A General History Pirates 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 pseudonym for one of London’s writer-publishers.First appearing in Charles Rivington’s shop in London, the book sold so well that by 1726 an enlarged fourth edition had appeared. It pandered to the British public’s taste for the exotic; revelling in graphic stories on the high seas. English naval historian David Cordingly writes: “It has been said, and there seems no reason to question this, that Captain Johnson created the modern conception of pirates.” Scottish novelists Robert Louis Stevenson (author of Treasure Island) and J. M. Barrie (author of Peter Pan featuring Captain Hook) both identified Johnson’s General History of the Pirates as one of their major influences, and Stevenson even borrowed one character’s name (Israel Hands) from a list of Blackbeard’s crew which appeared in Johnson’s book.
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ISBN-13: 9788418938207
Publisher: King Solomon
Publication date: 10/19/2022
Pages: 248
Sales rank: 112,613
Product dimensions: 7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.52(d)
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