Interesting facts and movie bloopers

After the song “Money is rubbish” is performed, a cry of “Oh, go, one-eyed!” is heard, and the voice clearly belongs to the Black Dog. However, at the moment when the cry is heard, the Black Dog's mouth is occupied by an orange that has fallen into it. It is also unclear to whom the exclamation was addressed - Pugh was not one-eyed, but blind (but it is still possible that the exclamation was addressed to Billy Bones standing at the window, who was one-eyed in the cartoon, or, as a comic effect, to Billy Bones' one-eyed cat).

At the end of the song about the boy Bobby, the handle of the organ is on the left side, although throughout the song it was on the right.

During Blind Pew's arrival at the inn, it is noticeable that when Pew hands Billy Bones the black mark, he does not have a glove on one hand, while before and after he had gloves on both hands.

According to some assumptions, pirates drink not “Rum”, but a drink with the mysterious name “Rom” because the English spelling of the word “rum” was poorly known in the USSR at that time. According to other assumptions, this is a special joke by the creators of the cartoon, similar to the spellings “Protokol” and “Prigovor” in the cartoon “African Tale” by Leonid Aristov and “Podvodnaya Lodca” in “The Adventures of Captain Vrungel” by the same David Cherkassky.

Returning to the fort, which had already been given over to the pirates, Jim Hawkins says: “It was I who killed Israel Hands!..”. Despite this, at the end of the cartoon the Hispaniola is shown sailing away from the treasure island, between the masts of which Israel Hands still continues to hang alive, holding the ends of the rope that was cut with his own dagger. The inconsistency is because the characters speak exactly according to the book text, sometimes at odds with what is happening on the screen.
When the heroes, while still on the schooner, learned about the conspiracy, Captain Smollett, in response to Trelawney’s question “How many people are loyal to us on the ship?”, says: “There are seven of us, along with Jim,” which corresponds to the plot of the book. However, after defending the fort, he says: “There were four of us against nineteen. Now there are four of us against nine! ”, which corresponds to the plot of the cartoon, not the book. In the film, the number of pirates cannot be counted, while there are only four goodies: Ben Gunn joined them later.

Dr. Livesey brings a piece of cheese to his date with Ben Gunn, and Jim promises Ben “this little head,” although he does not ask for cheese, unlike in the book.

During the defense of the fort, a real window is initially visible in front of Trelawney. Then it magically turns into a landscape painting, which Trelawney unsuccessfully tries to knock out with the butt of a gun (when he realized that it was a painting and, out of anger, slammed it into the wall where it was hanging, the wall fell to the ground with poor fellow Smollett). This is definitely a planned gag.

Silver doesn't have his right leg in most shots. However, when at the end of the first episode the pirates gather for a meeting, and Silver sits on a barrel, he no longer has his left leg. This episode, like Jimmy’s visit to Squire Trelawney, is filmed using the re-arrangement technique, which is not seen again in the film (except for the scene at the Hispaniola gangway with Trelawney and Smollett: “Just look at our beauty!... Everything, literally everything , as soon as they found out that we were going for treasures..."). He does not have a left leg at the moment when the pirates, in search of Jim on the island, enter one after another into the thicket of the forest, and also when he approaches the fort with a white flag (view from the fort).

During a pirate meeting aboard the Hispaniola that Jim overheard, Silver says, “Hands, your head is worth very little because it never had a brain.” At the same time, he turns to a sailor in a fez, with a mustache and an impressive beard (by the way, very similar to the bearded man who scribbled from the bomb launcher). If this is the same Israel Hands who hangs between the masts at the end of the second episode, then his appearance is very different a little later, when Silver instructs him to “keep an eye on the captain.” Perhaps he managed to shave, but most likely it was just a mistake.

Billy Bones has his left hand and his right hand bandaged.
Many hand-drawn sequences are used several times. For example, a night raid by pirates on the Admiral Benbow tavern and a daytime attack on the fort.

When Jim and the pirates approach the hole where the treasure was, Captain Smollett, Doctor Livesey, Squire Trelawney and Ben Gunn are already waiting for them in ambush. But when the doctor, noticing Jim, asks the others: “Is it really Jim?”, he is answered by someone’s hoarse voice (“He’s the one!”), clearly not belonging to any of the other three.

Livesey, during the shelling of the fort by Hispaniola, says: “The log house is not visible from the ship. They are aiming at our flag!”, although he himself saw the fort from the ship (through a telescope) and then initiated the escape to the island. It is possible, however, that the pirate ship has moved somewhat during this time.
As Livesey and Smollett load supplies to escape the Hispaniola, the boat sinks under the weight of every barrel and crate. She does this, however, not at the moment when the cargo is in Smollett’s hands, but at the moment when he quite carefully places the cargo on the bottom of the boat.

When the pirates impatiently jump into a dug hole with non-existent treasures, then - in slow motion - Silver is seen jumping along with all the pirates. However, Silver arrives at the pit a little later.
Despite the fact that Silver's biography states that he is single, like all the other characters in the cartoon, in the book (in a letter from Squire Trelawney), on the contrary, the fact that he is married to a black woman is mentioned.

Almost the entire film, Dr. Livesey has a wide smile on his face, and almost every phrase is pronounced with laughter. Only for a moment does the smile disappear from his face in “The Spyglass,” when Trelawney, in his presence, declares to the approaching Silver that they are going to look for treasure. Shortly before this episode, on the way to Bristol, Livesey also does not smile - he is sleeping in the stagecoach, however, after adjusting the hat that has slipped down on his face, we can again observe his smile, although it is clear that Livesey did not wake up. In the scene of negotiations at the fort with Silver, when Smollett says “Okay! Sit down, my dear!”, we also do not see a smile on the doctor’s face.
Despite the fact that the book takes place in the 18th century, the heroes raise the Union Jack with the Irish oblique cross (St. Patrick's Cross) (in short, the flag of Great Britain) over the fort. It is known that it only became an element of the British flag in 1801.

