Long John Silver

Long John Silver, fictional character, resourceful pirate, one of the main characters in Robert Louis Stevenson’s novel Treasure Island (1881).

This article was most recently revised and updated by Kathleen Kuiper.
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Article Title: Long John Silver
Website Name: Encyclopaedia Britannica
Publisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Date Published: 17 February 2011
URL: https://www.britannica.comhttps://www.britannica.com/topic/Long-John-Silver
Access Date: November 21, 2024