Treasure Island
Embark on a perilous journey with young Jim Hawkins as he discovers a treasure map and sets sail for a remote island. This classic adventure tale has been adapted in modern English for learners at CEFR B2 · Lexile 1050L, making it accessible while preserving the excitement of Stevenson's original story.
Robert Louis Stevenson · Level: B2 · 34 Chapters
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- Chapter 1. The Old Sea-dog at the Admiral Benbow
Young Jim Hawkins describes the arrival of a mysterious, intimidating sea captain at his family's inn, who pays in gold and obsessively watches for a one-legged sailor.
Start learning - Chapter 2. Black Dog Appears and Disappears
A mysterious stranger named Black Dog confronts Captain Billy Bones at the inn, leading to a violent fight and the captain's stroke.
Start learning - Chapter 3. The Black Spot
Jim and his mother return to the inn to claim money from the captain's chest, narrowly escaping the blind beggar Pew and his pirate crew.
Start learning - Chapter 4. The Sea-chest
Jim and his mother return to the inn to open the captain's sea-chest, retrieve what money they're owed, and narrowly escape as pirates approach.
Start learning - Chapter 5. The Last of the Blind Man
Pew and his pirates ransack the inn searching for Flint's map, but Jim and his mother escape. Pew is trampled by horses as revenue officers arrive, and Jim decides to take the map to Dr. Livesey.
Start learning - Chapter 6. The Captain's Papers
Jim delivers the oilskin packet to Dr. Livesey and Squire Trelawney, who open it to find Captain Flint's treasure map and plan a voyage to retrieve it.
Start learning - Chapter 7. I Go to Bristol
Jim Hawkins receives a letter about the ship Hispaniola, visits his mother, and travels to Bristol where he meets Squire Trelawney.
Start learning - Chapter 8. At the Sign of the Spy-glass
Jim Hawkins delivers a note to Long John Silver at the Spy-glass tavern, where he recognizes the pirate Black Dog, who flees.
Start learning - Chapter 9. Powder and Arms
Captain Smollett confronts the squire and doctor about his concerns regarding the crew and secrecy, then demands the arms and powder be moved to a more secure location.
Start learning - Chapter 10. The Voyage
The Hispaniola sets sail for Treasure Island, but tensions rise as the crew's true loyalties are revealed to Jim Hawkins.
Start learning - Chapter 11. What I Heard in the Apple-Barrel
Jim Hawkins hides in an apple barrel and overhears Long John Silver plotting mutiny with other pirates.
Start learning - Chapter 12. Council of War
Jim reveals Silver's mutiny plot to the captain, squire, and doctor, who then plan their defense against the pirates.
Start learning - Chapter 13. How I Began My Shore Adventure
Jim Hawkins sneaks ashore with the mutinous crew, escaping into the island's dense woods as Silver calls after him.
Start learning - Chapter 14. The First Blow
Jim Hawkins witnesses Long John Silver murder Tom, a loyal sailor, after a tense confrontation, then flees in terror.
Start learning - Chapter 15. The Man of the Island
Jim Hawkins encounters Ben Gunn, a marooned sailor who offers help in exchange for passage home and a share of treasure.
Start learning - Chapter 16. Narrative Continued by the Doctor: How the Ship Was Abandoned
Dr. Livesey and his allies abandon the Hispaniola for the stockade, narrowly escaping the mutineers after a tense standoff.
Start learning - Chapter 17. Narrative Continued by the Doctor: The Jolly-boat's Last Trip
The overloaded jolly-boat struggles against the tide, evades a cannon shot from the pirates, but sinks just offshore, forcing the party to wade to land.
Start learning - Chapter 18. Narrative Continued by the Doctor: End of the First Day's Fighting
The loyalists defend the stockade, suffer a casualty, and endure cannon fire while Jim Hawkins returns safely.
Start learning - Chapter 19. Narrative Resumed by Jim Hawkins: The Garrison in the Stockade
Jim Hawkins reunites with his friends at the stockade after narrowly avoiding cannon fire, while Ben Gunn reveals he has secret information to share.
Start learning - Chapter 20. Silver's Embassy
Long John Silver approaches the stockade under a flag of truce to negotiate for the treasure map, but Captain Smollett defiantly rejects his terms.
Start learning - Chapter 21. The Attack
The pirates attack the blockhouse, leading to a chaotic close-quarters battle where the defenders repel them but suffer casualties.
Start learning - Chapter 22. How I Began My Sea Adventure
Jim Hawkins sneaks away from the stockade, finds Ben Gunn's hidden boat, and plans to cut the Hispaniola adrift at night.
Start learning - Chapter 23. The Ebb-tide Runs
Jim Hawkins cuts the Hispaniola adrift in his coracle, then witnesses the drunken pirates fighting as the ship is swept toward the open sea.
Start learning - Chapter 24. The Cruise of the Coracle
Jim Hawkins, adrift in a coracle, navigates perilous seas and sea lions, then pursues and boards the unmanned Hispaniola.
Start learning - Chapter 25. I Strike the Jolly Roger
Jim Hawkins takes control of the Hispaniola after finding the two remaining mutineers dead or dying, and strikes the pirate flag.
Start learning - Chapter 26. Israel Hands
Jim, having gained the upper hand, is treacherously wounded by Israel Hands, who then falls to his death.
Start learning - Chapter 27. "Pieces of Eight"
Jim Hawkins escapes the Hispaniola after killing Israel Hands, disposes of O'Brien's body, and returns to shore only to find Silver's pirates occupying the stockade.
Start learning - Chapter 28. In the Enemy's Camp
Jim Hawkins confronts the pirates in the blockhouse, revealing his sabotage, and forms a tense alliance with Long John Silver against the mutinous crew.
Start learning - Chapter 29. The Black Spot Again
The mutineers present Silver with a black spot to depose him, but he outmaneuvers them by revealing the treasure map and regaining leadership.
Start learning - Chapter 30. On Parole
Dr. Livesey visits the pirates' camp to treat the sick, discovers Jim is their captive, and arranges a tense private conversation with him through the stockade.
Start learning - Chapter 31. The Treasure-hunt--Flint's Pointer
Silver and Jim join the pirates on a treasure hunt, discovering a skeleton that points toward the treasure's location.
Start learning - Chapter 32. The Treasure-hunt--The Voice Among the Trees
The pirates, led by Silver, search for the treasure but are terrified by a mysterious voice singing Flint's song. They eventually dismiss it as Ben Gunn and continue, only to find the treasure already dug up.
Start learning - Chapter 33. The Fall of a Chieftain
The treasure is gone, leading to a confrontation where Silver and Jim are saved by the doctor's ambush, and the true fate of the treasure is revealed.
Start learning - Chapter 34. And Last
The crew transports the treasure, abandons the three mutineers on the island, and sails away, later discovering Silver has escaped with some coin.
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