Summary of “Treasure Island” by R.L. Stevenson

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More than one generation of boys (and girls) grew up dreaming of finding a mysterious map showing the way to Captain Flint's countless treasures. The romance of the southern seas, sailing, secrets, intrigues, betrayal and, in the end, the victory of brave and noble people over villains. Here is a very brief summary of Treasure Island. Stevenson wrote the novel in 1881, and since then it has thrilled both children's hearts and the imagination of adults.

What is this novel about? If you set out to set out a non-concise content, Treasure Island may seem like an epic novel, its plot twists and turns are so confusing. But we will try not to get carried away and keep within the very minimum of lines. We will take into account only the key points of the book, and we will succeed.

Summary of Treasure Island

Action of the novelbegins in England, in the 18th century. In the tavern "Admiral Benbow", owned by the widow Hawkins, settled a mysterious guest - Billy Bones. The landlady's son Jim, like everyone else, calls him the captain, and from time to time performs minor tasks for Bons. One day a stranger comes to the tavern, persistently interested in Billy Bones. 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 seized by an apoplexy. Being near death, he reveals to Jim the secret of the map he keeps, which indicates where the legendary pirate Flint buried his treasure.

At night the tavern is raided by a gang of robbers led by a blind leader. They look for the map, do not find it, and guess that Jim is involved in its disappearance. But Jim and his mother manage to sneak out of the inn and get to the city of Bristol.

Let's continue with the summary. "Treasure Island" now continues in Bristol. Jim immediately goes to Dr. 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 light up with the idea of finding treasures, and the squire goes 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 Hispaniola ship he hired is going in search of treasure. And of course, the one-legged John Silver, a former sailor and current owner of the port, knows about this.taverns. He rubs himself into the confidence of a near-minded squire and, as a result, is hired to "Hispaniola" as a cook - cook. Together with him, he brings his gang, passing off as reliable and honest sailors.

While sailing, Jim happens to be an invisible witness to the conspiracy of the whole gang. He learns that the crew decided to raise a riot and, after killing the owners of the ship, the captain of the ship and Jim, take possession of the map and dig up the treasure themselves.

Summary: "Treasure Island" (second part)

The pirates fail to surprise the noble gentlemen as Jim warned them. Dr. Livesey, Captain Smollett and Squire Trelawney decide to let the crew go ashore before it comes to open rebellion, and Jim does something completely illogical. Without saying anything to anyone, he sneaks onto the boat and, together with the team, arrives on the island. Once discovered, he deftly slips away 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, moreover, not a native, but a European. It turns out that the islander used to have 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. Further events rush at a gallop. The doctor's team captures a fort that happened to be on the island, the pirates try to storm it, but unsuccessfully, Jim manages to steal frompirates ship, and Silver turns out to be a real double-dealer.

After numerous adventures and misadventures that we won't mention because we thought we were retelling a summary, Treasure Island (the book, of course) is coming to an end. Ben hands over Flint's 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, of course, agree. Almost all the pirates die, and only the cunning Silver manages to escape. He is taken aboard the Hispaniola on the condition that he be handed over to the authorities upon arrival in England, but on the way he manages to steal the boat and escape. All surviving members of the journey arrive home safely and receive a share of the old pirate's treasure.