Jim Hawkins and the Curse of Treasure Island the Admiral Benbow until he comes of age and can claim the inheritance. With the fresh treasure taken from the island, Jim further improves the inn and expands its clientele. He builds a small house nearby for Ben Gunn, who had assisted in the expedition. Jim Hawkins and the Curse of Treasure Island Jim Hawkins and the Curse of Treasure Island is an adventure novel by Frank Delaney, written under the pseudonym of Francis Bryan. It is a sequel to the novel Treasure island by Robert Louis Stevenson. Twelve years after the events chronicled in "Treasure Island," Jim Hawkins (the
Jim Hawkins and the Curse of Treasure Island of the truth. Maltby stood to inherit the title and estates of the Duke of Berwick if Grace's son Louis died. Grace had been secretly married to the heir of the estate, and Louis was their son. Tait, then a coachman, witnessed the ceremony. Grace and Louis had been fleeing from Maltby. Fortunately, Ambrose Hutt has persuaded Tait to sign a document attesting to the circumstances, before he was killed. Jim had hoped to marry Grace, but he is surprised and disappointed that his Uncle Ambrose, despite the age difference, has got in first. However, Louis comes to stay at