Project Gutenberg 2014-03-15 Public domain in the USA. 215 Lynde, Francis 1856 1930 Pirates' Hope Produced by Suzanne Shell, Emmy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "Pirates' Hope" by Francis Lynde is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Bonteck Van Dyck, a wealthy and somewhat disillusioned man, who invites his old college friend, Dick Preble, to join him on a cruise aboard his yacht, the "Andromeda". As they set sail, the novel explores themes of wealth, human nature, and the search for genuine relationships amidst a backdrop of luxurious seaside adventures. At the start of the book, we are introduced to Van Dyck, who is struggling with a sense of moral confusion and a desire to understand the people around him better, questioning their true natures beyond their polished exteriors. His invitation to Preble hints at an underlying mission to explore human authenticity among a selected group of socialites accompanying them on the cruise. As the "Andromeda" sets sail, conversations reveal complex relationships and a web of romantic and financial intrigues, particularly with discussions surrounding Van Dyck's musings about the guests and the legendary island of Pirates' Hope from which the book draws its title. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45141/45141-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 78.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Islands -- Fiction Pirates -- Fiction Treasure troves -- Fiction Castaways -- Fiction Yachting -- Fiction Caribbean Sea -- Fiction PS Text Category: Adventure Category: Novels 516485 2025-08-18T09:48:21.497787 text/html 503176 2024-10-24T03:55:22 text/html 240165 2025-08-18T09:48:27.912731 application/epub+zip 245507 2025-08-18T09:48:22.415762 application/epub+zip 240295 2025-08-18T09:48:21.955739 application/epub+zip 393466 2025-08-18T09:48:32.269762 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 350523 2025-08-18T09:48:27.371764 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 345474 2022-09-20T15:31:22.490007 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 473066 2025-08-18T09:48:20.579784 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 453238 2024-10-24T03:55:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17426 2025-08-18T09:48:32.401693 application/rdf+xml 7329 2025-08-18T09:48:22.046732 image/jpeg 1753 2025-08-18T09:48:22.001735 image/jpeg 217925 2025-08-18T09:48:21.545758 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