Billy Bones

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Billy Bones is the old, hard-drinking pirate whose arrival at the Admiral Benbow inn sets off the events of Robert Louis Stevenson’s novel "Treasure Island."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
pirate
appearsIn Treasure Island NERFINISHED
appearsInGenre pirate fiction
appearsInMedium novel
associatedWithLocation Admiral Benbow Inn NERFINISHED
associatedWithSymbol black spot
associatedWithWork Treasure Island NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath apoplexy
createdInYear 1883
creator Robert Louis Stevenson NERFINISHED
diesFrom stroke
drinks rum
enemyOf Long John Silver NERFINISHED
the pirate crew of Captain Flint NERFINISHED
fears Long John Silver NERFINISHED
his former pirate crewmates
fictionalUniverse Treasure Island universe NERFINISHED
firstAppearance Treasure Island NERFINISHED
formerCrewMemberOf Captain Flint NERFINISHED
gender male
genre adventure fiction character
gives treasure map to Jim Hawkins
givesObjectTo Jim Hawkins NERFINISHED
hasAlias Captain Billy Bones NERFINISHED
the captain
hasCharacteristic fearful of being pursued
hard-drinking
old
secretive
hasInfluenceOn Jim Hawkins NERFINISHED
hasPersonalityTrait authoritative
paranoid
rough
languageOfWork English
literaryPeriod Victorian literature NERFINISHED
literaryRole exposition character
narrativeFunction introduces the central mystery of the treasure map
nationality British
occupation pirate
possesses sea chest
treasure map
relationshipWith Jim Hawkins NERFINISHED
residesAt Admiral Benbow Inn NERFINISHED
roleInWork catalyst for the events of Treasure Island
setsInMotion search for Captain Flint’s treasure
warns Jim Hawkins about the black spot NERFINISHED

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Dr. Livesey caresFor Billy Bones
Treasure Island hasCharacter Billy Bones