The King of Pirates Being an Account of the Famous Enterprises of Captain Avery the Mock King of Madagascar
The King of Pirates Being an Account of the Famous Enterprises of Captain Avery the Mock King of Madagascar

Author: Daniel Defoe

Publisher: BEYOND BOOKS HUB

Published: 2023-07-15

Total Pages: 69

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There is always a great Deference between what Men say of themselves, and what others say for them, when they come to write Historically of the Transactions of their Lives. The Publisher of these Letters recommends this Performance to the Readers, to make their Judgment of the Difference between them and the extravagant Stories already told, and which is most likely to be genuine; and, as they verily believe these Letters to be the best and truest Account of Captain Avery’s Piracies, that ever has or ever will come to the Knowledge of the World, they recommend them as such, and doubt not but they will answer for themselves in the Reading...FROM THE BOOKS.

The King of Pirates
The King of Pirates

Author: Daniel Defoe

Publisher: The Floating Press

Published: 2012-05-01

Total Pages: 87

ISBN-13: 1775457311

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Craving action on the high seas? Dive into "The King of Pirates," a rip-roaring adventure tale recounting the exploits of the infamous Captain Avery and written by Daniel Defoe, author of Robinson Crusoe and Moll Flanders. Fans of classic pirate stories definitely will not be disappointed.

The King of Pirates
The King of Pirates

Author: Daniel Defoe

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2016-09-14

Total Pages: 104

ISBN-13: 9781333586942

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Excerpt from The King of Pirates: Being an Account of the Famous Enterprises of Captain Avery, the Mock King of Madagascar; With His Rambles and Piracies On the contrary, we find here, that ex? Cept plundering that Princefs of her yewels and Money to a ptodlgloy/bf!' Value, a I hing which, falling into the Hands'of Freeboot'ers, every one that had the s fortune to fall into fuch' Hands would expect But, that excepting tho, the Lady was ufed with all the Decency and Humanity, 'and, perhaps, with more than ever Women, falling among Pirates, had I found before 5 efpecially confidering that, by Report, /he was a mofb beautiful and agreeable Perfon herfelf, at were alfo feveral of thofe about her. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Pirate King
The Pirate King

Author: Sean Kingsley

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2024-04-02

Total Pages: 223

ISBN-13: 1639365966

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The incredible story of the “Robin Hood of the Seas,” who absconded with millions during the Golden Age of Piracy and who harbored an even greater secret. Henry Avery of Devon pillaged a fortune from a Mughal ship off the coast of India and then vanished into thin air—and into legend. More ballads, plays, biographies and books were written about Avery’s adventures than any other pirate. His contemporaries crowned him "the pirate king" for pulling off the richest heist in pirate history and escaping with his head intact (unlike Blackbeard and his infamous Flying Gang). Avery was now the most wanted criminal on earth. To the authorities, Avery was the enemy of all mankind. To the people he was a hero. Rumors swirled about his disappearance. The only certainty is that Henry Avery became a ghost. What happened to the notorious Avery has been pirate history’s most baffling cold case for centuries. Now, in a remote archive, a coded letter written by "Avery the Pirate" himself, years after he disappeared, reveals a stunning truth. He was a pirate that came in from the cold . . . In The Pirate King, Sean Kingsley and Rex Cowan brilliantly tie Avery to the shadowy lives of two other icons of the early 18th century, including Daniel Defoe, the world-famous novelist and—as few people know—a deep-cover spy with more than a hundred pseudonyms, and Archbishop Thomas Tenison, a Protestant with a hatred of Catholic France. Sean Kingsley and Rex Cowan's The Pirate King brilliantly reveals the untold epic story of Henry Avery in all it's colorful glory—his exploits, his survival, his secret double life, and how he inspired the golden age of piracy.

British Pirates and Society, 1680-1730
British Pirates and Society, 1680-1730

Author: Margarette Lincoln

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-04-15

Total Pages: 294

ISBN-13: 1317171675

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This book shows how pirates were portrayed in their own time, in trial reports, popular prints, novels, legal documents, sermons, ballads and newspaper accounts. It examines how attitudes towards them changed with Britain’s growing imperial power, exploring the interface between political ambition and personal greed, between civil liberties and the power of the state. It throws light on contemporary ideals of leadership and masculinity - some pirate voyages qualifying as feats of seamanship and endurance. Unusually, it also gives insights into the domestic life of pirates and investigates the experiences of women whose husbands turned pirate or were captured for piracy. Pirate voyages contributed to British understanding of trans-oceanic navigation, patterns of trade and different peoples in remote parts of the world. This knowledge advanced imperial expansion and British control of trade routes, which helps to explain why contemporary attitudes towards piracy were often ambivalent. This is an engaging study of vested interests and conflicting ideologies. It offers comparisons with our experience of piracy today and shows how the historic representation of pirate behaviour can illuminate other modern preoccupations, including gang culture.