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The Madman and the Pirate by R. M. Ballantyne and Illustrated by Arthur Twidle edited in 1883. Little did the wretched man think, when they conducted him to a hut in the middle of their village and supplied him with meat and drink, that this was a preliminary ceremony to the...

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When Antonio Zeppa left England, he had merely engaged in actions that others would casually refer to as "follies" of youth. His abrupt, ill-controlled anger was, however, significantly influenced by tyranny, and now the lowest rung of the ladder had been reached. He discovered...

Join us aboard a pirate ship in a time that never was. A swashbuckling tale of mutiny and courage set in the Pacific. Vivid and entertaining.

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"Mr. Ballantyne is as lively and vivacious as usual. If the incidents strike us as being somewhat startling and sensational in their character, this will hardly be esteemed a fault with boys, who love about all things a story which has plenty of movement and adventure to it...



Join us aboard a pirate ship in a time that never was. A swashbuckling tale of mutiny and courage set in the Pacific. Vivid and entertaining.

Join us aboard a pirate ship in a time that never was. A swashbuckling tale of mutiny and courage set in the Pacific. Vivid and entertaining.








The Madman and the Pirate is a thrilling adventure novel written by R.M. Ballantyne. The story follows the journey of a young man named Ralph Rover, who sets out on a voyage to the South Seas with his friend Jack Martin. They encounter a band of pirates led by a madman named...

A beautiful island lying like a gem on the breast of the great Pacific-a coral reef surrounding, and a calm lagoon within, on the glass-like surface of which rests a most piratical-looking schooner. Such is the scene to which we invite our reader's attention for a little while...



The Madman, Antonio Zeppa, is abandoned on Ratinga, an island in the Pacific, where there later appears a miserable ex-pirate called Richard Rosco. The two start up a sort of love-hate relationship. The natives put Rosco on a fire to burn him at the stake, but he is rescued by...

The Madman, Antonio Zeppa, is abandoned on Ratinga, an island in the Pacific, where there later appears a miserable ex-pirate called Richard Rosco. The two start up a sort of love-hate relationship. The natives put Rosco on a fire to burn him at the stake, but he is rescued by...