Project Gutenberg 2007-05-22 Public domain in the USA. 86 Marryat, Frederick 1792 1848 Marryat, Captain Marryat, F. W. (Frederick W.) Marryatt, Captain Marryat, Kapitein The Pirate Reading ease score: 74.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England "The Pirate" by Captain Frederick Marryat is a novel written in the early 19th century. The narrative unfolds amidst the perils of sea voyages, focusing on themes of survival, adventure, and the brutal realities of piracy. At the center of the story is the notorious pirate known as "Cain," a complex character whose life of crime is juxtaposed with tales of shipwrecks and daring rescues, highlighting the clash of innocence and malevolence in a turbulent world. The opening of the novel sets a vivid scene in the Bay of Biscay, where the ship "Circassian" flounders after a violent storm, leaving a man, woman, and child stranded aboard its wreckage. In their desperate plight, the female character, Judy, tenderly cares for the child, Edward, while Coco, the male companion, shows resourcefulness and determination amid despair. Their harrowing situation captures the reader's attention as they await rescue, revealing their humanity in the face of dire circumstances. We also encounter Mr. Witherington, an eccentric bachelor whose concerns for a ship's arrival interweave with these tragic maritime events, laying the groundwork for the larger narrative that will follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Pirates -- Fiction PR Text Pirates, Buccaneers, Corsairs, etc. Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 357731 357732 2024-11-09T10:55:29.828483 2023-09-09T12:24:59.215543 text/html text/html 363814 2007-05-22T14:30:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 124486 2007-05-22T14:30:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 190321 2024-11-09T10:55:36.746465 application/epub+zip 195372 2024-11-09T10:55:32.042463 application/epub+zip 195372 2024-11-09T10:55:30.734463 application/epub+zip 339244 2024-11-09T10:55:40.231469 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 329049 2024-11-09T10:55:35.919466 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 298731 2022-09-10T08:13:04.879385 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 341235 341210 2024-11-09T10:55:29.045468 2023-09-09T12:24:58.556536 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 341152 2007-05-22T14:30:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 126279 2007-05-22T14:30:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19757 2024-11-09T10:55:40.371411 application/rdf+xml 10826 2024-11-09T10:55:31.278457 image/jpeg 2988 2024-11-09T10:55:31.005478 image/jpeg 183982 2024-11-09T10:55:29.858505 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia