Action Various: Great Pirate Stories. v1. 11 Oct 2013

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Joseph Lewis French (1858–1936) was a novelist, editor, poet and newspaper man. The New York Times noted in 1925 that he may be "the most industrious anthologist of his time." He is known for his popular themed collections and released over twenty-five books between 1918 and his death in 1936. He founded two magazines, The New West (circa 1887) and The Wave (circa 1890). Afterwards he worked for newspapers "across the country" contributing poetry and articles. He struggled financially and in 1927 New York Graphic, a daily tabloid, published an autobiographical article they convinced him to write, they titled "I'm Starving--Yet I'm in Who's Who as the Author of 27 Famous Books."

The Piccaroon—From Tom Cringle's Log. By Michael Scott.
The Capture of Panama, 1671—From The Buccaneers of America. By John Esquemeling.
The Malay Proas—From Afloat and Ashore. By James Fenimore Cooper.
The Wonderful Fight of the Exchange of Bristol with the Pirates of Algiers—From Purchas, His Pilgrims. By Samuel Purchas.
The Daughter of the Great Mogul—From The King of the Pirates. By Daniel Defoe.
Barbarossa—King of the Corsairs—From Sea Wolves of the Mediterranean. By E. Hamilton Currey, R.N.
Morgan at Puerto Bello—From The Buccaneers of America. By John Esquemeling.
The Ways of the Buccaneers—From Buccaneer Customs on the Spanish Main. By John Masefield after John Esquemeling.
A True Account of Three Notorious Pirates—From The Buccaneers of America. By Howard Pyle, Ed.
Narrative of the Capture of the Ship Derby, 1735—By Captain Anselm.
Francis Lolonois, the Slave Who Became a Pirate King—From The Buccaneers of America. By John Esquemeling.
The Fight between the Dorrill and the Moca—From The Indian Antiquary, Vol. 49.
Jaddi the Malay Pirate—From The Indian Antiquary, Vol. 49.
The Terrible Ladrones—From The Ladrone Pirates. By Richard Glasspoole.
The Female Captive—From an Old Pamphlet, published in 1825. By Lucretia Parker.
The Passing of Mogul Mackenzie, the Last of the North Atlantic Pirates—From Blackwood's Magazine. By Arthur Hunt Chute.
The Last of the Sea-Rovers: The Riff Coast Pirates—From the Nautical Magazine. By W. B. Lord.