"The Pirate" by Walter Scott is a novel published in 1821. Set in the Shetland Islands at the end of the 17th century, it tells the story of young Mordaunt, whose friendship with the Troil sisters is shattered by the arrival of a mysterious shipwrecked captain named Cleveland. As rivalry grows between the two men, Minna falls for the charismatic stranger, unaware of his dark secret. When pirates capture the Troils, hidden identities are revealed and loyalties tested in this tale of romance and adventure. ... Read more
About this eBook
| Author | Scott, Walter, 1771-1832 |
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| Editor | Lang, Andrew, 1844-1912 |
| Title | The Pirate Andrew Lang Edition |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pirate_(novel) |
| Credits | E-text prepared by sp1nd and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team ( www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive ( archive.org) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 59.3 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Shetland (Scotland) -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 42389 |
| Release Date | Mar 23, 2013 |
| Last Update | Oct 23, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 65191 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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