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THE COMPLETE HISTORY OF THE PIRATES (Illustrated) (Annotated)

Enriched Edition. 4 Books in One VolumeBy Daniel Defoe

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*The Complete History of the Pirates* (Illustrated) presents a vivid, episodic account of piracy's golden age, combining maritime adventure, criminal biography, and moral history. Its portraits of notorious figures such as Edward Teach (Blackbeard), Bartholomew Roberts, and Anne Bonny move between documentary detail and sensational narrative, describing battles, shipboard customs, daring escapes, and spectacular punishments. The prose is brisk, anecdotal, and richly descriptive, while its illustrations reinforce the book's antiquarian and popular appeal. Situated within the eighteenth-century growth of print culture, travel writing, and "true" crime literature, the work reveals how piracy could be represented simultaneously as social menace, imperial challenge, and theatrical legend. Daniel Defoe (1660–1731), a prolific journalist, novelist, pamphleteer, and political commentator, possessed a sustained interest in commerce, colonial expansion, criminality, and the unstable boundary between fact and fiction. Although the book has traditionally been associated with Defoe, its authorship is debated and is often linked to the pseudonymous Captain Charles Johnson. That uncertainty itself illuminates the period's fluid practices of compilation, reportage, and literary authorship, in which credible testimony and imaginative reconstruction frequently coexisted. This edition will reward readers interested in maritime history, piracy, early modern empire, and the origins of popular nonfiction. It is equally valuable to students of Defoe and eighteenth-century prose, offering a compelling study of how historical memory is shaped through narrative excitement, moral judgment, and visual culture. 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 dateDec 10, 2023

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1Introduction

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, &amp;c.

30Chap. XX. An Abstract of the Civil Law and Statute Law now in Force, in Relation to Pyracy.

31Of Captain Misson.

32Of Capt. JOHN Bowen.

33Of Capt. WILLIAM KID.

34Of Captain Tew, And his Crew.

35Of Capt. Halsey, And his Crew.

36Of Captain Thomas White, And his Crew.

37Of Captain Condent, And his Crew.

38A 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.

39Of Capt. Bellamy.

40Of Captain William Fly, And his Crew.

41Of Capt. Thomas Howard, And his Crew.

42Of Captain Lewis. And his Crew.

43Of Captain Cornelius, And his Crew.

44Of Capt. David Williams, And his Crew.

45Of Capt. Samuel Burgess, And his Crew.

46Appendix to the First Volume.

47Of Captain Teach.

48Of Major Bonnet.

49Of Captain Worley.

50Of Captain Martel.