A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious Pirates
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A General History of the Robberies and Murder of the Most Notorious Pyrates
EN USISBN: 1558217665 bzw. 9781558217669, in Englisch, The Lyons Press, gebraucht.
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18th century,americas,caribbean and west indies,criminology,england,europe,history,humanities,military,modern (16th-21st centuries), A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious Pirates (Maritime Classics), 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." A "Parcel of Robbers" they may be, but pirates have long held a special place in our imaginations. The iconography of piracy--peg legs, eye patches, pieces of eight, squawking parrots, the Jolly Roger--was first codified in A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious Pirates. This collection of brief biographies reads like a Who's Who? of piracy, with entries on Captains Kidd, Rackam, and Roberts, women-in-disguise pirates Anne Bonny and Mary Read, and the infamous Edward Teach, A.k.A. Blackbeard, "that couragious Brute, who might have pass'd in the World for a Heroe, had he been employ'd in a good Cause." First published in 1724, A General History is the book that launched a thousand pirate stories--inspiring Robert Louis Stevenson's Long John Silver, J.M. Barrie's Captain Hook, and Rafael Sabatini's Captain Blood. Though it had been attributed to a shadowy character named Captain Charles Johnson since its date of publication, the book has now been convincingly (though not incontrovertibly) attributed to Daniel Defoe. The 18th-century text, reproduced here complete with the awkward sentence construction, capitalization of nouns proper and common, and frequent italicizing typical of its era, sometimes makes for rather difficult read.
18th century,americas,caribbean and west indies,criminology,england,europe,history,humanities,military,modern (16th-21st centuries), A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious Pirates (Maritime Classics), 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." A "Parcel of Robbers" they may be, but pirates have long held a special place in our imaginations. The iconography of piracy--peg legs, eye patches, pieces of eight, squawking parrots, the Jolly Roger--was first codified in A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious Pirates. This collection of brief biographies reads like a Who's Who? of piracy, with entries on Captains Kidd, Rackam, and Roberts, women-in-disguise pirates Anne Bonny and Mary Read, and the infamous Edward Teach, A.k.A. Blackbeard, "that couragious Brute, who might have pass'd in the World for a Heroe, had he been employ'd in a good Cause." First published in 1724, A General History is the book that launched a thousand pirate stories--inspiring Robert Louis Stevenson's Long John Silver, J.M. Barrie's Captain Hook, and Rafael Sabatini's Captain Blood. Though it had been attributed to a shadowy character named Captain Charles Johnson since its date of publication, the book has now been convincingly (though not incontrovertibly) attributed to Daniel Defoe. The 18th-century text, reproduced here complete with the awkward sentence construction, capitalization of nouns proper and common, and frequent italicizing typical of its era, sometimes makes for rather difficult read.
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A General History of the Lives, Murders and Adventures of the Most Notorious Pirates (1724)
~EN HC NWISBN: 9780712353908 bzw. 0712353909, vermutlich in Englisch, British Library Publishing, gebundenes Buch, neu.
Lieferung aus: Niederlande, Reserveer nu een exemplaar. Beschikbaar op 10-09-2020.
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First published in 1724 following a marked increase in pirate attacks on the Spanish Main and the resultant Wapping executions, Captain Charles Johnson's A General History of Pirates is the most famous, and most influential, book about pirates ever written. Famed for its vigorous prose and uncanny understanding of the pirates' way of life, Johnson's volumes became the forerunners of the real-life criminal biography genre and inspired the likes of Defoe's Moll Flanders and Fielding's Jonathan Wild. Without them there would have been no Peter Pan, Treasure Island or Captain Jack Sparrow. This new edition presents twenty action-packed biographies detailing the blood-thirsty escapades of Blackbeard, Captain Kidd, William Avery and Bartholomew Roberts. The celebrated female pirates Mary Reed and Anne Bonny also owe their subsequent notoriety to Johnson's book. Originally published in Folio size complete with fine copper engravings, this new edition not only includes the very best of the original decorative features but also presents a series of related illustrations, adverts, playbills and portraits from the British Library. Inhoud:Taal: Engels;Bindwijze: Hardcover;Verschijningsdatum: september 2020;Aantal pagina's: 432 pagina's;Illustraties: Nee; Betrokkenen:Auteur: Captain Charles Johnson;Redacteur: Sam Willis;Uitgever: British Library Publishing; EAN: Engels | Hardcover | 9780712353908 | 432 pagina'S.
