Long John Silver
Long John Silver, fictional character, resourceful pirate, one of the main characters in Robert Louis Stevensonβs 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
Access Date:
November 13, 2026