This Craig Kennedy novel was published in 1924. In the story a 20th century historian says that Ann Bonny was murdered by someone named Joe Munster.
Category: 1920s
The Sea: Its History and Romance by Frank C. Bowen
This book was published in 1924. Bowen writes that Ann Bonny's husband left her and went back to sea.
A Mirror for Witches by Esther Forbes
This novel was published in 1928. It is set in the 1660s and 70s in the fictional Cowan Corners near Salem, Massachusetts. Calico Jack and three other pirates are arrested in 1671 and jailed in Boston. They escape and then meet up on July 2 planning to sail away. The other three are caught and… Continue reading A Mirror for Witches by Esther Forbes
Flibustier und Bukaniere: Seeabenteuer aus vergangener Zeit by Alfred Sternbeck
This book was published in German in 1928 and translated into several languages. According to Sternbeck, Anne grew up not knowing if she was a boy or a girl. Possibly Sternbeck used Adrien Richer for source material, because he repeats the version of Anne's attack on the young man in which she badly bit him.… Continue reading Flibustier und Bukaniere: Seeabenteuer aus vergangener Zeit by Alfred Sternbeck
À bord de l’Étoile Matutine by Pierre Mac Orlan
This book was first published in 1920, however, Mac Orlan would continue adding to the story in subsequent editions over the following decades. The narrator is one of the crew of Captain George Merry (of the Étoile Matutine, naturally), but Mary Read appears in a story recounted by another character, Pierre Lavaret, captain of the… Continue reading À bord de l’Étoile Matutine by Pierre Mac Orlan
The Rogue’s Moon by Robert W. Chambers
This story was published as a novel but also in magazines, serialized or as individual stories. It's about a girl named Nancy Topsfield who works in a tavern in Topsail Inlet dressed as a boy and gets mixed up in various piratical storylines. It's quite charming, sort of "Perils of Pauline". Nancy never meets John… Continue reading The Rogue’s Moon by Robert W. Chambers
Feminine Frailty by Horace Wyndham
As you might be able to tell from the excellent title, this is a hilarious book of early criminology. Wyndham reminds us that "feminine flagitiousness is largely governed by feminine mentality. It must also be remembered that criminally inclined women labour under certain disabilities of sex which hinder them adopting the more vigorous forms of… Continue reading Feminine Frailty by Horace Wyndham
Les Frères de la Coste: Flibustiers et corsaires by Maurice Besson
This book was first published in French in 1928. It is sometimes spelled Frères de la Côte and in English it goes by The Scourge of the Indies (sometimes stylized as Scovrge of the Indies). Besson spends a few paragraphs on Mary (or Marie) Read and Anne (or...Anny) Bonny in the section that describes some… Continue reading Les Frères de la Coste: Flibustiers et corsaires by Maurice Besson
Ships for All by Frank C. Bowen
This book was first published in 1923 and sums up the story in one brief paragraph. Of note is Bowen writing that Jack captured Mary's ship and that after their arrests Anne "survived for years."
Cavalcade of Justice by Bernard O’Donnell
This is a book about the British justice system from 1923. In his discussion of the admiralty courts, O'Donnell mentions some famous pirate trials, but he takes a little extra time for good ol' Mary Read. According to O'Donnell Mary started being dressed as a boy at age 3, and her mother explained everything to… Continue reading Cavalcade of Justice by Bernard O’Donnell
Depictions of John Rackam, Anne Bonny, and Mary Read 