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Jim HawkinsThe young narrator watches for a one-legged sailor at the captain’s request.First seen in chapter 1
Dr. LiveseyDr. Livesey challenges the old sailor’s threats and makes him respect the law.First seen in chapter 1
Mr. TrelawneySquire Trelawney is among those who ask the narrator to tell his story.First seen in chapter 1
CaptainA secretive old sailor called Captain lodges at the Admiral Benbow and frightens its customers.First seen in chapter 1
Black DogBlack Dog is the captain’s old shipmate, whose visit ends in a sword fight.First seen in chapter 2
PewPew directs men searching the Admiral Benbow for a missing item.First seen in chapter 5
SilverSilver helps Trelawney recruit the crew for the Hispaniola.First seen in chapter 7
Tom RedruthTom Redruth keeps Hawkins company at the hall and travels with him to Bristol.First seen in chapter 7
Captain SmollettCaptain Smollett commands the Hispaniola and demands safer arrangements for the treasure voyage.First seen in chapter 9
Israel HandsIsrael Hands joins Silver’s discussion and wants to move against Captain Smollett.First seen in chapter 11
Ben GunnBen Gunn is a stranded sailor who offers help for money and a passage home.First seen in chapter 15
Abraham GrayAbraham Gray joins the captain as the loyal party prepares to leave the ship.First seen in chapter 16

Chapter 1
A secretive sailor settles at the Admiral Benbow and pays the narrator to watch for a one-legged seaman.
Chapter 3
A blind visitor delivers a feared summons, and the captain collapses and dies.
Chapter 4
Jim and his mother open the captain’s chest and flee with money and a packet.
Chapter 6
The packet reveals a treasure map, and Trelawney plans a voyage from Bristol.
Chapter 7
Trelawney’s letter announces that the Hispaniola and its crew are ready, and Hawkins travels to Bristol.
Chapter 9
Captain Smollett demands tighter secrecy, safer weapons storage, and new sleeping arrangements.
Chapter 11
Hidden in an apple barrel, Jim overhears Silver planning mutiny and the deaths of his opponents.
Chapter 12
Jim warns the captain, doctor, and squire, who decide to conceal their knowledge of the plot.
Chapter 14
Jim watches Silver murder Tom and flees into the island’s woods.
Chapter 15
Jim meets Ben Gunn, a stranded sailor who offers help in exchange for money and transport home.
Chapter 18
The loyal party reaches the stockade, but Redruth suffers a fatal wound and food proves scarce.
Chapter 20
Silver demands the treasure chart under a truce, but Captain Smollett refuses his terms.
Chapter 21
The defenders repel the pirates’ attack, but Joyce dies, Hunter lies unconscious, and Captain Smollett is wounded.
Chapter 23
Jim cuts the Hispaniola’s anchor rope, and the current carries the ship and his coracle toward open sea.
Chapter 25
Jim boards the Hispaniola and bargains with the wounded Israel Hands for sailing instructions.
Chapter 26
Hands attacks Jim after the ship runs aground, and Jim’s pistols send him into the water.
Chapter 28
Silver protects Jim from the pirates and makes a private bargain with him for mutual help.
Chapter 30
Jim refuses the doctor’s offer of escape because he has promised Silver not to run away.
Chapter 32
Silver and the pirates reach the treasure site and discover that the treasure is gone.
Chapter 33
The doctor, Gray, and Ben Gunn rescue Jim and Silver, and the doctor explains that Ben moved the treasure.
Chapter 34
The crew loads the treasure and sails away; Silver escapes with stolen coins before the others return to Bristol.
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