Billy Bones

Billy Bones
Treasure Island character
Illustration by N. C. Wyeth for 1911 edition.
First appearance
Created byRobert Louis Stevenson
Portrayed by
Voiced by
In-universe information
NicknameBill
SpeciesHuman
GenderMale
OccupationPirate
NationalityEnglish

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.[3]

  1. ^ Treasure Island. In The Cambridge Guide to Literature in English (2000).
  2. ^ "Black Sails: 10 Facts Everyone Should Know About Billy Bones". ScreenRant. 2020-05-10. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
  3. ^ a b Stevenson, Robert Louis. 1883 [1994]. "The Old Sea-dog at the 'Admiral Benbow'." Ch. 1 in Treasure Island. Retrieved 2021-11-21. via Project Gutenberg.