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  2. Dead Man's Chest - Wikipedia

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    Dead Man's Chest" (also known as "Fifteen Men on the Dead Man's Chest" or "Yo, Ho, Ho (And a Bottle of Rum)") is a fictional [i] sea song, [ii] originally from Robert Louis Stevenson's novel Treasure Island (1883). It was expanded in a poem, titled "Derelict" by Young E. Allison, published in the Louisville Courier-Journal in 1891. It has since ...

  3. Robert Louis Stevenson - Wikipedia

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    Treasure Island (1883) – his first major success, a tale of piracy, buried treasure and adventure; has been filmed frequently. In an 1881 letter to W. E. Henley, he provided the earliest-known title, "The Sea Cook, or Treasure Island: a Story for Boys".

  4. Treasure Island - Wikipedia

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    Treasure Island (originally titled The Sea Cook: A Story for Boys [1]) is an adventure and historical novel by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson.It was published in 1883, and tells a story of "buccaneers and buried gold" set in the 1700s.

  5. Billy Bones - Wikipedia

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    Billy Bones is a fictional character appearing in the first section of Robert Louis Stevenson's 1883 novel Treasure Island. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Among other things, he is notable for singing the " Dead Man's Chest " sea song.

  6. Treasure Island (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Treasure Island is an 1883 novel by Robert ... "Treasure Island", a 2017 song by Alestorm from No ... Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park or Treasure Island ...

  7. William Ernest Henley - Wikipedia

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    Though he wrote several books of poetry, Henley is remembered most often for his 1875 poem "Invictus". A fixture in London literary circles, the one-legged Henley was an inspiration for Robert Louis Stevenson 's character Long John Silver ( Treasure Island , 1883), [ 1 ] while his young daughter Margaret Henley inspired J. M. Barrie 's choice ...

  8. Captain Flint - Wikipedia

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    Captain Flint is a fictional character in the book Treasure Island, created by Robert Louis Stevenson in 1883. [1] In Stevenson's book, Flint, whose first name is not given, was the captain of a pirate ship, Walrus, which accumulated an enormous amount of captured treasure, approximately £700,000.

  9. Long John Silver - Wikipedia

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    Long John Silver is a fictional character and the main antagonist in the 1883 novel Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson.The most colourful and complex character in the book, he continues to appear in popular culture.