# Treasure Island — Character guide

> Key figures in Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson.

- [Jim Hawkins](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/treasure_island_se/characters/jim_hawkins.md): The young narrator and protagonist who finds the treasure map.
- [Long John Silver](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/treasure_island_se/characters/long_john_silver.md): The cunning one-legged sea cook who leads the mutineers.
- [Doctor Livesey](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/treasure_island_se/characters/doctor_livesey.md): The wise and brave ship's doctor who aids Jim and the captain.
- [Captain Smollett](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/treasure_island_se/characters/captain_smollett.md): The cautious and honorable captain of the Hispaniola.
- [Squire Trelawney](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/treasure_island_se/characters/squire_trelawney.md): The wealthy landowner who finances the treasure voyage.
- [Ben Gunn](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/treasure_island_se/characters/ben_gunn.md): A marooned sailor who has been alone on the island for years.
- [Israel Hands](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/treasure_island_se/characters/israel_hands.md): The murderous coxswain who becomes Jim's deadly adversary.
- [Billy Bones](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/treasure_island_se/characters/billy_bones.md): The old buccaneer who dies at the Admiral Benbow inn.
- [Pew](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/treasure_island_se/characters/pew.md): The blind beggar who delivers the black spot to Billy Bones.
- [Black Dog](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/treasure_island_se/characters/black_dog.md): A menacing pirate who visits Billy Bones at the inn.
- [Tom Redruth](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/treasure_island_se/characters/tom_redruth.md): The loyal gamekeeper who accompanies the squire to the island.
- [George Merry](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/treasure_island_se/characters/george_merry.md): A fierce mutineer who challenges Silver's authority.
- [Dick Johnson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/treasure_island_se/characters/dick_johnson.md): A young mutineer who becomes the keeper of the black spot.
- [Tom Morgan](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/treasure_island_se/characters/tom_morgan.md): An old pirate among the mutineers on the island.
- [Abraham Gray](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/treasure_island_se/characters/abraham_gray.md): A loyal sailor who defects from the mutineers to join the captain.
- [Mr. Arrow](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/treasure_island_se/characters/mr_arrow.md): The first mate of the Hispaniola who disappears at sea.
- [Mr. Dance](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/treasure_island_se/characters/mr_dance.md): The chief officer of the revenue service who helps Jim.
- [John Hunter](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/treasure_island_se/characters/john_hunter.md): A loyal crewman who helps defend the stockade.
- [Richard Joyce](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/treasure_island_se/characters/richard_joyce.md): A loyal servant of the squire who stays in the stockade.
- [Job Anderson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/treasure_island_se/characters/job_anderson.md): The boatswain of the Hispaniola who joins the mutiny.
- [O'Brien](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/treasure_island_se/characters/obrien.md): A mutineer who is killed during the attack on the stockade.
- [Captain Flint](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/treasure_island_se/characters/old_flint.md): The infamous dead pirate who buried the treasure on the island.
- [Dogger](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/treasure_island_se/characters/dogger.md): A servant of the squire who helps guard the inn.
- [Blandly](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/treasure_island_se/characters/blandly.md): The squire's friend who helps outfit the Hispaniola.
- [Alan](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/treasure_island_se/characters/alan.md): A loyal sailor who is killed by the mutineers.
- [Allardyce](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/treasure_island_se/characters/allardyce.md): A pirate killed by Flint and left as a warning on the island.
- [Dirk](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/treasure_island_se/characters/dirk.md): A mutineer who is killed during the treasure hunt.
- [Johnny](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/treasure_island_se/characters/johnny.md): A mutineer who helps Silver guard the stockade.
- [Darby M'Graw](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/treasure_island_se/characters/darby_mgraw.md): A pirate mentioned in Flint's dying song.

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