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Treasure Island: CH 5 | Jim Hawkins Boards the Hispaniola and England Disappears | Classic Pirate Adventure Audiobook

Jun 3, 2026 · 32 min · Ep 23

In Chapter 5, Jim boards the Hispaniola for the first time. The ship is alive with sailors, strange smells, and the barely controlled chaos of a vessel preparing to cross an ocean. Long John Silver takes him under his wing — teaching knots, sharing sea stories, calling him "matey" like they've sailed together for years. But Billy Bones warned Jim about a one-legged sailor. And Silver only has one leg.

Treasure Island is the classic Robert Louis Stevenson pirate adventure — retold. Perfect for boys 8–14, homeschool read-alouds, road trips, and reluctant readers who connect with action-driven chapter books about pirates, treasure, and the open sea. 

For fans of the original Stevenson, Peter Pan, and classic pirate retellings.

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00:00:00 — Jim Boards the Hispaniola
00:02:30 — The Deck Is Controlled Chaos
00:08:30 — Summoned to the Great Cabin
00:10:45 — Captain Smollett's Three Concerns
00:19:15 — Setting Sail at Dawn
00:19:45 — All Hands Weigh Anchor
00:21:45 — The Last Lines to England Drop
00:24:15 — Silver Teaches Jim the Ropes
00:28:15 — Nowhere to Run on the Open Sea
00:30:00 — CH 6 — What Comes Next

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- Eagle's Edge: A Story of Rome, Gaul and the Making of a Soldier

- Treasure Island: A Classic Adaptation

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