Historias secretas de la piratería by Ernesto Frers

This book was published in 2012. According to Frers, Mary Read's mother is an upper class woman whose son dies of a fever. Her husband also dies, and she dresses Mary as a boy to inherit money from him. Jack Rackham (also called Rackham el Rojo) works as Charles Vane's quartermaster on the ship Treasure.… Continue reading Historias secretas de la piratería by Ernesto Frers

Her Scottish Rogue by Dahlia Rose

This romance novel was published in 2021. The heroine, Sadie, is the leader of a community that was built by the now deceased Anne Bonny, who raised her. Anne's father paid to get Anne out of jail. She captained the ship Coral and moved to Rum Cay, a community of outcasts and refugees from slavery.… Continue reading Her Scottish Rogue by Dahlia Rose

The Pirates by Sam Jones

This book was published in 2016. Mary Read's mother's husband was a sea captain, and the mother already receives money from the grandmother before Mary starts pretending to be her brother. Anne Bonny's father is William McCormac. They and Anne's mother move to London where William changes his name from McCormac to Cormac and dresses… Continue reading The Pirates by Sam Jones

Galápagos Regained by James Morrow

This novel was published in 2015. It's set in the 19th century and the protagonist performs as Anne Bonney in a play called The Beauteous Buccaneer. In the play Anne has Jack Rackham's daughter which he refuses to acknowledge, and Anne leaves her at an orphanage, where she is named Bronwyn. In the final scene… Continue reading Galápagos Regained by James Morrow

Over the Edge by JR Hunter

This novel was published in 2013. It is set in the 20th century, when the character Chris claims to be the reincarnation of Anne Bonny. In Chris' recitation of Anne's life (as usual, a scrambled version of Mistress of the Seas), she says that Anne's father is William Cormack and that they moved to Charleston.… Continue reading Over the Edge by JR Hunter

Tintin: The Complete Companion by Michael Farr

This book was published in 2001. Farr writes that Hergé created Rackham le Rouge after being inspired by Maurice Kéroul's 1938 article about Anne Bonny and Marie Read. Farr summarizes Kéroul's article and adds that Marie was attracted to Jean Rackam (which was not the case in the article). He also says that Anne and… Continue reading Tintin: The Complete Companion by Michael Farr