Doctor Livesey, with his manner of greeting (wide open arms and loud laughter), is strongly reminiscent of other cartoon characters by David Cherkassky, such as the tradesman Pakhomov (“What the hell do you want?”) and the one-legged pirate nicknamed “One-Eyed” (“Doctor Aibolit”).

In the book, Jim recognizes the Black Dog in the Spyglass, raises a cry, and he runs away. In the cartoon, Black Dog calmly drinks rum in a tavern with other drunkards, watches Jim's fight with a fat pirate, and then even becomes one of the Hispaniola sailors recruited by Silver. The boy might not have been able to see the bandits who attacked the tavern at night in the darkness, but he knew this well (besides, Black Dog asked Billy Bones about the map in front of him)! It is strange that Jim did not immediately raise the alarm on the ship, but only when he heard about Silver’s plans. He probably suspected something was wrong earlier, but simply didn’t show it.
In the cartoon, Blind Pew dies by rolling off a cliff in a barrel, while in the book he is trampled by the horses of the soldiers who galloped to the Admiral Benbow to help.

The first words spoken by Silver in the Spyglass tavern (“I have both”) were not voiced by Armen Dzhigarkhanyan.
When watching the video “The Story of Ben Gunn”, in the episode when the pirates were looking for the treasure, a birdhouse was visible on one of the trees.
The bearded man who fired the bomb got hot and fell apart when they decided to cool him down. But towards the end of the film, he appeared again several times in the crowd of pirates.

Some characters' clothing color changes frequently.

"Treasure Island" Stevenson main characters different, both positive and negative, but thanks to them the novel turned out to be so interesting and exciting.

"Treasure Island" heroes

The positive heroes of the novel “Treasure Island” are not similar to each other, some of them can be considered an ideal, others not, but they are united by faith in goodness, decency, responsibility for the lives of other people, loyalty to their word, and high moral principles.

Positive heroes of "Treasure Island"

Jim Hawkins(eng. Jim Hawkins) - a young man, the main character of the novel “Treasure Island”, on whose behalf (with the exception of a few chapters on behalf of Dr. Livesey) the story is told. It is his actions that propel the plot of Stevenson's novel. Jim Hawkins actively participates in all events: he made friends with the pirate Billy Bones, he stole the map of Treasure Island from the chest of this pirate, which he gave to Dr. Livesey and the squire; he discovered a conspiracy on the ship, found Ben Gunn, killed Israel Hands, took the pirate ship to the Northern anchorage and became a bone of contention in the confrontation between John Silver and the remnants of his flock.

Jim Hawkins' mother- owner of the Admiral Benbow tavern.

Dr David Livesey(English Dr. David Livesey) - a gentleman, a doctor and a judge, a man of amazing courage, ready to fulfill his professional and human duty without hesitation. When he served in the troops of the Duke of Cumberland and was wounded at the Battle of Fontenoy (1745).

Squire John Trelawney(eng. Squire John Trelawney) - a wealthy landowner who financed the expedition for the treasures of Flint. Over six feet (183 cm) tall. At first he claimed leadership, but his talkativeness and incompetence became the reason that most of the Hispaniola crew were thugs of the late Flint. He gave up the right of command to Captain Smollett when he learned about the preparations for the mutiny. An excellent shooter. He took three faithful servants on the voyage, who showed themselves well in the battle with the robbers.

Captain Alexander Smollett(English: Captain Alexander Smollett) - captain of the Espanola. A professional sailor who has knowledge not only in navigation, but also in organizing ship life. During the storming of the Blockhouse he received two gunshot wounds. Height is over six feet (183 cm). Upon returning to England, he left naval service.

Tom Redruth(eng. Tom Redruth) - an old forester from the squire's retinue; died in the stockade from a pistol shot on the day the schooner arrived at the island.

John Hunter(eng. John Hunter) - the Squire's servant, died during the assault on the fort. One of the pirates snatched the musket from his hands and, thrusting it into the loophole, dealt him a terrible blow, which broke the unfortunate man’s ribs. Hunter fell and broke his skull. He died from these wounds in the evening of the same day.

Richard Joyce(English Richard Joyce) - the squire's servant, died during the storming of the fort - he was shot in the head.

Abraham "Abe" Gray(English: Abraham Gray) - a ship's carpenter's assistant, along with Dick, Alan and Tom (not to be confused with Tom Morgan), was one of those honest sailors whom Silver and his henchmen wanted to win over to their side. Having weighed the call of Captain Smollett, he went over to his side, fending off five angry rioters, cutting his face. Subsequently, he justified the trust placed in him by concluding on the spot that boatswain Job Anderson was trying to break into the log house. Upon his return, he spent the received part of the treasure on training and as a result became a navigator and co-owner of a small ship.

Benjamin "Ben" Gunn(English: Ben Gunn) - former pirate, crew member of the Walrus. During his stay on the island, he built a boat, on which Jim Hawkins later managed to sail to the Hispaniole. After Flint's death, he sailed on another pirate ship, but quarreled with the crew and was left on Treasure Island as punishment. During his forced three-year life on the island, he repented of his crimes; found the bulk of Flint's treasures and transferred them to his cave. The English writer G. F. Delderfield wrote the book “The Adventures of Ben Gunn” about his adventures on the island. Upon his return, he spent his share of the treasure in nineteen days, after which he was hired by the squire to work as a goalkeeper.

Allan and Tom- honest sailors, killed by pirates on the first day of the mutiny. Tom was killed by Silver, Allan was killed by the second boatswain Anderson.

