The Library of Romance is a series of books concerning the romance of scientific facts, be it biology, chemistry, history, or politics. This volume is one of history, concerning an account of the known facts of piracy, starting with the Vikings, and arching in history and geography toward an account of piracy in Chinese waters at around the time of publication of this volume (1914). - Summary by Carolin
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
The Earliest Pirates
18:13 - Chapter 2
The North Sea Pirates
15:59 - Chapter 3
Piracy in the Early Tudor Times
17:12 - Chapter 4
The Corsairs of the South
23:24 - Chapter 5
The Wasps at Work
14:53 - Chapter 6
Galleys and Gallantry
13:18 - Chapter 7
Piracy in Elizabethan Times
14:03 - Chapter 8
Elizabethan Seamen and Turkish Pirates
21:39 - Chapter 9
The Stuart Navy Goes forth against the 'Pyrats'
29:00 - Chapter 10
The Good Ship 'Exchange' of Bristol
26:34 - Chapter 11
A Wonderful Achievement
22:02 - Chapter 12
The Great Sir Henry Morgan
29:18 - Chapter 13
'Black Beard' Teach
19:36 - Chapter 14
The Story of Captain Kidd
20:25 - Chapter 15
The Exploits of Captain Avery
27:22 - Chapter 16
A 'Gentleman' of Fortune
29:45 - Chapter 17
Paul Jones, Pirate and Privateer
24:22 - Chapter 18
A Notorious American Pirate
13:29 - Chapter 19
The Last of the Algerine Corsairs
12:57 - Chapter 20
Pirates of the Persian Gulf
21:45 - Chapter 21
The Story of Aaron Smith
23:26 - Chapter 22
Smith and the Pirate Schooner
19:42 - Chapter 23
Plot and Counter-Plot
23:32 - Chapter 24
Chance and Circumstance
21:53 - Chapter 25
The Cruise of the 'Defensor de Pedro'
26:47 - Chapter 26
The Pirates of Borneo
24:13 - Chapter 27
Cruising among Chinese Pirates
29:16