Howard Pyles Book of Pirates, Compiled by Merle Johnson
Howard Pyles Book of Pirates, Compiled by Merle Johnson
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Howard Pyles Book of Pirates
Fiction, Fact, and Fancy Concerning the Buccaneers and Marooners of the Spanish Main

Author: Compiled by Merle Johnson

Narrator: Simon Vance

Unabridged: 7 hr 55 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/01/2006

Categories: Children's Fiction


Synopsis

Pirates, Buccaneers, Marooners, those cruel but picturesque sea wolves who once infested the Spanish Main, all live in presentday conceptions in great degree as drawn by the pen and pencil of Howard Pyle. So writes Merle Johnson, who has here gathered together in one volume all of the nineteenthcentury authorartists classic pirate stories. Well researched and with richly drawn characters, Pyles work will appeal to students of history and adventure lovers alike.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Heather on September 13, 2020

This collection of popular pirate stories, which mostly centre around brave non-pirates who crossed paths with an infamous pirate and lived to tell the tale, were refreshing to read. However, they are very romanticised stories focusing on the more adventurous side of piracy than the true aspect of i......more

Goodreads review by Anya on May 22, 2020

What really stood out were the absolutely stunning and beautiful illustrations throughout the book. Looking at them you could smell the rum, fish and cannon powder and hear the ocean and gun shots. If you liked Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson, then you will enjoy this book. It's not written......more

Goodreads review by Emily on May 17, 2022

This was a fun listen!......more

Goodreads review by LonelyBanshee on June 07, 2021

I think Pyle envisioned this as a "Come for the pictures, stay for the prose" book. The best part is the nonfictional history of the 1600s buccaneers, but even then, the prose retains the pompous tone and the pro-colonial values (read: Imperial worshiping, puritanical, racist as fuck, and the same t......more

Goodreads review by Elwin on June 08, 2020

The greatest strength of this book is its fantastic and incredibly well written introduction, followed by great high-seas adventure full of pirate history and not Disney fantasy. Historical stories of well known pirates such as Captain Henry Morgan, Captain Edward Teach, aka the infamous Black Beard,......more