Negative heroes of "Treasure Island"

John Silver, aka Long John, aka Ham - the cook on the Hispaniola, then the leader of the rebellious pirates. Age - 50 years (according to Silver himself). They said that “in his youth he was a schoolboy and, if he wanted, he could talk like he was reading a book.” On the Walrus in Flint he acted as quartermaster. His left leg was amputated up to the hip, so Silver walked on a wooden prosthesis and with a crutch. In contrast to the miserable fate of most pirates on the shore (which did not spare even Pugh himself), especially the disabled, he saved up money and opened his own inn, the Spyglass, in the port of Bristol. Married to a “colored” woman. He carries a parrot named Captain Flint on his shoulders. At the end of the novel, he not only remained alive, having gone over to the side of the winners in time, but also hid from them in one of the ports, not without the help of Ben Gunn, taking with him as much money as he could carry.

Job Anderson(English: Job Anderson) - a tall, strong, brave and energetic boatswain. After his disappearance, Arrow served as first mate on the schooner. The second most important pirate on the Espanyol after Silver, he wields a cleaver perfectly and shoots a pistol. He died at the hands of Abraham Gray during the storming of the stockade.

Israel Hands(English Israel Hands) - boatswain's mate (boatswain's mate or second boatswain), after the death of navigator Arrow and the promotion of Job Anderson, he began to act as boatswain, together with Silver, Anderson, Merry and the ship's carpenter, he formed the core of the conspirators who planned to raise a mutiny on the Hispaniola and master the map. Left by Silver to guard Espanyol. Killed by Jim aboard the Hispaniola. There was an Arsenal at the Walrus in Flint.

Carpenter "Espaniole"(first and last name unknown) - a strong and dangerous pirate. He was killed in his sleep by Ben Gunn.

George Merry(eng. George Merry) - 35 years old, a lanky pirate who caught a malignant fever on the island, which explains his sickly appearance. After the death of Anderson, Hands and Carpenters became the informal leader of a gang of pirates and an instigator against Silver, for which he was subsequently shot by John Silver.

Tom Morgan(English: Tom Morgan) - the oldest robber from a gang of pirates, was left by Smollett and company to atone for their sins on Treasure Island. Young sailors Dick and Red Fowler remained with him.

O'Brien(English O "Brien) - a pirate, a bald Irishman, wore a red sleeping cap on his head. He took part in the assault on the fort, after the pirates retreated, he climbed over the stockade last, the defenders of the fort did not shoot at him. He was stabbed to death on board the Hispaniola by Israel Hands in in a drunken fight, having previously wounded him.

Harry- a frequent guest of the Spyglass tavern. The same pirate whom (along with Long-legged Ben) John Silver sent to catch up with the Black Dog. Subsequently he died during the storming of the stockade (presumably).

Long Legs Ben- A frequent guest at John Silver's Spyglass tavern. Probably one of the six pirates left by Silver on the Hispaniola. Was shot by Squire Trelawney's cannon (probably).

John Fowler(Jim Fowler, Red Fowler) - one of the three surviving pirates left on the island. It does not have a name in the original author's text, it received a name only in the story “The Adventures of Ben Gunn” by L. Delderfield. It states that Fowler was neither a pirate nor a crew member of the Walrus, but joined John Silver after the Hispaniola left England.

Derk- one of those robbers who, together with Pugh and the Black Dog, destroyed the Admiral Benbow tavern. As the blind man put it, Pugh had always been a fool and a coward; was probably killed during the attack on the log house.

Johnny- one of those robbers who, together with Pugh and the Black Dog, destroyed the Admiral Benbow tavern. He loved to hum the song “Lillibulero”.

Three nameless pirates- former members of old Flint's pack.

Dick Johnson- young sailor; At first, Dick was not a pirate, like the sailors from the crew of the Walrus. He joined the conspirators under the influence of Silver's eloquence.

Captain Flint(English: Captain Flint) - the legendary pirate captain, Pugh's comrade-in-arms. In his old Walrus, the duties of navigator were performed by Billy Bones, quartermaster by John Silver, gunner by Israel Hands, and boatswain by Job Anderson. In the book it is only mentioned in conversations, since the novel takes place after his death.

Billy Bones(English Billy Bones) - pirate, former first mate of old Flint. After the death of his captain, he became his successor and fled to England along with the map of Treasure Island. The rude, always drunk former pirate was disrespectful, swore, did not pay tavern owners, and humiliated other visitors. He died at the hands of criminals like himself.

Drink(Blind Pew) is a blind pirate leader who is known to have lost his sight in the same battle in which John Silver lost his leg. Along with Flint, John Silver and Billy Bones, he formed the four most ferocious and dangerous villains in Stevenson's novel. He died under the hooves of a horse after a pogrom at the Admiral Benbow tavern. His influence on other pirates is enormous. Even being blind, he terrifies Billy Bones, and the cunning John Silver repeats his name with respect. It was he (not John Silver or Job Anderson) who led the ill-fated attack on the Admiral Benbow Inn). It is not entirely clear what place he previously occupied in the hierarchy of the ship’s crew of the old “Walrus”. As is repeated many times in the novel, on Flint's ship the navigator was Billy Bones, and the commander of the boarding crew (quarter deck master) was John Silver (the term quarter deck master should not be confused with the more widely known term quartermaster - head of supply / catering). Most likely, this explains why Flint was “afraid” of Silver - as the field commander of his “special forces” - and not at all of the “supply guy”.

Black Dog(English: Black Dog) - one of the most dangerous pirates from old Pugh’s crew, he was missing two fingers on his left hand. Ironically, he could not participate in the Hispaniola expedition for the treasures of old Flint, since Jim Hawkins, the cabin boy of the Hispaniola, was known as a pirate and treasure hunter. The pirate Black Dog is NOT a daredevil (Billy Bones was afraid), hypocritical, cunning: in order to find out where Billy was, he spoke to Jim kindly, kindly, and when he did not listen, he began to swear. After a fight with Billy Bones, he flees.

Nick Allardyce- a lanky pirate with red hair, along with five other pirates, was taken by Flint to the island to bury treasure and was killed there. He took the pirate Tom Morgan with him to the island and remained guilty of it. Allardyce's fate was an unenviable situation: from his body, Captain Flint made a compass indicating where the treasures lay.

