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The Lady and the Pirate / Being the Plain Tale of a Diligent Pirate and a Fair Captive

Emerson Hough

  • Adventure
  • Book language: English
  • 262 pages

This is an adventure novel from 1913, told in the first person by a man who becomes a pirate. He recounts parleys, captures, treasure, and his dealings with a fair captive named Helena. It offers a lively, old-fashioned sea tale with humor and romance.

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THE LADY AND THE PIRATE
Being the Plain Tale of a Diligent Pirate
and a Fair Captive
By
EMERSON HOUGH
Author of
THE MISSISSIPPI BUBBLE, 54-40 OR FIGHT
THE PURCHASE PRICE, JOHN RAWN, ETC.
ILLUSTRATED BY
HARRY A. MATHES
INDIANAPOLIS
THE BOBBS-MERRILL COMPANY
PUBLISHERS

Helena stands, hands clasped in front of her,
looking down at the floor
Thus the heartless jade stood, unable to meet my
eagle eye
Copyright 1913
Emerson Hough
PRESS OF
BRAUNWORTH & CO.
BOOKBINDERS AND PRINTERS
BROOKLYN, N. Y.
CONTENTS
CHAPTER
PAGE
I
In Which I Am a
Caitiff
1
II
In Which I Hold a
Parley
6
III
In Which I Am a
Captive
14
IV
In Which I Am a
Pirate
23
V
In Which We Sail
for the Spanish
Main
34
VI
In Which I Acquire
a Friend
44
VII
In Which I Achieve
a Name
52

VIII
In Which We Have
an Adventure
60
IX
In Which We Take
Much Treasure
75
X
In Which I Show My
True Colors
90
XI
In Which My Plot
Thickens
97
XII
In Which We Close
with the Enemy
102
XIII
In Which We Board
the Enemy
110
XIV
In Which Is
Abounding Trouble
122
XV
In Which Is
Conversation with
the Captive Maiden
131
XVI
In Which Is
Further Parley
with the Captive
Maiden
143
XVII
In Which Is Hue
and Cry
154
XVIII
In Which Is
Discussion of Two
Aunties
158
XIX
In Which I
Establish a Modus
Vivendi
166
XX
In Which I Have
Polite
Conversation, but
Little Else
175
XXI
In Which We Make a
Run for It
184
XXII
In Which I Walk
and Talk with
Helena
192

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