Benerson Little

'The Golden Age of Piracy'

Bog | Engelsk

"Little has a deep affection for his subject that occasionally leads him to affectation, but his use of piratical jargon is more charming than jarring; clearly he's having a good time, and so will readers. Packed with insight and adventure, Littl

The Sea Rover's Practice

Bog | Engelsk

To read of sea roving's various incarnations - piracy, privateering, buccaneering, la flibuste, la course - is to bring forth romantic, and often violent, imagery. Indeed, much of this imagery has become a literary and cinematic cliche?. And what an i