1. Jim Hawkins, a young boy working at an inn with his parents, meets an old sailor called "the Captain". The Captain pays Jim to watch out for seafaring men and one shows up in the next few days. The Captain has a stroke and tells Jim of his sea chest in his room. The seafaring man comes to visit the captain and he has another stoke and dies. At this Jim and his mother opened his sea chest to find a map of an Island. Dr. Livesey, the local doctor, and the district squire plan on buying a ship and finding the treasure. Long John Silver, a Bristol tavern-keeper whom he has hired as ship's cook seems like the best sailor among them. They also meet Captain Smollett, who tells them that he does not like the crew or the voyage but after taking a few precautions, they set sail for the distant island.
Just before the island is sighted, Jim overhears Silver talking with two other crewmen and realizes that he and most of the others are pirates and have planned a mutiny. Jim tells the......

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Title: Treasure Island
Approximate Word Count: 850
Approximate Pages: 4 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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