The King of Pirates

This volume presents seven short stories of pirates and robbers, all published originally during the busy years in which Defoe's work as a novelist was done. They were, no doubt, thrown off in haste by a busy writer, and they do not rank with his masterpieces; yet they exhibit the same powers, and they deserve to be known.Contents: IntroductionThe King of Pirates: Captain AveryThe Cartoucheans in FranceThe History of the Remarkable Life of John SheppardA Narrative of All the Robberies, Escapes, &c., of John SheppardThe Life and Actions of Jonathan WildThe Adventures of Captain John GowLives of Six Notorious Street-Robbers