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In The Imaginations Of Young And Old Alike Word “Pirate” Resonates With Spine-Tingling Fear Swashbuckling Adventure Over Centuries Our Cultural Landscape Has Been Populated By A Host Famous Real Fictional Figures Immortalized Literature Art: Edward Teach Also Known As Blackbeard His Fearsome Reputation For Cruelty Henry ‘Bloody’ Morgan Whose Treasure Is Still Sought Today Course Long John Silver Archetypal Anti-Hero Robert Louis Stevenson’s Island (1885) Pirate Tales Gathers Trove Excerpts From Literary Works Inspired Historical Pirates 16Th 17Th Edition Begins Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe (1719) Book Containing All Trappings Lore – Shipwrecks Mutineers Undiscovered Islands Talking Parrots One Which Influenced Hundreds Fiction Not Least Jules Verne’s Mysterious (1871) Third Nerve-Jangling Novel Without No On Would Be Complete Thanks To Its Unforgettable Additions Canon: Blind Pew Billy Bones Black Spot Wooden Legs Extracts Howard Pyle’s Posthumously Published (1921) Round Off Are Enlivened Arresting Illustrations At Every Turn Including Those Artists Brandywine School Such Pyle Undisputed Father Illustration Students N C Wyeth Frank Schoonover This Features Number Original Artworks These Illustrators Drawn Private Collections Well Contributions Other Illustration’s So-Called “Golden Age” Late 19Th Early 20Th Century Scene-Setting Vignettes Each Story Were Executed Illustrator Michael Custode Comprehensive Introduction Their Influence Texts Provided E Jill P May Addition Authoritative Commentaries Text Biographies Featured Authors Evoking High Seas Flashing Blades Maritime Crime Offers Tantalizing Blend History Σελίδες: 392 Έτος Έκδοσης: 1126 Διαστάσεις: 20 5X20 5Cm