The Book of Pirates by Howard Pyle

This Halcyon Classics ebook is a collection of pirate tales by American writer and artist Howard Pyle. Pyle's writings also helped to popularize many of the common beliefs concerning piracy, including "walking the plank." Set during the so-called "Golden Age of Piracy" in the 17th and 18th centuries, Pyle's tales are entertaining and escapist fiction.