Darby McGraw- a pirate, and probably Captain Flint's guard. Mentioned by Ben Gunn when he portrayed the dying Flint.

Navigator Arrow(English Arrow) - Captain Smollett's first mate. Apparently, he was hired by the squire independently because he did not enjoy the respect and authority of the team. Turned out to be an alcoholic; John Silver supported him with alcohol from his hiding place. Disappeared from the Hispaniola under unknown circumstances.

"Treasure Island" Stevenson main characters different, both positive and negative, but thanks to them the novel turned out to be so interesting and exciting.

"Treasure Island" heroes

Positive heroes of "Treasure Island"

1. Jim Hawkins(English) Jim Hawkins) - a young man, the main character, on whose behalf (with the exception of a few chapters on behalf of Dr. Livesey) the story is told. It is his actions that propel the plot of Stevenson's novel. Jim Hawkins actively participates in all events: he made friends with the pirate Billy Bones, he stole the map of Treasure Island from the chest of this pirate, which he gave to Dr. Livesey and the Squire; he discovered a conspiracy on the ship, found Ben Gunn, killed Israel Hands, took the pirate ship to the Northern parking lot and became a bone of contention in the confrontation between John Silver and the remnants of his gang.
2. Jim Hawkins' mother- owner of the Admiral Benbow tavern.
3. Dr David Livesey(English) Dr. David Livesey) - a gentleman, a doctor and a judge, a man of amazing courage, ready to fulfill his professional and human duty without hesitation. Once served in the Duke of Cumberland's forces and was wounded at the Battle of Fontenoy (1745).
4. Squire John Trelawney(English) Squire John Trelawney) - a wealthy landowner who financed the expedition for Flint's treasures. Over six feet (183 cm) tall. Initially aspired to leadership; however, his talkativeness and incompetence caused the majority of the Hispaniola's crew to be made up of the late Flint's thugs. Relinquished command to Captain Smollett when he learned of the impending mutiny. An excellent shooter. He took three faithful servants on the voyage, who showed themselves well in the battle with the robbers.
5. Captain Alexander Smollett(English) Captain Alexander Smollett) - captain of Hispaniola. A professional sailor with knowledge not only of navigation, but also of organizing ship life. During the storming of the blockhouse he received two gunshot wounds. Height is over six feet (183 cm). After returning to England he left the naval service.
6. Tom Redruth(English) Tom Redruth) - an old forester from the squire's retinue; died at the stockade from a pistol shot on the day the schooner arrived at the island.
7. John Hunter(English) John Hunter) - the Squire's servant, died during the assault on the fort. One of the pirates snatched the musket from his hands and, thrusting it into the loophole, dealt him a terrible blow, which broke the unfortunate man’s ribs. Hunter fell and broke his skull. He died from these wounds in the evening of the same day.
8. Richard Joyce(English) Richard Joyce) - the squire's servant, died during the storming of the fort - he was shot in the head.
9. Abraham "Abe" Gray(English) Abraham Gray) - a ship's carpenter's assistant, along with Dick, Alan and Tom (not to be confused with Tom Morgan) was one of those honest sailors whom Silver and his henchmen wanted to win over to their side. Heeding the call of Captain Smollett, he went over to his side, fighting off five angry rioters who cut his face. Subsequently, he justified the trust placed in him by killing the boatswain Job Anderson, who was trying to break into the log house. After returning, he spent the received part of the treasures on his studies and as a result became a navigator and co-owner of a small ship.
10. Benjamin "Ben" Gunn(English) Ben Gunn) - former pirate, crew member of the Walrus. During his stay on the island, he built a boat, on which Jim Hawkins later managed to swim to the Hispaniola. After Flint's death, he sailed on another pirate ship, but quarreled with the crew and was left on Treasure Island as punishment. During his forced three-year life on the island, he repented of his crimes; found the bulk of Flint's treasures and transferred them to his cave. The English writer R. F. Delderfield wrote the book “The Adventures of Ben Gunn” about his adventures on the island. After his return, he spent his share of the treasure in nineteen days, after which he was hired by the squire to work as a gatekeeper.
11. Allan And Volume- honest sailors killed by pirates on the first day of the mutiny. Tom was killed by Silver, Allan was killed by the second boatswain Anderson.

Negative heroes of "Treasure Island"

