Project Gutenberg 2009-07-04 Public domain in the USA. 140 Brady, Cyrus Townsend 1861 1920 Crawford, Will 1869 1944 Marchand, J. N. Marchand, J.N. 03021013 Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer: A Romance of the Spanish Main Produced by David Edwards, Jane Hyland and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer: A Romance of the Spanish Main" by Cyrus Townsend Brady is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The narrative centers around the notorious pirate Sir Henry Morgan, who is portrayed as both a cruel buccaneer and a knight of England, capturing the duality of his nature and his complex character. The story explores themes of piracy, revenge, and the quest for power during the tumultuous times of the Spanish Main. The beginning of the tale introduces us to an aged Sir Henry Morgan, reflecting on his life of brutality and adventure as he is faced with impending arrest after King Charles II's death and the ascension of King James II. Following the death of his wife, Morgan receives word of his ousting as Governor and his impending arrest. Instead of surrendering, he conspires to escape, leading to a violent confrontation with guards attempting to detain him. Morgan's cunning and ruthlessness are showcased when he subdues his captors and seizes the opportunity to return to a life of piracy, deciding to lead an old crew once more in pursuit of treasure and glory on the Spanish Main. This sets the stage for a gripping adventure filled with treachery and excitement. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Biographical fiction Caribbean Area -- Fiction Buccaneers -- Fiction Morgan, Henry, Sir, 1635?-1688 -- Fiction PS Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Adventure Category: Novels 563064 2025-08-12T07:17:58.113363 text/html 568391 2021-01-05T07:40:21 text/html 2101354 2025-08-12T07:18:09.987319 application/epub+zip 2106740 2025-08-12T07:18:02.559396 application/epub+zip 287519 2025-08-12T07:18:00.879369 application/epub+zip 2403361 2025-08-12T07:18:15.032341 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2357349 2025-08-12T07:18:08.631303 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 441771 2022-09-13T14:43:06.232110 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 498600 2025-08-12T07:17:56.625381 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 498308 2021-01-05T07:40:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 498302 2021-01-05T07:40:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21879 2025-08-12T07:18:15.190276 application/rdf+xml 23177 2025-08-12T07:18:01.414353 image/jpeg 4810 2025-08-12T07:18:01.149343 image/jpeg 188650 2021-01-05T07:40:21 application/octet-stream application/zip 1977338 2021-01-05T07:40:21 application/octet-stream application/zip 188593 2021-01-05T07:40:21 application/octet-stream application/zip 2076780 2025-08-12T07:17:58.248405 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