Treasure Island · Character

Black Dog

A menacing pirate who visits Billy Bones at the inn.

minor

Also known as II Black Dog, that Black Dog, Dog

First appearance: II: Black Dog Appears and Disappears

Black Dog's tie to Long John Silver is one of the pressures that moves Treasure Island—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

A mysterious sailor who visits the inn and fights with Billy Bones.

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With Long John Silver (professional): Black Dog is a former pirate associate of Silver, involved in the hunt for Flint's map and later a fugitive. With Long John Silver (professional): Black Dog is a former pirate associate of Silver, involved in the hunt for Flint's map and later a fugitive. With Long John Silver (professional): Black Dog is a former pirate associate of Silver, involved in the hunt for Flint's map and later a fugitive.

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

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Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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Long John Silver
professional · negative
Black Dog is a former pirate associate of Silver, involved in the hunt for Flint's map… How this plays out →
Long John Silver
professional · negative
Black Dog is a former pirate associate of Silver, involved in the hunt for Flint's map… How this plays out →
Long John Silver
professional · negative
Black Dog is a former pirate associate of Silver, involved in the hunt for Flint's map… How this plays out →

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Treasure Island
A mysterious sailor who visits the inn and fights with Billy Bones.
Part I: The Old Buccaneer
A mysterious sailor who visits the inn and fights with Billy Bones.
II: Black Dog Appears and Disappears
A pale, tallowy man missing two fingers on his left hand; he confronts the captain and fights him, then flees wounded.
The Last of the Blind Man
Named among the pirates Pew calls for during the retreat.
At the Sign of the Spy-Glass
Black Dog is spotted by Jim at the Spy-glass and flees before Silver's men can catch him.

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