The Story of Jack Ballister's Fortunes

Name: The Story of Jack Ballister's Fortunes
Author: Howard Pyle

by Howard Pyle

EN·~11 hours

Chapters

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 bringing pirates, knights, and legends vividly to life, this American writer and illustrator helped shape the look of adventure stories for generations. His work was so influential that he also became a celebrated teacher of illustrators.

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