# Treasure Island — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson.

- [To the Hesitating Purchaser](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/treasure_island_se/chapters/to-the-hesitating-purchaser.md): 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.
- [Dedication](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/treasure_island_se/chapters/dedication.md): The author dedicates the book to Lloyd Osbourne, an American gentleman whose classic taste inspired the narrative, expressing gratitude and kind wishes.
- [Treasure Island](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/treasure_island_se/chapters/treasure-island.md): 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 revelatio
- [Part I: The Old Buccaneer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/treasure_island_se/chapters/part-i-the-old-buccaneer.md): 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.
- [At the Admiral Benbow](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/treasure_island_se/chapters/i-at-the-admiral-benbow.md): 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 gen

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- [II: Black Dog Appears and Disappears](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/treasure_island_se/chapters/ii-black-dog-appears-and-disappears.md)
- [III: The Black Spot](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/treasure_island_se/chapters/iii-the-black-spot.md)
- [IV: The Sea-Chest](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/treasure_island_se/chapters/iv-the-sea-chest.md)
- [The Last of the Blind Man](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/treasure_island_se/chapters/v-the-last-of-the-blind-man.md)
- [The Captain's Papers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/treasure_island_se/chapters/vi-the-captain-s-papers.md)
- [Part II: The Sea-Cook](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/treasure_island_se/chapters/part-ii-the-sea-cook.md)
- [I Go to Bristol](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/treasure_island_se/chapters/vii-i-go-to-bristol.md)
- [At the Sign of the Spy-Glass](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/treasure_island_se/chapters/viii-at-the-sign-of-the-spy-glass.md)
- [Powder and Arms](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/treasure_island_se/chapters/ix-powder-and-arms.md)
- [X: The Voyage](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/treasure_island_se/chapters/x-the-voyage.md)
- [XI: What I Heard in the Apple Barrel](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/treasure_island_se/chapters/xi-what-i-heard-in-the-apple-barrel.md)
- [XII: Council of War](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/treasure_island_se/chapters/xii-council-of-war.md)
- [Part III: My Shore Adventure](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/treasure_island_se/chapters/part-iii-my-shore-adventure.md)
- [XIII: How My Shore Adventure Began](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/treasure_island_se/chapters/xiii-how-my-shore-adventure-began.md)
- [XIV: The First Blow](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/treasure_island_se/chapters/xiv-the-first-blow.md)
- [The Man of the Island](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/treasure_island_se/chapters/xv-the-man-of-the-island.md)
- [Part IV: The Stockade](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/treasure_island_se/chapters/part-iv-the-stockade.md)
- [Narrative Continued by the Doctor—How the Ship Was Abandoned](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/treasure_island_se/chapters/xvi-narrative-continued-by-the-doctor-how-the-ship-was-abandoned.md)
- [Narrative Continued by the Doctor—The Jolly-Boat’s Last Trip](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/treasure_island_se/chapters/xvii-narrative-continued-by-the-doctor-the-jolly-boat-s-last-trip.md)
- [Narrative Continued by the Doctor—End of the First Day’s Fighting](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/treasure_island_se/chapters/xviii-narrative-continued-by-the-doctor-end-of-the-first-day-s-fighting.md)
- [Narrative Resumed by Jim Hawkins—The Garrison in the Stockade](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/treasure_island_se/chapters/xix-narrative-resumed-by-jim-hawkins-the-garrison-in-the-stockade.md)
- [Silver’s Embassy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/treasure_island_se/chapters/xx-silver-s-embassy.md)
- [The Attack](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/treasure_island_se/chapters/xxi-the-attack.md)
- [Part V: My Sea Adventure](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/treasure_island_se/chapters/part-v-my-sea-adventure.md)
- [XXII: How My Sea Adventure Began](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/treasure_island_se/chapters/xxii-how-my-sea-adventure-began.md)
- [The Ebb-Tide Runs](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/treasure_island_se/chapters/xxiii-the-ebb-tide-runs.md)
- [The Cruise of the Coracle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/treasure_island_se/chapters/xxiv-the-cruise-of-the-coracle.md)
- [I Strike the Jolly Roger](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/treasure_island_se/chapters/xxv-i-strike-the-jolly-roger.md)
- [Israel Hands](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/treasure_island_se/chapters/xxvi-israel-hands.md)
- [Pieces of Eight](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/treasure_island_se/chapters/xxvii-pieces-of-eight.md)
- [Part VI: Captain Silver](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/treasure_island_se/chapters/part-vi-captain-silver.md)
- [In the Enemy’s Camp](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/treasure_island_se/chapters/xxviii-in-the-enemy-s-camp.md)
- [The Black Spot Again](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/treasure_island_se/chapters/xxix-the-black-spot-again.md)
- [On Parole](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/treasure_island_se/chapters/xxx-on-parole.md)
- [The Treasure-Hunt—Flint’s Pointer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/treasure_island_se/chapters/xxxi-the-treasure-hunt-flint-s-pointer.md)
- [The Treasure-Hunt—The Voice Among the Trees](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/treasure_island_se/chapters/xxxii-the-treasure-hunt-the-voice-among-the-trees.md)
- [The Fall of a Chieftain](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/treasure_island_se/chapters/xxxiii-the-fall-of-a-chieftain.md)
- [And Last](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/treasure_island_se/chapters/xxxiv-and-last.md)
- [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/treasure_island_se/chapters/endnotes.md)

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