A General History of the Pyrates (version 2)


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A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the most notorious Pyrates is a 1724 book published in Britain containing biographies of contemporary pirates, which was influential in shaping popular conceptions of pirates. Its author uses the name Captain Charles Johnson, generally considered a pen name for one of London's writer-publishers. The prime source for the biographies of many well-known pirates, the book gives an almost mythical status to the more colourful characters, and it is likely that the author used considerable license in his accounts of pirate conversations. - Summary from Wikipedia (11 hr 51 min)

Chapters

The Preface 14:57 Read by czandra
Introduction, part 1 37:42 Read by czandra
Introduction, part 2 8:38 Read by czandra
CHAPTER I Of Captain Avery, and his Crew 31:06 Read by czandra
CHAPTER II Of Captain Martel, and his Crew 9:28 Read by czandra
CHAPTER III Of Captain Teach alias Black-Beard 35:43 Read by Samantha Anne Robertson
CHAPTER IV Of Major Stede Bonnet, and his Crew 37:20 Read by Samantha Anne Robertson
CHAPTER V Of Captain Edward England, and his Crew 48:34 Read by Samantha Anne Robertson
CHAPTER VI Of Captain Charles Vane, and his Crew 14:30 Read by czandra
CHAPTER VII Of Captain John Rackam, and his Crew 10:20 Read by czandra
The Life of Mary Read 14:52 Read by czandra
The Life of Anne Bonny 13:05 Read by czandra
CHAPTER VIII Of Captain Howel Davis, and his Crew (Part 1) 23:44 Read by czandra
A Description of the Islands of St. Thome, Del Principe, and Annobono 30:59 Read by czandra
CHAPTER VIII Of Captain Howel Davis, and his Crew (Part 2) 6:17 Read by czandra
CHAPTER IX Of Captain Bartholomew Roberts, and his Crew (Part 1) 24:02 Read by czandra
CHAPTER IX Of Captain Bartholomew Roberts, and his Crew (Part 2) 23:49 Read by czandra
CHAPTER IX Of Captain Bartholomew Roberts, and his Crew (Part 3) 28:03 Read by czandra
Captain Roberts and his crew, part 4 18:05 Read by czandra
Captain Roberts and his Crew, part 5 32:27 Read by czandra
The Tryals of the Pyrates part 1 29:11 Read by czandra
the Tryals of the Pyrates part 2 24:21 Read by czandra
the Tryals of the Pyrates part 3 29:55 Read by czandra
CHAPTER X Of Captain Anstis, and his Crew 19:41 Read by czandra
CHAPTER XI Of Captain Worley, and his Crew 7:20 Read by czandra
CHAPTER XII Of Captain George Lowther, and his Crew 31:01 Read by czandra
CHAPTER XIII Of Captain Edward Low, and his Crew, part 1 20:06 Read by czandra
CHAPTER XIII, Captain Low part 2 24:14 Read by czandra
CHAPTER XIV Of Captain John Evans, and his Crew 7:06 Read by czandra
CHAPTER XV Of Captain John Phillips, and his Crew 25:01 Read by czandra
CHAPTER XVI Of Captain Spriggs, and his Crew 12:36 Read by czandra
An account of the pyracies and murders committed by Philip Roche 9:26 Read by czandra
An Abstract of the Civil Law and Statute Law now in Force, in Relation to Pyracy 8:04 Read by czandra