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The Pyrates.

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The Pyrates.

by Fraser, George MacDonald. [dustjacket illustration by Barbosa]

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New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1984., 1984. Very Good. 1st American Edition ; remainder mark at bottom of textblock ; in bright dustjacket with a small nick or two ; back dustjacket flap has 8/84 ; a very slight knock ; "In THE PYRATES, the author of the celebrated Flashman novels pays tongue-in-cheek homage to the swashbuckling books and movies that have always stirred his imagination. In these rollicking pages you'll find tall ships and desert islands; impossibly gallant adventurers and glamorous heroines; devilishly sinister cads and ghastly dungeons; improbably acrobatic duels and hair's-breadth escapes; and more plot twists than you can shake a rapier at. A deliriously entertaining combination of Errol Flynn action-adventure and Naked Gun pastiche. " ; "Dashing young Captain Avery is entrusted with the mission of transporting the fabulous Madagascar Crown from London, through treacherous waters infested with dastardly pirates, to Madagascar" ; ISBN: 0394538374; 9780394538372 LCCN: 84-47771 ; OCLC: 10711526 ; VG/VG

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Repackaged to tie-in with hardback publication of 'The Reavers' and to appeal to a new generation of George MacDonald Fraser fans, 'The Pyrates' is a swashbuckling romp of a novel. The Pyrates is all the swashbucklers that ever were, rolled into one great Technicoloured pantomime – tall ships and desert islands, impossibly gallant adventurers and glamorous heroines, buried treasure and Black Spots, devilish Dons and ghastly dungeons, plots, duels, escapes, savage rituals, tender romance and steaming passion, all to the accompaniment of ringing steel, thunderous broadsides, sweeping film music, and the sound of cursing extras falling in the water and exchanging period dialogue. Even Hollywood buccaneers were never like this.

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Title
The Pyrates.
Author
Fraser, George MacDonald. [dustjacket illustration by Barbosa]
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
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Publisher
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1984.
Date Published
1984
Keywords
pirates 0394538374 barbary coast spanish main madagascar crown indian ocean africa novel fiction fraser george macdonald london buccaneers anne bonney jack rackham spaniards buccaneers secateurs
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