THE COMPLETE HISTORY OF THE PIRATES – A Detailed Account of the Robberies and Exploits of the Most Notorious Pirates: 4 Books in One Volume (Illustrated) (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. A General History of the Pirates + The King of Pirates (The Story Of The Arch Pirate Henry Avery) + The Story Of The Notorious Pirate John Gow (Including the Biography of the Author)By Daniel Defoe
Length33h 19m
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The Complete History of the Pirates gathers four vivid books of maritime crime into a single illustrated volume, recounting the robberies, stratagems, trials, and violent ends of figures such as Blackbeard, Bartholomew Roberts, and Anne Bonny. Written in the brisk documentary prose of early eighteenth-century criminal biography, it mingles nautical detail, moral commentary, and sensational adventure. Its literary context lies between travel narrative, gallows literature, and the emerging English novel, where fact and performance often powerfully overlap. Daniel Defoe, long associated with this work though the attribution remains debated, was uniquely suited to such material. A journalist, pamphleteer, trader, political observer, and author of Robinson Crusoe and Moll Flanders, he understood both the marketplace for true crime and the unstable economies of empire. His fascination with commerce, survival, disguise, law, and social marginality helps explain the book's enduring force, whether read as history, reportage, or literary construction. This volume is recommended to readers interested in piracy beyond romance: its pages reveal a harsh Atlantic world shaped by trade, war, mutiny, and colonial ambition. Scholars, students, and general readers alike will find it indispensable for understanding how the pirate became both historical criminal and mythic cultural figure.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- The Author Biography highlights personal milestones and literary influences that shape the entire body of writing.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
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Publish dateJul 31, 2016
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Table of contents
1THE COMPLETE HISTORY OF THE PIRATES – A Detailed Account of the Robberies and Exploits of the Most Notorious Pirates: 4 Books in One Volume (Illustrated) (Annotated)
2Introduction
3Author Biography
4Historical Context
5Synopsis (Selection)
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6THE COMPLETE HISTORY OF THE PIRATES – A Detailed Account of the Robberies and Exploits of the Most Notorious Pirates: 4 Books in One Volume (Illustrated)
7A GENERAL HISTORY OF THE PIRATES
8The Preface.
9Introduction.
10Chap. I. Of CaptainAvery, And his Crew.
11Chap. II. Of CaptainMartel, And his Crew.
12Chap. III. Of CaptainTeach, alias Black-beard.
13Chap. IV. Of MajorStede Bonnet, And his Crew.
14Chap. V. Of Capt.Edward England, And his Crew.
15Chap. VI. Of CaptainCharles Vane, And his Crew.
16Chap. VII. Of CaptainJohn Rackam, And his Crew.
17Chap. VIII.
18Chap. IX. Of CaptainHowel Davis, And his Crew.
19Chap. X.A Description of the Islands ofSt. Thome, Del Principe,andAnnobono.
20Chap. XI. Of CaptainBartho. Roberts, And his Crew. (pt. 1)
21Chap. XI. Of CaptainBartho. Roberts, And his Crew. (pt. 2)
22Chap. XII. Of CaptainAnstis, And his Crew.
23Chap. XIII. Of CaptainWorley, And his Crew.
24Chap. XIV. Of Capt.George Lowther, And his Crew.
25Chap. XV. Of CaptainEdward Low, And his Crew.
26Chap. XVI. Of Capt.John Evans, And his Crew.
27Chap. XVII. Of CaptainJohn Phillips, And his Crew.
28Chap. XVIII. Of CaptainSpriggs, And his Crew.
29Chap. XIX. An Account of the Pyracies and Murders committed byPhilip Roche, &c.
30Chap. XX. An Abstract of the Civil Law and Statute Law now in Force, in Relation to Pyracy.
31THE HISTORY OF THE PIRATES
32Of Captain Misson.
33Of Capt. JOHN Bowen.
34Of Capt. WILLIAM KID.
35Of Captain Tew, And his Crew.
36Of Capt. Halsey, And his Crew.
37Of Captain Thomas White, And his Crew.
38Of Captain Condent, And his Crew.
39A Description of Magadoxa, taken partly from the Journal of Captain Beavis, and also from an original Manuscript of a Molotto, who was taken by the Natives, and lived amongst them sixteen Years.
40Of Capt. Bellamy.
41Of Captain William Fly, And his Crew.
42Of Capt. Thomas Howard, And his Crew.
43Of Captain Lewis. And his Crew.
44Of Captain Cornelius, And his Crew.
45Of Capt. David Williams, And his Crew.
46Of Capt. Samuel Burgess, And his Crew.
47Appendix to the First Volume.
48Of Captain Teach.
49Of Major Bonnet.
50Of Captain Worley.
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