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A General History of the Pyrates
- Author
- Daniel Defoe
- Narrator
- John Lee
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date
- 15 November 2016
- Run Time
- 12 hours 11 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
“I presume we need make no Apology for giving the Name of a History to the following Sheets, though they contain nothing but the Actions of a Parcel of Robbers.” —from the book
This work was published in 1724 under the pseudonym Captain Charles Johnson by an unknown British author, usually assumed to be Daniel DeFoe. This work is the prime source for the biographies of many well-known pirates of that era and shaped the popular notions about pirates of the day. Included are Blackbeard, Black Bart, Jolly Roger, Anne Bonny (a.k.a. Anne Bonn), Edward Teach, Henry Avery, Mary Read, and many more.
Critics Review
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“This collection of brief biographies reads like a Who’s Who? of piracy…The book that launched a thousand pirate stories…A must-read for armchair swashbucklers.”
Amazon.com, editorial review
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“Published in 1724, Defoe’s chronicle of the scourges of the sea was a smashing success, finding a wide audience eager for tales of those cutthroat sailors who flew the skull and crossbones.”
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Details
- Author
- Daniel Defoe
- Narrator
- John Lee
- Duration
- 12 hours 11 minutes
- Release Date
- 15 November 2016
- ISBN
- 9781504768702
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Genre
- European history, General and world history
Synopsis
“I presume we need make no Apology for giving the Name of a History to the following Sheets, though they contain nothing but the Actions of a Parcel of Robbers.” —from the bookThis work was published in 1724 under the pseudonym Captain Charles Johnson by an unknown British author, usually assumed to be Daniel DeFoe. This work is the prime source for the biographies of many well-known pirates of that era and shaped the popular notions about pirates of the day. Included are Blackbeard, Black Bart, Jolly Roger, Anne Bonny (a.k.a. Anne Bonn), Edward Teach, Henry Avery, Mary Read, and many more.
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