LONG JOHN SILVER

LONG JOHN SILVER

Cast of characters in the original Treasure Island novel

Long John Silver was a pirate captain with one leg, the other wooden and a pet parrot what perches on his shoulder and says: "Pieces of Eight." He is the ringleader in assembling a crew of pirates aboard the Hispaniola. He masquerades as a ship's cook to be taken onboard by the unwitting Squire Trelawney, despite the objection of Captain Smollett.

Long John is introduced as the cook for the voyage to Treasure Island. Later, it turns out that he is the one-legged man Billy Bones feared and the major antagonist in the novel. He was one of the Flints’ important pirates. He is the pirate leader during the voyage to Skeleton Island, proving to be a smart and deadly crooked pirate in the novel.

Despite missing a leg, he demonstrates impressive physical and emotional strength. Despite being a cunning, fickle, greedy, and self-seeking personality, he acts genuinely towards Jim Hawkins, who he has taken a shine to. Towards the end of the novel, he escapes from the Hispaniola with his share of gold - and nobody seems to care.

Abraham Gray - Ships carpenter

Ben Gunn - Marooned pirate

Billy Bones - Former mate of Captain Flint

Black Dog - Pirate

Blind Pew - Pirate

Captain Alexander Smollett - Hispaniola captain

Captain Joseph Flint - Deceased pirate, owner of buried treasure chest and map

Dick Johnson - Is a young pirate with a Bible

Doctor David Livesey - Medical man and magistrate

George Merry - A mutinous pirate

Hispaniola - The sailing ship hired for the adventure

Jim Hawkins - Cabin boy

Job Anderson - Ship's boatswain

John Hunter - Squire Trelawney's manservant

Israel Hands - Ship's coxwain, mate of Captain Flint

Long John Silver

Richard Joyce - Valet to Squire Trelawney

Squire John Trelawney

Tom Morgan - Pirate friend of Captain Flint

Tom Redruth - Gamekeeper

Treasure Island was written by Robert Louis Stevenson, becoming an instant hit, popular with children and adults, the subject of many films and graphic novels.

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