• John Silver, aka Lanky John, aka Ham- cook on the Hispaniola, then leader of the rebellious pirates. Age - 50 years (according to Silver himself). They said that “in his youth he was a student and, if he wanted, he could talk like he was reading a book.” On the Walrus, Flint served as quartermaster. His left leg was amputated up to the hip, so Silver walked on a wooden prosthesis and with a crutch. Unlike the pitiful fate of most pirates on the shore (which did not spare even Pugh himself), especially the disabled, he saved up money and opened his own inn, the Spyglass, in the port of Bristol. Married to a “colored” woman. On his shoulder he carries a parrot named Captain Flint. At the end of the novel, he not only remained alive, having gone over to the side of the winners in time, but also hid from them in one of the ports, not without the help of Ben Gunn, taking with him as much money as he could carry. Unlike the book, in the domestic film - Treasure Island (film, 1982) - Silver, by an absurd accident, dies from Ben Gunn's shot with a poisoned arrow from a blowpipe. Dennis Jude wrote the novel The Adventures of Long John Silver about Silver's life before the events of Treasure Island.
• Job Anderson(English) Job Anderson) - a tall, strong, brave and energetic boatswain. After his disappearance, Arrow served as first mate on the schooner. The second most important pirate on the Hispaniola after Silver, he wields a cleaver superbly and shoots a pistol. He fell at the hands of Abraham Gray during the storming of the stockade. In the domestic film, due to his own negligence, he exploded on a bomb from a keg of gunpowder set by George Merry.
• Israel Hands(English) Israel Hands) - a boatswain's mate (boatswain's mate or second boatswain), after the death of navigator Arrow and the promotion of Job Anderson, he began to act as a boatswain, together with Silver, Anderson, Merry and the ship's carpenter, he formed the core of the conspirators who planned to mutiny on the Hispaniola and take possession of the map. Left by Silver to guard Hispaniola. Killed by Jim aboard the Hispaniola. Flint was a gunner on the Walrus.
• Hispaniola carpenter(first and last name unknown) - a strong and dangerous pirate. He was killed in his sleep by Ben Gunn. In the Soviet film his name was Jack.
• George Merry(English) George Merry) - 35 years old, a lanky pirate who contracted a malignant fever on the island, which explains his sickly appearance. After the deaths of Anderson, Hands and the carpenter, he became the informal leader of a gang of pirates and an instigator against Silver, for which he was subsequently shot by John Silver.
• Tom Morgan(English) Tom Morgan) - the oldest robber from a gang of pirates, was left by Smollet and company to atone for their sins on Treasure Island. Young sailors Dick and Red Fowler remained with him.
• O'Brien(English) O'Brien) - a pirate, a bald Irishman who wore a red sleeping cap on his head. He took part in the assault on the fort; after the pirates retreated, he was the last to climb over the stockade; the defenders of the fort did not fire at him. He was stabbed to death on board the Hispaniola by Israel Hands in a drunken brawl, having previously wounded him. In Dennis Jude's story "The Adventures of Long John Silver" he is named Michael.
• Harry- a regular at the Spyglass tavern. The same pirate whom (along with Long-Legged Ben) John Silver sent to catch up with the Black Dog. Subsequently he died during the storming of the stockade (presumably). In the domestic film, Harry is a deaf-mute pirate carrying a light cannon on his back, who personally knew Flint and was left on the island after the end of the story.
• Long Legs Ben- a regular at John Silver's Spyglass tavern. Probably one of the six pirates left behind by Silver on the Hispaniola. Was shot by Squire Trelawney at the cannon (allegedly). R. F. Delderfield's book mentions that a pirate named Dick was mortally wounded at the cannon.
• John Fowler(Jim Fowler, Red Fowler) - one of the three surviving pirates left on the island. It does not have a name in the original author’s text; it received a name only in L. Delderfield’s story “The Adventures of Ben Gunn”. It states that Fowler was not a pirate and a member of the crew of the Walrus, but joined John Silver after the Hispaniola left England. In the domestic film, Harry was left on the island instead.
• Dark- one of those robbers who, together with Pugh and the Black Dog, destroyed the Admiral Benbow tavern. As the blind man put it, Pugh had always been a fool and a coward; was probably killed during the attack on the log house. In Dennis Jude's story "The Adventures of Long John Silver", his surname is Campbell.
• Johnny- one of those robbers who, together with Pugh and the Black Dog, destroyed the Admiral Benbow tavern. He loved to hum the song “Lillibulero”.
• Three nameless pirates- former members of old Flint's gang.
• Dick Johnson- young sailor; Initially, Dick was not a pirate, like the sailors from the crew of the Walrus. He joined the conspirators under the influence of Silver's eloquence.

• Captain Flint(English) Captain Flint) - legendary pirate captain, comrade-in-arms of Pugh. On his old Walrus, Billy Bones acted as navigator, John Silver as quartermaster, Israel Hands as gunner, and Job Anderson as boatswain. In the book it is only mentioned in conversations, since the novel takes place after his death.
• Billy Bones(English) Billy Bones) - pirate, former first mate of old Flint. After the death of his captain, he became his heir and fled to England along with the map of Treasure Island.
• Drink (Blind Pew, English Blind Pew) is a blind pirate leader who is known to have lost his sight in the same battle in which John Silver lost his leg. Along with Flint, John Silver and Billy Bones, he formed the four most ferocious and dangerous villains in Stevenson's novel. He died under the hooves of a horse after a pogrom at the Admiral Benbow tavern. His influence on other pirates is enormous. Even as a blind man, he terrifies Billy Bones, and the cunning John Silver repeats his name with respect. It was he (not John Silver or Job Anderson) who led the ill-fated attack on the Admiral Benbow Inn). It is not entirely clear what place he previously occupied in the hierarchy of the ship’s crew of the old “Walrus”. As is repeated many times in the novel, on Flint's ship the navigator was Billy Bones, and the boarding crew commander (quarter deck master) was John Silver (the term quarter deck master should not be confused with the more widely known term quartermaster - the head of supplies/food). Most likely, this is precisely what explains why Flint was “afraid” of Silver - as the field commander of his “special forces” - and not at all of his “supply”.
• Black Dog(English) Black Dog) - one of the most dangerous pirates from old Pugh's crew, he was missing two fingers on his left hand. Ironically, he could not participate in the Hispaniola expedition for the treasures of old Flint, since as a pirate and treasure hunter he was known to the Hispaniola cabin boy Jim Hawkins.
• Nick Allardyce- a lanky pirate with red hair, along with five other pirates, was taken by Flint to the island to bury treasure and was killed there. He took the pirate Tom Morgan's knife with him to the island and remained indebted to him. Allardyce's fate was unenviable: from his body Captain Flint made a compass that indicated where the treasures lay.
• Darby McGraw- a pirate, and probably Captain Flint's bodyguard. Mentioned by Ben Gunn when he portrayed the dying Flint.
• Navigator Arrow(English) Arrow) - Captain Smollett's first mate. Apparently, he was hired by the squire independently, as he did not enjoy the respect and authority of the team. Turned out to be an alcoholic; John Silver supported him with alcohol from his hiding place. Disappeared from the Hispaniola under unclear circumstances.

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Plot

The events of the novel take place around the middle of the 18th century (at the beginning of the book, Livesey mentions his participation in the historical battle of Fontenoy, which took place on May 11, 1745; in Billy Bones's diary there is a date of June 12, 1745; events take place from February to September, on the map islands dated July 1754). They begin in the southwest of England, near the city of Bristol, in the Admiral Benbow inn, in 1765.

