... attack by pirates, the captain no longer was able to pay what he owed, so the occupants unearthed a treasure map. Having escaped with the map, Hawkins and his mother fled to safety and law enforcers closed into the pub and killed Pew. The map becomes the focus for treasure and Jim along with Doctor Livesley and Squire Trelawnley embark on an adventure. On ... who was marooned by his fellow pirates and Gunn sides with the honest men against the pirates. After a battle and Hawkins subsequent capture by the pirates, Silvers crew gets the map, but finds no treasure. Just as the crew are abo...

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... until that point, Stevenson's literary output had been uneven-Treasure Island marked the author's mastery of tone, pace, and vocabulary. The idea for the story initially began with a water-color map that Stevenson drew as part of an intricate adventure game for his stepson. As the novel gradually evolved, Stevenson regularly shared portions of the work-inprogress with friends and relatives ... great popularity when it was published in book form. Plot and Major Characters Set in the 1740s, Treasure Island describes the adventures of a boy named Jim Hawkins after he discovers a map showin...

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... Benbow" near Bristol, England in the eighteenth century. When a pirate named Billy Bones takes up residence in the inn, Jim's life is changed forever. Upon Bones's death, Jim finds a secret map in his mysterious treasure chest, and takes it to his friends Dr. Livesey and Squire Trelawney; they decide at once to set off in pursuit of the treasure, which belonged ... to the legendary pirate Captain Flint. But a group of Flint's former pirates, led by the big bad ugly Long John Silver, are also searching for the treasure map. Thanks to Silver's cheekiness, the squire hires the pirates as t...

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... search of the pirate. Rum finally takes its toll on the pirate and he dies, leaving behind a mysterious chest that the strangers are interested in. Upon examination, Jim discovers a treasure map. With the help of Jim's adult friends, a crew is formed to go in search of the pirate's buried treasure on a remote tropical island. The journey is uneventful until, Jim saves ... and influenced countless books and movies. A mysterious pirate shows up at an inn owned by Jim Hawkin's mother. The pirate is killed by a gang of rogues, but Jim finds a treasure map belonging to the pirate. Jim then e...

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... found a book. Later Dr. Livesey, Jim, and the squire looked through the book the doctor had found, the doctor opened the seals with great care, and there fell out the map of an island. It had the latitude and longitude, soundings, names of hills, bays, and inlets, and every detail that would be needed to bring a ship to a safe landing upon ... the pirates and the crew of the Hispaniola while on the island. The climax was when the crew aboard the Hispaniola finally found the treasure in a secluded location as the map had stated. In the treasure there were many different things such as. E...

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... found a book. Later Dr. Livesey, Jim, and the squire looked through the book the doctor had found, the doctor opened the seals with great care, and there fell out the map of an island. It had the latitude and longitude, soundings, names of hills, bays, and inlets, and every detail that would be needed to bring a ship to a safe landing upon ... the pirates and the crew of the Hispaniola while on the island. The climax was when the crew aboard the Hispaniola finally found the treasure in a secluded location as the map had stated. In the treasure there were many different things such as. E...

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• Grade Level: High School