Project Gutenberg 2006-03-27 Public domain in the USA. 131 Harte, Bret 1836 1902 Harte, Francis Bret The Queen of the Pirate Isle There is an improved edition of this title, eBook #17168 Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Children%27s_literature/Selected_picture/4 Produced by Donald Lainson; David Widger "The Queen of the Pirate Isle" by Bret Harte is a children's story written in the late 19th century. This whimsical tale follows the imaginative adventures of a young girl named Polly, who accidentally becomes the queen of a pirate band formed by her friends during a game in their nursery. The book delves into themes of childhood imagination, play, and the blurring of reality and fantasy. In the story, Polly and her companions, Hickory and Wan Lee, engage in elaborate games of make-believe, with Polly assuming the role of their pirate queen. Their adventures lead them to create elaborate narratives filled with pirate escapades, imaginary captures, and playful conflicts. The climax occurs when they stumble upon a cave that houses a group of miners disguised as pirates, leading to unexpected revelations about friendship, bravery, and the nature of their games. Ultimately, the story portrays the innocence and creativity of childhood while highlighting the depth and complexity of young imaginations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 70.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en American fiction -- 19th century Pirates -- Juvenile fiction Fantasy games -- Juvenile fiction Gold mines and mining -- California -- Juvenile fiction Stanislaus River (Calif.) -- Juvenile fiction PZ PS Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Adventure 69893 2025-07-02T04:18:34.045344 text/html 67022 2019-08-08T10:36:18 text/html 92094 2025-07-02T04:18:37.799365 application/epub+zip 90869 2025-07-02T04:18:35.663341 application/epub+zip 90868 2025-07-02T04:18:34.629331 application/epub+zip 209073 2025-07-02T04:18:39.391338 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 201688 2025-07-02T04:18:37.179360 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 162982 2022-09-02T06:04:05.919773 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 58293 2025-07-02T04:18:33.803332 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 58135 2018-03-05T08:43:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 57582 2006-05-27T12:43:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21756 2025-07-02T04:18:39.514327 application/rdf+xml 14400 2025-07-02T04:18:35.112311 image/jpeg 3737 2025-07-02T04:18:34.868313 image/jpeg 23052 2018-03-19T10:29:14 application/octet-stream application/zip 24487 2019-08-08T10:36:40 application/octet-stream application/zip 22949 2006-05-27T12:43:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 89777 2025-07-02T04:18:34.052320 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia