British Pirates in Print and Performance by M. Powell

By M. Powell

Fictional or actual, pirates haunted the mind's eye of the 18th and nineteenth century-British public in this nice interval of maritime trade, exploration, and naval clash. British Pirates in Print and Performanc e explores representations of pirates via dozens of level performances, together with diversifications by way of Byron, Scott, and Cooper.

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