One day, a new guest moves into the tavern - former sailor Billy Bones. The guest has a gloomy and unsociable character, and is also burdened by chronic alcoholism. After some time, strange guests begin to come to him. The first is a pirate named Black Dog, an old friend of Billy. They fight, Bones injures Black Dog, but he escapes. Billy is then visited by the scary blind beggar pirate Pew, who gives him black mark- a stern warning to those who violate the interests of the team. Billy, having received the mark, decides to urgently leave the inn, but suddenly dies of apoplexy. Jim and his mother, to whom Billy owes money for billeting, search the dead sailor and his belongings. At the bottom of his chest they find money and a package of papers. From these papers it becomes clear that Bones was the navigator (eng. first mate) on the ship of the famous captain Flint and owned a map of the island where Flint buried his treasures.

Jim barely manages to take Flint's papers from under the noses of blind Pugh and his pirates, who attack the Admiral Benbow inn at night in order to take possession of the map. Bones, Black Dog, blind Pew and the rest are former members of the crew of the Walrus, Captain Flint's pirate ship. Suddenly, a squad of royal customs officers comes to the aid of Jim and his mother. Blind Pew accidentally dies under the hooves of a horse, and the rest of the pirates flee - their retreat is covered by the crew of the pirate lugger, on which their accomplices are located.

Jim goes to Dr. Livesey and Squire Trelawney and shows them papers and documents. Wealthy Trelawney begins preparations for the voyage and instructs the businessman Blandley to equip a suitable ship for the voyage - the schooner Hispaniola.

The captain of the Hispaniola, Mr. Smollett, expresses great doubts about the reliability of the team, and in particular does not trust his assistant, navigator Arrow, but yields to the persuasion of Doctor Livesey and the condescension of Trelawney. The Hispaniola begins its voyage from Bristol to Treasure Island. During the voyage, navigator Arrow drank a lot and one stormy night disappears from the ship; in addition, Jim manages to overhear a secret conversation between sailor Dick, the “second” boatswain Israel Hands and the cook, one-legged John Silver, nicknamed Ham (Barbecue), he aka Long John. It turns out that the team Trelawney hired is mostly made up of Flint's former team, and Silver is the captain of the conspirators whose goal is to seize the treasure. Jim learns that there are significantly more pirates on the ship than honest people. He hears that Silver and his pirates are going to kill all honest people. The pirates put pressure on Silver and urge him to quickly attack Captain Smollett and the others, but Silver understands that the gang will not be able to chart a course on their own, since none of the pirates have the appropriate education. Silver's plan is to wait until the squire, captain, doctor and others find the treasure and load it onto the ship, wait until the experienced captain Smolett brings the ship “at least to the trade wind” and only then kill all the goodies.

Meanwhile, the ship sails to Treasure Island. Silver sees his plan starting to fall apart. The pirates almost openly ignore the orders of Captain Smollett and behave quite aggressively. Jim tells the captain, the squire and the doctor what he heard. The heroes realize that they are in trouble. Smollett decides to clear the air and invites the team to go ashore. The captain's plan is to surprise the pirates left on the ship, attack them and capture the Hispaniola. The captain's plan would have worked if Jim had not sailed away on one of the boats with the pirates. So the captain proposes a new plan. On the map he sees that there is an old Flint fort on the island. The captain suggests moving to the fort and fighting the pirates on the island. The heroes collect gunpowder, weapons, food, get into a skiff and sail away from the ship. The pirates, taken by surprise by these actions, prepare to fire on the skiff. In the skiff are the captain, doctor, squire, Hunter, Joyce, Redruth and Abraham Gray - a sailor from the crew whom the pirates wanted, but could not win over to their side. Hands tries to sink the skiff by firing at it from a cannon. The squire kills one of the pirates. Soon the heroes, having lost Tom Redruth's servant, who died in battle, reach the fort and settle down in it. The captain gives everyone positions. The heroes are ready for long battles.

Meanwhile, Jim reaches shore with the pirates and escapes. After some time, he witnesses the murder of the honest sailor Tom by John Silver. From the wild scream it becomes clear that another honest sailor, Alan, was also killed by the pirates. Jim runs, confused about the road, and meets a man dressed in goat skins and acting very strangely. This man reports that he is a repentant former pirate named Ben Gunn. Ben asks Jim to arrange a meeting with the doctor. Jim sees the British flag flying and hurries to his friends.

The next day, Silver comes to the fort with a white flag. Captain Smollett comes out to negotiate. Silver offers to give him the map in exchange for the fact that the pirates will leave the people alone and send the first ship they encounter to their rescue. Smollett harshly refuses Silver and warns that all negotiations are over. Captain Silver leaves, promising that in an hour they will begin the attack. Pirates attacked the fort. A shootout began. The pirates climbed over the stockade. It came to hand-to-hand combat. As a result, the pirates had to retreat, many of them were killed. There were also losses among the fort's defenders - Hunter and Joyce were killed, Captain Smollett received two gunshot wounds.

Jim conveys Ben Gunn's request to the doctor. The doctor takes pistols, a dirk, puts a map in his pocket, hangs a musket on his shoulder and leaves. Unable to bear being in the fort, Jim takes a supply of crackers, two pistols, a knife and makes a sortie. He comes ashore and decides to see what is happening on the Hispaniola. Jim finds Ben Gunn's shuttle and, after waiting for the tide to go out, swims up to the ship. Jim reaches the ship and realizes that the boatswain Hands and the Irishman O'Brien, who remained to guard the ship, are drunk. He cuts the anchor rope and climbs aboard. In the morning he finds Hands wounded and O'Brien killed. Under the leadership of Hands, Jim brings the ship to the Northern parking lot, now no one knows about the whereabouts of the ship. Hands tries to kill Jim, but Jim accidentally shoots him with his pistols. Hands falls into the water and drowns.

