Project Gutenberg 2010-12-12 Public domain in the USA. 182 Doyle, Arthur Conan 1859 1930 Conan Doyle, Arthur, Sir Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, A. Conan The Dealings of Captain Sharkey, and Other Tales of Pirates Reading ease score: 78.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Captain Sharkey: How the governor of St. Kitts came home -- The dealings of Captain Sharkey with Stephen Craddock -- The blighting of Sharkey -- How Copley Banks slew Captain Sharkey -- The "Slapping Sal" -- A pirate of the land (One crowded hour) -- The striped chest -- The captain of the "Polestar" -- The fiend of the cooperage -- Jelland's voyage -- J. Habakuk Jephson's statement -- That little square box. Produced by Chris Curnow, Joseph Cooper, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Dealings of Captain Sharkey, and Other Tales of Pirates" by Arthur Conan Doyle is a collection of pirate-themed short stories written in the early 20th century. The book revolves around the menacing character of Captain Sharkey, a ruthless pirate whose exploits instill fear across the seas. Through tales of treachery, adventure, and the brutal life of piracy, the narratives highlight Sharkey's infamy and the fierce world of his contemporaries. At the start of the collection, Captain Scarrow of the ship "Morning Star" anchors at St. Kitt's and learns of the notorious Captain Sharkey's impending execution for his numerous crimes. Scarrow, who had been unnerved by tales of Sharkey's ruthless murders and plundering, momentarily relaxes upon hearing this news. However, much to his shock, he discovers that Sharkey has cunningly infiltrated his own ship, seizing control and turning the tables on Scarrow and his crew. Thus, the opening portion effectively sets the tone for the collection, presenting an atmosphere of tension and cunning amid the treacherous life at sea, and foreshadowing the dark escapades of the deadly Captain Sharkey. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Adventure stories Pirates -- Fiction Short stories, English PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 430825 2025-04-14T07:45:38.044168 text/html 430319 2021-01-07T07:38:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 164294 2021-01-07T07:38:43 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 264563 2025-04-14T07:45:47.518168 application/epub+zip 270206 2025-04-14T07:45:41.961185 application/epub+zip 231863 2025-04-14T07:45:40.532186 application/epub+zip 541025 2025-04-14T07:45:51.616116 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 522498 2025-04-14T07:45:46.495140 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 457339 2022-09-16T04:13:09.257738 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 412257 2025-04-14T07:45:37.308234 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 411956 2021-01-07T07:38:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 160597 2021-01-07T07:38:43 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 411978 2021-01-07T07:38:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 160573 2021-01-07T07:38:43 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22398 2025-04-14T07:45:51.751141 application/rdf+xml 22978 2025-04-14T07:45:41.088206 image/jpeg 4765 2025-04-14T07:45:40.812152 image/jpeg 260684 2025-04-14T07:45:38.082222 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