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First published in 1724 following a marked increase in pirate attacks on the Spanish Main and the resultant Wapping executions, Captain Charles Johnson's A General History of Pirates is the most famous, and most influential, book about pirates ever written. Famed for its vigorous prose and uncanny understanding of the pirates' way of life, Johnson's volumes became the forerunners of the real-life criminal biography genre and inspired the likes of Defoe's Moll Flanders and Fielding's Jonathan Wild. Without them there would have been no Peter Pan, Treasure Island or Captain Jack Sparrow. This new edition presents twenty action-packed biographies detailing the blood-thirsty escapades of Blackbeard, Captain Kidd, William Avery and Bartholomew Roberts. The celebrated female pirates Mary Reed and Anne Bonny also owe their subsequent notoriety to Johnson's book. Originally published in Folio size complete with fine copper engravings, this new edition not only includes the very best of the original decorative features but also presents a series of related illustrations, adverts, playbills and portraits from the British Library. Inhoud:Taal: Engels;Bindwijze: Hardcover;Verschijningsdatum: september 2020;Aantal pagina's: 432 pagina's;Illustraties: Nee; Betrokkenen:Auteur: Captain Charles Johnson;Redacteur: Sam Willis;Uitgever: British Library Publishing; EAN: Engels | Hardcover | 9780712353908 | 432 pagina'S.
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A General History of the Lives, Murders and Adventures of the Most Notorious Highwaymen (1734)
~EN HC NWISBN: 9780712352741 bzw. 0712352740, vermutlich in Englisch, British Library Publishing, gebundenes Buch, neu.
Lieferung aus: Niederlande, Reserveer nu een exemplaar. Beschikbaar op 01-09-2019.
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Captain Charles Johnson's celebrated A General History of the Pirates (1724) is the most famous book about pirates ever written. Buoyed by the volume's runaway success Johnson followed up with the equally engrossing The Lives and Adventures of the Most Famous Highwaymen (1734) which, published here for the first time in two centuries, provides over 50 accounts of the most notorious British criminals of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. These include the famous highwayman William Davis, alias The Golden Farmer, the cross-Channel gentleman highwayman Claude du Vall, the prolific road adventurer Old Mob and the royalist carriage raider James Hind. Johnson's volumes, featuring fictional accounts based on factual sources, are significant as the forerunners of the real-life criminal biography genre, and for their influence on such early novels as Defoe's Moll Flanders and Fielding's Jonathan Wild. Originally published in Folio size complete with fine engravings, this new edition of Highwaymen not only includes the very best of these original decorative features but also presents a series of related illustrations, playbills, and portraits from the British Library collections. Inhoud:Taal: Engels;Bindwijze: Hardcover;Verschijningsdatum: september 2019;Illustraties: Nee; Betrokkenen:Auteur: Captain Charles Johnson;Uitgever: British Library Publishing; EAN: Engels | Hardcover | 9780712352741.
bol.com.
Captain Charles Johnson's celebrated A General History of the Pirates (1724) is the most famous book about pirates ever written. Buoyed by the volume's runaway success Johnson followed up with the equally engrossing The Lives and Adventures of the Most Famous Highwaymen (1734) which, published here for the first time in two centuries, provides over 50 accounts of the most notorious British criminals of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. These include the famous highwayman William Davis, alias The Golden Farmer, the cross-Channel gentleman highwayman Claude du Vall, the prolific road adventurer Old Mob and the royalist carriage raider James Hind. Johnson's volumes, featuring fictional accounts based on factual sources, are significant as the forerunners of the real-life criminal biography genre, and for their influence on such early novels as Defoe's Moll Flanders and Fielding's Jonathan Wild. Originally published in Folio size complete with fine engravings, this new edition of Highwaymen not only includes the very best of these original decorative features but also presents a series of related illustrations, playbills, and portraits from the British Library collections. Inhoud:Taal: Engels;Bindwijze: Hardcover;Verschijningsdatum: september 2019;Illustraties: Nee; Betrokkenen:Auteur: Captain Charles Johnson;Uitgever: British Library Publishing; EAN: Engels | Hardcover | 9780712352741.
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A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious Pirates
EN HC NWISBN: 9781558217669 bzw. 1558217665, in Englisch, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. gebundenes Buch, neu.
Lieferung aus: Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, Lagernd.
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A General History of the Pyrates (Large Print) (2012)
EN PB NWISBN: 9781479322565 bzw. 1479322563, in Englisch, 328 Seiten, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, Taschenbuch, neu.
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