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  1. Chapter 1

    To the Hesitating Purchaser

    The author addresses the reader directly, offering a poetic invitation to those who still enjoy classic tales of sailors, adventure, treasure, and pirates, while acknowledging that modern tastes may have moved on.

  2. Chapter 2

    Dedication

    The author dedicates the book to Lloyd Osbourne, an American gentleman whose classic taste inspired the narrative, expressing gratitude and kind wishes.

  3. Chapter 3

    Treasure Island

    Jim Hawkins recounts the arrival of Captain Billy Bones at the Admiral Benbow Inn, the visits from Black Dog and Blind Pew, the delivery of the Black Spot, the opening of the sea chest, the pirate raid, and the revelation of the treasure map to Squire Trelawney and Doctor Livesey, setting the stage for the voyage to Treasure Island.

  4. Chapter 4

    Part I: The Old Buccaneer

    Jim Hawkins recounts the arrival of the mysterious Captain Billy Bones at the Admiral Benbow inn, his encounters with Black Dog and Blind Pew, and the events leading to the discovery of the treasure map.

  5. Chapter 5

    At the Admiral Benbow

    Jim Hawkins begins his account of the Treasure Island adventure, recalling the arrival of a mysterious old seaman with a saber cut—known only as 'the captain'—at his father's inn, the Admiral Benbow. The captain pays generously, stays for months, and lives in constant fear of a one-legged seafaring man, offering Jim a monthly silver coin to watch for him. He terrifies the locals with wild sea stories and drunken songs, but is confronted by Doctor Livesey, who stands up to him and threatens legal action. The captain's presence both frightens and excites the community, while his paranoia and drinking hasten Jim's father's decline.

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  1. Chapter 6II: Black Dog Appears and Disappears
  2. Chapter 7III: The Black Spot
  3. Chapter 8IV: The Sea-Chest
  4. Chapter 9The Last of the Blind Man
  5. Chapter 10The Captain's Papers
  6. Chapter 11Part II: The Sea-Cook
  7. Chapter 12I Go to Bristol
  8. Chapter 13At the Sign of the Spy-Glass
  9. Chapter 14Powder and Arms
  10. Chapter 15X: The Voyage
  11. Chapter 16XI: What I Heard in the Apple Barrel
  12. Chapter 17XII: Council of War
  13. Chapter 18Part III: My Shore Adventure
  14. Chapter 19XIII: How My Shore Adventure Began
  15. Chapter 20XIV: The First Blow
  16. Chapter 21The Man of the Island
  17. Chapter 22Part IV: The Stockade
  18. Chapter 23Narrative Continued by the Doctor—How the Ship Was Abandoned
  19. Chapter 24Narrative Continued by the Doctor—The Jolly-Boat’s Last Trip
  20. Chapter 25Narrative Continued by the Doctor—End of the First Day’s Fighting
  21. Chapter 26Narrative Resumed by Jim Hawkins—The Garrison in the Stockade
  22. Chapter 27Silver’s Embassy
  23. Chapter 28The Attack
  24. Chapter 29Part V: My Sea Adventure
  25. Chapter 30XXII: How My Sea Adventure Began
  26. Chapter 31The Ebb-Tide Runs
  27. Chapter 32The Cruise of the Coracle
  28. Chapter 33I Strike the Jolly Roger
  29. Chapter 34Israel Hands
  30. Chapter 35Pieces of Eight
  31. Chapter 36Part VI: Captain Silver
  32. Chapter 37In the Enemy’s Camp
  33. Chapter 38The Black Spot Again
  34. Chapter 39On Parole
  35. Chapter 40The Treasure-Hunt—Flint’s Pointer
  36. Chapter 41The Treasure-Hunt—The Voice Among the Trees
  37. Chapter 42The Fall of a Chieftain
  38. Chapter 43And Last
  39. Chapter 44Endnotes