Jim returns to the fort, but discovers pirates there and becomes a hostage. Silver refuses to kill Jim, explaining to the pirates that it is impossible to kill a hostage. Silver's behavior, clearly playing a double game, outrages the pirates. Silver is given a “black mark” and demands re-election as captain. However, Silver explains his behavior. He entered into an agreement with Captain Smollett: in exchange for a map, food supplies and a fort, the pirates allowed the heroes to leave. No one can understand why this was necessary. Silver remains the leader, his authority only growing.

The next day, Dr. Livesey comes for a visit. He examines and treats the feverish pirates and asks Silver for permission to talk to Jim. Silver releases Jim to talk with the doctor, taking his word of honor that he will not run away. The doctor persuades Jim to run, but he refuses. Jim tells the doctor where the ship is hidden.

The pirates, taking Jim with them, go looking for treasure. They soon come across a skeleton. Silver realizes that this compass is one of Flint's jokes. Suddenly the pirates hear Flint's voice. They stop in horror. Silver convinces everyone that this is the voice of a living person, since everyone heard the echo. Soon the pirates recognize Ben Gunn's voice. The pirates continue on their way and find a huge hole. It becomes clear that the treasure has already been found, and it was for this reason that the doctor gave the map. They are about to attack Silver and Jim, but Dr. Livesey, Abraham Gray and Ben Gunn ambush the pirates and kill the pirate with Durk's bandaged head. George Merry was shot by Silver, the rest take flight.

It turned out that Gann had long ago found the treasure and transferred it to his cave. For several days the heroes dragged the treasures onto the ship. They soon sailed away from the island, leaving behind the three surviving pirates. Silver manages to disappear into one of the ports, taking part of the treasure. Ben Gunn helped do this because he was mortally afraid of him.

Returning to England, the heroes became rich people. Only Ben Gunn squandered all his treasures in a few days. Trelawney took him to work as a gatekeeper at the park.

Characters

Main characters

• Jim Hawkins(eng. Jim Hawkins) - a boy, a cabin boy on Hispaniola, the main character, on whose behalf (with the exception of a few chapters on behalf of Doctor Livesey) the story is told. It is his actions that propel the plot of Stevenson's novel. Jim Hawkins actively participates in all events: he made friends with the pirate Billy Bones, stole the map of Treasure Island from the chest of this pirate, which he gave to Dr. Livesey and Squire Trelawney; he discovered a conspiracy on the ship, found Ben Gunn, killed Israel Hands, took the pirate ship to the Northern parking lot and became a bone of contention in the confrontation between John Silver and the remnants of his gang.
• Billy Bones(eng. Billy Bones) - a former pirate, was a navigator on Flint's ship. After the death of Captain Flint, he obtained a map of Treasure Island and fled to England, thereby becoming a target for other pirates. The appearance of Billy Bones at the Admiral Benbow inn virtually marked the beginning of all the adventures of Jim Hawkins. Billy drank a lot and had a very nasty and domineering character. In the tavern they called him “captain”. He swore, ordered him to drink with him and listen to terrible stories about pirates and their crimes. Billy was afraid of publicity and authorities. Therefore, Dr. Livesey quickly put him in his place, threatening him with bailiffs. Bones lived in constant fear of his former comrades, who eventually found him and brought him with a black mark to a stroke, from which Bones died, causing so much anxiety and enormous wealth to the heroes of the book. The story of Billy Bones is described in detail by Stephen Roberts in the novel Piasters. Piasters!!!"
• Dr. David Livesey(eng. Dr. David Livesey) - a gentleman, doctor and judge, a man of amazing courage, ready to fulfill his professional and human duty without hesitation. Once served in the army of the Duke of Cumberland and was wounded at the Battle of Fontenoy (1745). Due to the injury of Captain Smollett, he became the leader of a detachment of honest people. After the swim, he and his sister went to Tonten.
• Squire John Trelawney(eng. Squire John Trelawney) - a rich, eccentric, frivolous landowner who financed the voyage for Flint's treasures. Height is over six feet (183 cm). Initially aspired to leadership; however, his talkativeness and incompetence caused the majority of the Hispaniola’s crew to be the robbers of the late Flint. Relinquished the right of command to Captain Smollett when he learned of the impending mutiny. An excellent shooter. He took three disciplined and faithful servants on the voyage, who showed themselves well in battles with robbers. After the voyage, he became a member of parliament for his constituency and still hunted partridges and shot them with his usual accuracy until he died of his final illness.
• Captain Alexander Smollett(eng. Captain Alexander Smollett) - courageous, honest captain of Hispaniola. A professional sailor with knowledge not only of navigation, but also of organizing ship life. A dry and demanding man, he organized the escape from the ship and the defense of the fort. Bad shooter. During the battle for the fort, he perfectly positioned the people, received two gunshot wounds from the boatswain Job Anderson and the pirate George Merry. Height is over six feet (183 cm). After returning to England he left the naval service. He was again called into service by the war and took part in the glorious battle of Admiral Rodney against the French at the All Saints Islands in 1782. The French squadron was defeated and the West Indies were saved, but the captain died - a cannonball hit him in the chest.

In 2001, Irish writer Frank Delaney (under the pseudonym Francis Bryan) wrote a sequel novel, Jim Hawkins and the Curse of Treasure Island. (English) Russian».

Dennis Jude wrote the novel The Adventures of Long John Silver about Silver's life before the events of Treasure Island.

In 2013, the Russian writer V. Tochinov released an “investigative novel” “Island without Treasures,” in which he proves that the apparent plot inconsistencies of the novel turn out to be subtly thought-out plot devices, behind which the true face of the characters is hidden. In particular, Jim Hawkins' parents were involved in smuggling, the proceeds of which were received by Squire Trelawney; Dr. Livesey was a spy

Robert Stevenson described the pirates of the 18th century very plausibly. This is an evil, stupid and drunken rabble, devoid of any organization.

Silver, Flint, Billy Bones and Blind Pew are, of course, fictional characters, but they have a lot in common with people who actually existed. Even some of the facts mentioned in the book took place in reality.

