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He was a British merchant, manufacturer, insurer, and spy, but Daniel Defoe eventually found his true calling as a writer--and his masterful fiction has endeared him to readers all over the world. A prolific author who published over 500 novels, travel guides, pamphlets, and... Read Full Overview

The King of Pirates Daniel Defoe I fhall not trouble my Friends with any Thing of my Original and firfl Introduction into the' World, I leave it to you to add from yourfelf What you think proper to be known' on that Subject, only, this I enjoin you to take Notice of, that... Read Full Overview

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First published in 1719.

The King of Pirates (1719) is a novel written by Daniel Defoe. On the back of the success of his earlier work "Robinson Crusoe", Defoe penned "The King of Pirates" as a swashbuckling tale of adventure on the high seas. The protagonist, Captain Avery is a pirate couched as a likeable... Read Full Overview

"The King of Pirates" from Daniel Defoe. English trader, writer, journalist, pamphleteer, and spy, now most famous for his novel Robinson Crusoe (1660-1731).

You may be sure I receiv'd with Re-sentment enough the Account, that a most ridiculous Book, entitled, My Life and Adventures, had been pub-lish'd in England, being fully assur'd nothing of Truth could be contain'd in such a Work; and tho' it may be true, that my extravagant... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

ONE of the particular Advantages of the following Letters from Captain Avery, is, the Satisfaction they will give the Readers how much they have been impos'd upon in the former ridiculous and extravagant Accounts which have been put upon the World in what has been publish'd already... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

The King of Pirates;Being an Account of the Famous Enterprises of Captain Avery, the Mock King of Madagascar, a classic since it was first published. Has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its... Read Full Overview

Set sail for adventure with Daniel Defoe's "The King of Pirates," a thrilling account of Captain Avery, the infamous "Mock King of Madagascar." This classic work of historical fiction plunges readers into the daring world of pirates and sea adventure. Defoe, the celebrated... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

As outspoken in his day as Richard Dawkins or Christopher Hitchens are today, American freethinker and author ROBERT GREEN INGERSOLL (1833-1899) was a notorious radical whose uncompromising views on religion and slavery (they were bad, in his opinion), women's suffrage (a good... Read Full Overview