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Wikipedia - Edward Keble Chatterton

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The Romance of Piracy

Edward Keble Chatterton (1878 - 1944)

The Library of Romance is a series of books concerning the romance of scientific facts, be it biology, chemistry, history, or politics. This volume is one of history, concerning an account of the known facts of piracy, starting with the Vikings, and arching in history and geography toward an account of piracy in Chinese waters at around the time of publication of this volume (1914). - Summary by Carolin

Genre(s): True Crime

Language: English

Group: The Library of Romance

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 The Earliest Pirates Dan Ficklin
 00:18:13
Play 02 The North Sea Pirates Sonia
 00:15:59
Play 03 Piracy in the Early Tudor Times Dan Ficklin
 00:17:12
Play 04 The Corsairs of the South A. Bryan Johnson
 00:23:24
Play 05 The Wasps at Work Dan Ficklin
 00:14:53
Play 06 Galleys and Gallantry Dan Ficklin
 00:13:18
Play 07 Piracy in Elizabethan Times Dan Ficklin
 00:14:03
Play 08 Elizabethan Seamen and Turkish Pirates Devorah Allen
 00:21:39
Play 09 The Stuart Army Goes forth against the 'Pyrats' Linda Johnson
 00:29:00
Play 10 The Good Ship 'Exchange' of Bristol Linda Johnson
 00:26:34
Play 11 A Wonderful Achievement Linda Johnson
 00:22:02
Play 12 The Great Sir Henry Morgan Ciufi Galeazzi
 00:29:18
Play 13 'Black Beard' Teach Ciufi Galeazzi
 00:19:36
Play 14 The Story of Captain Kidd Kristine Bekere
 00:20:25
Play 15 The Exploits of Captain Avery Joan Windle
 00:27:22
Play 16 A 'Gentleman' of Fortune Kristine Bekere
 00:29:45
Play 17 Paul Jones, Pirate and Privateer ToddHW
 00:24:22
Play 18 A Notorious American Pirate Kristine Bekere
 00:13:29
Play 19 The Last of the Algerine Corsairs A. Bryan Johnson
 00:12:57
Play 20 Pirates of the Persian Gulf Kristine Bekere
 00:21:45
Play 21 The Story of Aaron Smith Sarah Lorenowich
 00:23:26
Play 22 Smith and the Pirate Schooner Sarah Lorenowich
 00:19:42
Play 23 Plot and Counter-Plot Linda Johnson
 00:23:32
Play 24 Chance and Circumstance Linda Johnson
 00:21:53
Play 25 The Cruise of the 'Defensor de Pedro' Linda Johnson
 00:26:47
Play 26 The Pirates of Borneo Linda Johnson
 00:24:13
Play 27 Cruising among Chinese Pirates Linda Johnson
 00:29:16