Collective image

The famous dialogue at the apple barrel, from which Jim Hawkins learns that a conspiracy is brewing on the ship, is literally filled with references to real events.

“I had it amputated by a learned surgeon - he went to college and knew all Latin by heart. And yet he did not escape the gallows - he was hung up in Corso Castle, like a dog, to dry in the sun... next to others. Yes! These were Roberts' men, and they died because they changed the names of their ships."

John Silver will talk about the famous captain Bart Roberts, who terrorized the seas of the New World and Africa for several years. Black Bart himself died in the battle, but the pirates from his crew were actually hanged in the Corso Castle fortress.

As for the name of the ships, changing it was indeed considered a bad omen, not only among superstitious pirates, but even in the English fleet. A little later in the same dialogue, Silver will mention Howell Davis, the same one after whose death Roberts became the captain of the Rover and began his “career.”

There are a lot of such references in the text of the novel. Blind Pugh will say that he lost his sight in the battles for King George. Surviving pirates who returned to land often described themselves as former Royal Navy sailors.

Silver, dreaming of wealth, will mention that he wants to be a lord and ride in a carriage. This is quite consistent with the pirates' ideas about a rich life. Everyone who has money, of course, is a member of parliament and does nothing but ride around in a carriage.

However, the main thing, of course, is the collective image of a pirate. A completely wild, very angry, and also armed to the teeth man who is ready at the first opportunity to get into the throat of his own comrade - this is what a real pirate is like. They have been walking the seas for many years, but they do not know how to control it at all. Silver doesn’t want to kill Captain Smollett and the others right away, because he knows for sure that without them he won’t even get to England, or to the neighboring island. And the pirates, of course, set up camp in the middle of the swamp. Because their heads are not burdened with any unnecessary knowledge. Like the fact that swamps contain insects that are dangerous to health and life.

Captain Flint

Blackbeard is the prototype of Flint. (pinterest.com)

Blackbeard is considered to be the prototype of the fictional Flint. We are talking about Blackbeard. He was not a devil in the flesh and a fiend of hell, he was a man who loved to instill fear in others. This is exactly how Flint appears before us, with all the abundance of terrible stories that are told about him. Blackbeard's greatest fear was his own people. In the same way, the pirates who sailed with him on the Walrus are even afraid of Flint’s name.

Flint and Edward Teach are related and another character is Israel Hands. In the book, he is the second boatswain, who, according to Abraham Gray, was Flint's gunner. This seems to be the only time when a real person appears among the characters. Hands was on Teach’s team and was either a navigator or a boatswain there. When Blackbeard died in the battle at Ocracoke Island, Hands was not with him. Shortly before that story, Teach shot his officer in the knee during a drinking binge. There were no compelling reasons for such cruelty. Teach explained his action by the need to maintain discipline on board. The mutilated Hands settled in Carolina and escaped death and even the gallows. In Treasure Island, he is killed by Jim Hawkins. At the same time, in the novel Hands appears as the most unpleasant and disgusting of the pirates - cruel, arrogant and treacherous. At the same time, he knows how to operate a ship, which is already an achievement for a pirate without the necessary education.

Billy Bones

Billy Bones. (pinterest.com)

Bones is a bit of an atypical pirate. Just a little. He, just like any other sea robber, abuses rum and grabs a knife at the first opportunity, but there are important differences in his image.

First of all, he is a navigator. And this ship position requires special skills and knowledge that you can’t get anywhere. Anyone can be a boatswain or a quartermaster; a gunner only needs to know how to handle cannons, and this skill can be acquired through practice. Doctors and navigators were worth their weight in gold on pirate ships. People trained in medicine and navigation. Calculating the course requires knowledge of the starry sky, the ability to use complex instruments to determine the height of bodies, as well as an understanding of the basics of mathematics and geometry. To understand: many pirates did not know where north was and where south was; most did not know how to read or write.

Bones has no problem with this. Not only is he educated (albeit minimally), he also has a habit of taking notes. Its probable prototype could be a certain Blaise Kennedy, who was a navigator for Captain Edward England and then ran away from him.

John Silver

Silver with Jim. (pinterest.com)

Silver is distinguished from all other pirates by his enterprise and charm. He doesn't drink away his share like Blind Pew or Ben Gunn, but tries to invest it in business. He has his own tavern and a wife with savings. To put it bluntly, such thrifty and enterprising people were not liked among the pirates. The idea of ​​drinking everything at once came not so much from savagery, but from the thought that you would be hanged anyway, sooner or later. It's a shame to hang around in a noose when your pockets are full of money.

In fact, in the middle of the 18th century the situation was exactly this. Almost all the pirates ended their lives on the gallows; some were lucky enough to die in battle. English laws of those times did not allow pirates not only to spend their loot other than in taverns, but also to return to civilian life. The time for amnesties had already passed by that time.

Silver, with his “Spyglass” and the old woman who is waiting at the appointed place, is undoubtedly different from the gray mass. He looks like pirates in a completely different way. Firstly, for all his intelligence, he is still stupid. He chooses the right strategy for himself, but the wrong one for the common cause. Dr. Livesey will deceive him by exchanging the card for the ship, and Silver will not suspect a trick. A typical trait of an 18th-century sea robber is self-confidence based on nothing. Arrogance and lack of critical thinking.

Silver is brutally cruel, which can be seen in the last chapter. Jim experienced this himself at the moment when Silver thought he was about to find the treasure. There was no treasure there, the old pirate again needed Jim, and he again came to his defense. But finishing off a dying comrade who doubted his authority with a shot is quite the trait of a pirate. And Silver does just that.

Finally, there are external attributes. A wooden leg, a parrot, nautical words - all this adds up to the classic image of a pirate. You can also add Silver's nickname to it. He, if you forgot, is “Ham”. The origin of the nickname is not explained anywhere; it apparently has to do with skin color. Over the years of wandering in the tropics and subtropics, she became weathered, roughened and brownish, just like chicken roasted over an open fire.