In which adventure story does the magistrate Dr Livesey feature?
Dr. Livesey (character) Dr. Livesey (character) Dr. David Livesey is a fictional character in the novel "Treasure Island" by Robert Louis Stevenson. As well as doctor, he is a magistrate, an important man in the rural society of southwest England, where the story opens; his social position is marked by his always wearing a white wig—even in the harsh conditions of the island on which the adventure takes place. Some years previously, he had fought in the Battle of Fontenoy, in which the British army suffered a defeat at the hands of French forces. The doctor first appears in the book when he
Dr. Livesey (character) out, Silver. Dr. Livesey, though at one point earning a merited rebuke from Captain Smollett for inattention to his post, likely has the largest share of the credit for the expedition's success. He can very well be considered the hero of the story. Without him, the whole expedition would have been a disaster. Devoted to his Hippocratic Oath, Dr. Livesey feels duty bound to treat wounded and ill pirates, even though they are enemies who tried to kill him and might try again. Stevenson does not describe Dr. Livesey; he lets the doctor describe himself in actions. He is intelligent,