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Title: Pirates

Author: Anonymous

Commentator: Claud Lovat Fraser

Illustrator: Claud Lovat Fraser

Release Date: January 27, 2008 [EBook #24439]

Language: English

Character set encoding: ASCII

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THE LIVES AND ADVENTURES
OF SUNDRY
NOTORIOUS PIRATES

[Illustration]

PIRATES

_With a _Foreword_ and sundry _Decorations_ by_

C. Lovat Fraser

[Illustration]

_NEW YORK:_
ROBERT M. McBRIDE AND COMPANY
1922

_First American Edition_

_Printed in the United States of America_

_Printed in Great Britain by Billing and Sons, Ltd., Guildford and
Esher._

[Illustration: CAPTAIN AVERY]

[Illustration]

CONTENTS

PAGE
Foreword vii

The Life of Captain Avery 1

Captain John Rackham, and his Crew 17

Captain Spriggs, and his Crew 29

Captain Edward Lowe, and his Crew 37

Captain George Lowther, and his Crew 51

Captain Anstis, and his Crew 65

Captain John Phillips, and his Crew 77

Captain Teach, _alias_ Blackbeard 87

Major Stede Bonnet and his Crew 101

Captain William Kid 117

Captain Edward England, and his Crew 135

Captain John Gow, _alias_ Smith, and his Crew 145

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

Captain Avery _frontispiece_

Captain John Rackham _facing page_ 19

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