The Story of Jack Ballister's Fortunes

by Howard Pyle

EN·~11 hours·55 chapters

Chapters

55 total

THE STORY OF JACK BALLISTER’S FORTUNES

0:31

CONTENTS

0:00

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

1:03

INTRODUCTION

5:38

CHAPTER I

6:36

CHAPTER II

30:00

CHAPTER III

7:37

CHAPTER IV

12:18

CHAPTER V

8:39

CHAPTER VI

6:02

Description

Illustrated by the author.

Details

Full title

The Story of Jack Ballister's Fortunes Being the narrative of the adventures of a young gentleman of good family, who was kidnapped in the year 1719 and carried to the plantations of the continent of Virginia, where he fell in with that famous pirate Captain Edward Teach, or Blackbeard; of his escape from the pirates and the rescue of a young lady from out their hands

Language

Duration

~11 hours (688K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Release date

2015-09-16

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

Subjects

Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Adventure stories Pirates -- Juvenile fiction Sailing -- Juvenile fiction Kidnapping -- Juvenile fiction Voyages and travels -- Juvenile fiction Seafaring life -- Juvenile fiction Rescues -- Juvenile fiction Escapes -- Juvenile fiction Youth -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Virginia -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Juvenile fiction Courtship -- Juvenile fiction Redemptioners -- Juvenile fiction Teach, Edward, -1718 -- Juvenile fiction

About the author

Howard Pyle

1853–1911

Best known for vivid tales of Robin Hood, King Arthur, and pirates, this American writer-illustrator helped shape how generations of readers imagined adventure. He was also a gifted teacher whose students carried his dramatic visual style into the golden age of American illustration.

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