Dead Man's Chest Dead Man's Chest "Dead Man's Chest" (also known as "Fifteen Men On The Dead Man's Chest" or "Derelict") is a fictional sea song, originally from Robert Louis Stevenson's novel "Treasure Island" (1883). It was expanded in a poem, titled "Derelict" by Young E. Allison, published in the "Louisville Courier-Journal" in 1891. It has since been used in many later works of art in various forms. Stevenson found the name "Dead Man's Chest" among a list of Virgin Island names in a book by Charles Kingsley, possibly in reference to the Dead Chest Island off Peter Island in the British Virgin
Fanny Stevenson Vaea. The bronze plaque for Fanny bears her Samoan name 'Aolele' ("Flying Cloud" in Samoan). The actress Aline Towne played Fanny in the 1958 episode, "The Great Amulet," of the syndicated television anthology series, "Death Valley Days", hosted by Stanley Andrews. The episode focuses on Fanny and Robert Louis Stevenson, a role played by Don Reardon. The "Great Amulet" is revealed at the conclusion of the episode. The Cruise of the Janet Nicol (1914 - published posthumously) Fanny Stevenson Frances (Fanny) Matilda Van de Grift Osbourne Stevenson (10 March 1840 – 18 February 1914) was an American magazine writer. She