Project Gutenberg
2008-03-25
Public domain in the USA.
132
Brooks, Charles S. (Charles Stephen)
1878
1934
Brooks, Charles Stephen
Brooks, C. S. (Charles Stephen)
Hatfield, Gordon
Flory, Julia McCune
1882
1971
Wappin' Wharf: A Frightful Comedy of Pirates
Reading ease score: 95.0 (5th grade). Very easy to read.
Produced by K Nordquist, Linda Cantoni, and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This
file was produced from images generously made available
by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) Music
transcribed by Linda Cantoni.
"Wappin' Wharf: A Frightful Comedy of Pirates" by Charles S. Brooks is a play written in the early 20th century. This work humorously explores the lives of aging pirates who have retired to a quaint cabin on the Devon cliffs, filled with nostalgia and remnants of their swashbuckling past. The main characters include a brooding Patch-Eye and the cunning Duke, who reminisce about their notorious exploits while navigating the challenges of their current existence. At the start of the play, the audience is introduced to the setting: a storm-blown cabin overlooking the sea where two pirates, Patch-Eye and the Duke, drink and lament their lost days of piracy. They discuss their former captain, Flint, whose ghostly presence lingers with superstitions and tales of their outlaw past. As they engage in banter about their lives and dreams, elements of comedic tension build through the introduction of Red Joe, a newcomer among them, and the possibility of a grand heist with the approaching merchant ship. The prologue effectively sets the stage for a blend of humor and adventure, promising the audience an entertaining exploration of piracy and camaraderie. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
en
Comedies
American drama
Pirates -- Drama
PS
Text
Pirates, Buccaneers, Corsairs, etc.
Browsing: Literature
Browsing: Performing Arts/Film
Browsing: Fiction
216021
216067
2024-10-10T15:09:47.453703
2023-09-11T06:50:57.072236
text/html
text/html
216713
2021-01-03T10:46:56
text/html; charset=iso-8859-1
995331
2021-01-03T10:46:56
text/html; charset=iso-8859-1
application/zip
962127
2024-10-10T15:09:59.672660
application/epub+zip
963440
2024-10-10T15:09:53.142663
application/epub+zip
141974
2024-10-10T15:09:50.450682
application/epub+zip
2115222
2024-10-10T15:10:03.618628
application/x-mobipocket-ebook
2092588
2024-10-10T15:09:57.415629
application/x-mobipocket-ebook
260511
2022-09-11T12:38:29.787296
application/x-mobipocket-ebook
163429
163159
2024-10-10T15:09:46.275712
2023-09-11T06:50:56.044245
text/plain; charset=us-ascii
text/plain
163191
2021-01-03T10:46:56
text/plain; charset=us-ascii
63523
2021-01-03T10:46:56
text/plain; charset=us-ascii
application/zip
20929
2024-10-10T15:10:03.780604
application/rdf+xml
16681
2024-10-10T15:09:51.037721
image/jpeg
3714
2024-10-10T15:09:50.744665
image/jpeg
1082088
2024-10-10T15:09:47.580685
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