This book was published in 1957. Anne Bonney and Mary Reade are both described as attractive, but it is also specified that neither one is "a great beauty". Duff writes that Mary was "the more honest of the pair", while Anne "remained at heart a doxy, trading on her womanhood--Mary wanted naught better than to… Continue reading Sea Pie by Douglas V. Duff
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Particulars of the Promiscuous by Kip W. Ives
This book was published in 2002. Ives writes that Mary Read convinced Anne Bonney to dress as a man, and they used seven-inch soap dildos to have sex as men. They are arrested as men and get naked in court to prove they are pregnant.
Wolves of the Sea: Two Women Pirates by MV Campbell
This article was published in the June 1909 issue of Uncle Sam's Magazine. When Mary Read joins a privateer crew that turns pirate, Jack Rackam and Ann Bonny are a married couple and both on the crew. Ann's family disowned her when she married him. Mary's new lover is a painter whom Jack recruits to… Continue reading Wolves of the Sea: Two Women Pirates by MV Campbell
Time Pirates
This Asylum movie first streamed on Tubi in 2022. It was written by Marc Gottlieb and directed by Anthony C. Ferrante. A magical curse transports the modern day band SM6 to the 18th century Caribbean, where they meet Anne Bonny, played by Angela Cole. Anne with another pirate, Beckett (Anna Telfer) Anne is a patron… Continue reading Time Pirates
Storied & Scandalous Charleston: A History of Piracy and Prohibition, Rebellion and Revolution by Leigh Jones Handal
This book was published in 2022. Jones Handal writes a bio for Anne Bonny but says its veracity "is left to the reader's discretion." Anne's parents are William McCormack (which he changes later to Cormac) and Peg Brennan, and they move to Charles Town. Anne's father disowns her for marrying James Bonny, with whom she… Continue reading Storied & Scandalous Charleston: A History of Piracy and Prohibition, Rebellion and Revolution by Leigh Jones Handal
A Man Among Ye by Stephanie Phillips
This comic was published from 2020 to 2022. The story is by Stephanie Phillips. In the first issues the art is by Craig Cermak, and in later issues by Josh George. Eight years before the story begins, Mary Read was on a ship with her father when they were attacked by pirates. At some other… Continue reading A Man Among Ye by Stephanie Phillips
Ireland’s Pirate Trail: A Quest to Uncover Our Swashbuckling Past by Des Ekin
This book was published in 2018. Ekin adds some dialogue and narration at some points of the story. He writes that Jack Rackham was born in England and Anne Bonny in Bullen's Bay in 1697. Ekin gives her maiden name as Cormac, but also says there is no proof her parents were William Cormac and… Continue reading Ireland’s Pirate Trail: A Quest to Uncover Our Swashbuckling Past by Des Ekin
Beyond Beauport by James Masciarelli
This novel was published in 2018. The main character, Shannon, learns she is descended from Anne Bonny and Jack Rackham. Jack was from Suffolk and had an older brother named James. Jack went to the Caribbean when he was 32 and spent three years there. He visited New Providence by summer 1717. When he deposed… Continue reading Beyond Beauport by James Masciarelli
Fadó: Tales of Lesser Known Irish History by Rónán Gearóid Ó Domhnaill
This book was published in 2013 and includes an entry for Anne Bonney, who Ó Domhnaill says was born in Kinsale to William Cormac and Mary Brennan. Anne grows up in Charleston and marries James Bonney, who is from Bristol, when she is 16. The baby she has in Cuba is stillborn. Jack Rackham steals… Continue reading Fadó: Tales of Lesser Known Irish History by Rónán Gearóid Ó Domhnaill
Fire on Dark Water by Wendy K. Perriman
This novel was published in 2011. The story is told from the point of view of Lola, the servant stabbed by Anne Bonny, whose father William Cormac grows rice on a plantation called Black River. Anne is a brat but teaches Lola to read and write. Anne's mother Mary gets "marsh fever" and dies when… Continue reading Fire on Dark Water by Wendy K. Perriman
Depictions of John Rackam, Anne Bonny, and Mary Read 