Women of the Sea: Ten Pirate Stories

Weatherly, Myra

ISBN 10: 193179880X ISBN 13: 9781931798808

Publisher: Morgan Reynolds Pub, 2006

Synopsis

Details the exploits of ten women pirates from all over the world, including Alfhild the Viking princess and twentieth century Chinese pirate Lai Choi San.

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From the Inside Flap:

Jane Austen published most of her books anonymously and was barely known or appreciated in her own lifetime. In the years after her untimely death at the age of forty-two, it seemed her slim list of publications might vanish into history. But the humor and wit of Austen's prose enticed readers, and her works have stood the test of time. Though written at the dawn of the nineteenth century, Austen's novels of social interaction and relationships reveal an insight into human nature that is as fresh today as it was two hundred years ago. She has emerged as one of the most respected writers of all time. Born into the British gentry in 1775, Jane was raised, along with her five brothers and her sister Cassandra, in the small village of Steventon. Austen loved to write from a young age and honed her appreciation for the nuances of human interaction as she grew. Nurtured by a close and loving family, her first book was published (anonymously) in 1811, when she was thirty-five. After moving to a cottage at Chawton with her sister and widowed mother, Austen entered a prolific period, writing or revising a total of six novels before her death in 1817. Though her life was cut short, many of her letters have survived. England's Jane: The Story of Jane Austen offers an intimate and endearing portrait of a funny, smart, and caring woman whose eye for detail and love for life continue to delight readers today.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 5-8-This is essentially a reissue of the author's Women Pirates: Eight Stories of Adventure (Morgan Reynolds, 1998). Two additional pirates, Lady Killigrew and Lai Choi San, have been added, as have source notes that were lacking in the previous edition. Alternative names are not mentioned, so someone seeking information on Alwilda may not suspect Alfhild is the same person, or that Cheng I Sao is also known as Ching Yih Saou and Ching Shih. A distinct improvement is the use of spot color and colorized images. New visuals include line drawings, maps, and details from paintings, and time lines have been added. Unfortunately, most of them are too brief to give a sense of the women's lives in the context of their eras. Appendixes include an extensive bibliography and a short list of childish Web sites for pirate enthusiasts. An inherently interesting subject for collections that don't have the earlier book.-Janet S. Thompson, Chicago Public Library
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About this edition

• Publisher: Morgan Reynolds Pub
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 193179880X
• ISBN 13: 9781931798808
• Binding: Library Binding
• Number of pages: 160