his countless treasures. Livesey and Trelawney decide to send an expedition after them.

On the sea

Squire Trelawney hired the schooner Hispaniola and her crew. He acted so recklessly that everyone in the port soon knew that the ship was going for Flint's treasure. The team, as a selection, with the exception of a few people, consisted of pirates and dark personalities, controlled by the cook, the one-legged John Silver.

This person is unusually smart, cunning, resourceful, charming and extremely enterprising. who became a cabin boy on the Hispaniola, is ready to listen to his stories for hours. By chance at night he overhears a conversation between pirates. They are going to kill everyone and get to the treasured island themselves. Warned by Jim Trelawney, Livesey and the captain reach the island safely and release the crew. Pirates rush in search of treasure.

Whom did Jim meet on the island?

Jim went on the boat with the pirates, hiding. When they find him, he manages to escape and in the depths of the island he meets a white man overgrown with a completely ragged white man. This is Ben Gan. He used to be a pirate and knows the sinister Silver and his bloodthirsty friends well. Ben Gun wants to meet Jim's companions.

Adventures on the Island

Meanwhile the captain, Squire Trelawney, Doctor Livesey and the servants left the ship. While they are sailing to the shore, pirates shoot at them from the ship. The cannonball flies very close, but no one was hurt. And although the skiff is sinking, everyone gets ashore. They find shelter behind a stockade. In this blockhouse, they raise the British from the ship and fire at this shelter, while others who are on land, led by John Silver, demand that those in the fortress surrender. refuses them. Then the pirates begin to attack. They climb the stockade, and some climb over it. Hand-to-hand combat begins. The attack was repulsed, but everyone suffered losses.

Jim's Adventures at Sea

Jim decided to steal the Hispaniola. When he arrived on it, he found two pirates on it who were very drunk. Together with Jim, they put the schooner in a safe place. And they decided to kill Jim, but the teenager, realizing that they were very unreliable companions, remained on his guard.

Captured by pirates

At night, Jim returned to the fort and discovered that he was in the lair of enemies. The pirates want to kill him and Silver too. But the crafty lame man spoke his teeth to them and convinced them not to touch anyone. It turns out that they now have a map of the island in their hands, and they will go after Flint's treasures. Jim was led on a rope to search for treasure. They came to the place where the treasure should be, but found an empty hole. The pirates blamed Silver for everything and wanted, but did not dare, to kill him.

Return

At this time shots rang out, killing many. It was the team of Dr. Livesey and Squire Trelawney who attacked them. The treasures were safely loaded onto the ship. A one-legged cook was also taken, who was to be handed over to the authorities after returning to England. But the sly man escaped, and our travelers returned safely to their homeland and honestly divided the treasures among themselves.

Such a wonderful book, blown by the salty sea winds and full of adventures on land and sea, was written by Robert Louis Stevenson.

Year: 1881 Genre: novel

Main characters: Jim the boy, his mother the tavern owner Mrs. Hawkins, cook John Silver, pirate, resident of Treasure Island Ben Gun

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.

Roman 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.

Read summary of Stevenson's Treasure Island

The plot of the novel takes place in England, in the 18th century. An interesting man, Billy Bones, settled in one of the hotels called “Admiral Benbow” in the city of Bristol. He was a modest man and didn't talk much. The owner of this establishment, Hawkins, and her son treated the guest very well. Jim even did little tasks for Billy. Jim called him captain.

One day, an unknown man nicknamed “Black Dog” comes to the tavern. He looks for Billy Bones and meets him in this place. The captain and the stranger are talking very loudly. In the end, a fight breaks out between them, with Bones hitting Black Dog. The latter is removed from the inn. The captain is excited and drinks rum. He feels bad. Doctor Livesey arrives, provides first aid to Bones and gives advice not to drink alcohol anymore, otherwise the blow will happen again.

The captain shares a secret about the treasure with Jim. Bones told the boy about a map that could be used to find Captain Flint's treasure.

Billy Bones dies of a stroke. Jim and his mother take the money and the treasure map and come to Doctor Livesey and the Squire for help. The latter rents a ship called the Hispaniola. Smollett becomes the captain of the ship. Everyone in the circle is notified about the treasure hunt. Naturally, the owner of the Spyglass tavern, John Silver, is also aware of this matter. A cunning sailor, he gains the trust of Squire Trelawney. As a result, he begins to work as a cook on a ship. He offers to hire his friends, advertising them as decent and honest sailors. The Squire and his team don't mind.

One day, Jim overheard a conversation between Silver and one of his friends that they wanted to rebel and take possession of the map, and then find the treasure.

Jim tells the doctor, squire and captain about the betrayal. Jim commits a rash act. When the boat with the robbers decided to sail to the shore, the boy jumped into it. As soon as the boat approaches the shore, Jim runs to land. Livesey, Trelawney and Smollett are in another boat. Pirates shoot at them. They shoot back. At that time, unexpectedly, a man feeds from a tree at Jim. It turns out this is Ben Gan. He knows John Silver, his gang, and knows well the late Billy Bones and about Flint's treasures. After all, because of them, he ended up on this island and can’t get out of here.

Jim returns to the wooden house to the captain, Livesey and Trelawney, and tells them about Ben Gan.

The pirates showed a white banner. John Silver approached the stockade and offered to conclude an agreement, but Captain Smollett refused him. Then the pirate captain said that they would soon begin an attack. As a result of this battle, many pirates and people of Smollet die. The captain was injured.

While Smollett was being bandaged, Jim ran away. He found Ben Gan's boat and began to swim towards the ship. He heard someone swearing on deck; it was Israel Hands and his comrade. There was a massacre between them, as a result of which Hands took the life of his friend.

Jim went up on deck. Israel met the boy and asked for brandy. Jim shook his head and went to get some alcohol. The ship was in complete chaos. Everything was lying around, chests with things were overturned, the floor was covered in dirt. Among the empty bottles, Jim found a full bottle with difficulty. Returning to Hands, the boy discovered a wound on his body and helped him. The sailor asked for more drinks. Jim became wary and went for wine, but at the same time he kept an eye on Hands and for good reason. The latter pulled out a knife and hid it. Jim found the wine and returned. Israel attacked him. As a result of the skirmish, Hands was killed and the boy was wounded.

Jim returned to the wooden house and stumbled upon something. It was John's parrot. He started screaming loudly and woke up everyone in the area. The boy fell into the trap of his enemies.

Silver started talking to Jim. The pirates wanted to kill the boy, but John did not allow them to do so. They got angry at Silver.

Then one of the pirates began to talk with one-legged John that they suspected him of treason. After all, Silver allowed the enemies to leave and left Jim alive. John answered all the pirates' questions and showed them Flint's treasure map. They were satisfied.

The doctor came to help the pirates and Jim. The boy told him about the location of the ship.

The robbers took with them everything they needed to search for the treasure and hit the road. John took Jim with him. While searching for treasure, the pirates stumble upon a skeleton, they are shocked and remember Captain Flint. Silver reassures his comrades, saying that this is a sign pointing to a treasure.

Hearing the noise from the distance, the pirates began to become even more cowardly, but then they recognized the familiar voice of Ben Gunn and calmed down.

Instead of treasure, the robbers discovered a huge hole. Everyone was upset, because they were so eager to find this money. Suddenly a shot was heard and the pirates began to be shot one by one.

The winners went to the cave where the treasures dug up by Ben Hanna lay.

The treasure was loaded onto the ship and set off. When they sailed to the same port, Silver managed to escape, however, this did not upset anyone. Hispaniola returned to its native land, and everyone took their share of the gold. Everyone was happy.