Project Gutenberg 2022-10-30 Public domain in the USA. 111 Tarkington, Booth 1869 1946 Tarkington, Newton Booth Tarkington, B. (Booth) Van Loot, Cornelius Obenchain Adams, Grace 26008439 Bimbo, the pirate: A comedy $aUnited States :$bD. Appleton & Company,$c1926. The Appleton Little Theatre plays, no. 11 Tim Lindell, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) "Bimbo, the pirate: A comedy" by Booth Tarkington is a humorous play written in the early 20th century. The story centers around a pirate named Deuteronomy Bimbo and his crew, who capture a merchant ship and its passengers, setting the stage for a comedic exploration of piracy, honor, and misunderstandings. The play combines elements of adventure and romance as well as social commentary on expectations and roles of individuals within society. The narrative unfolds aboard Bimbo's pirate ship where Robert, a young mate of the merchant vessel, and Lydia, his beloved, find themselves taken captive. As they grapple with their fate, they encounter the eccentric pirate captain Bimbo, who, contrary to their expectations, upholds a peculiar moral code among his crew. The play develops through a series of comedic exchanges and misunderstandings, revealing Bimbo's character as an unconventional pirate who cares for decorum and the image of piracy. Eventually, Robert learns he has been forced into Bimbo's crew while Lydia and her father are given a chance to return home, leading to moments of drama, humor, and contemplation on love and freedom amidst the absurdity of their situation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://hdl.handle.net/2027/iau.31858023985116 20220120044836tarkington 1926 US Reading ease score: 85.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Comedy plays American drama -- 20th century Pirates -- Drama PS Text Category: Romance Category: Humour Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: Adventure 102248 2025-06-27T10:23:45.222144 text/html 77139 2024-10-19T01:40:25 text/html 593333 2025-06-27T10:23:49.320153 application/epub+zip 591877 2025-06-27T10:23:46.324199 application/epub+zip 143587 2025-06-27T10:23:45.697150 application/epub+zip 1214942 2025-06-27T10:23:51.178145 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 695019 2025-06-27T10:23:48.800167 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 71513 2025-06-27T10:23:44.689178 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 51504 2024-10-19T01:40:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16967 2025-06-27T10:23:51.315129 application/rdf+xml 18361 2025-06-27T10:23:45.901218 image/jpeg 2853 2025-06-27T10:23:45.798141 image/jpeg 717215 2025-06-27T10:23:45.248193 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