This book was published in 1950. Mary Read's brother dies at 1 year old, and she is born 8 days later. She lives with her grandmother until the age of 16. Her husband dies drunk. Ana Bonny grows up in Charleston, where her father dresses her as a boy until she is 18. The boy… Continue reading Gente de mar by Rafael Bernal
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She Was Insatiable by Jan Minich
This poem was published in the 2017 chapbook Wild Roses. The copyright states it was previously published in City Art, but I can't figure out what publication that is. The poem is narrated by Jack Rackham, who describes how drinking and drugs ruined his relationship with Anne Bonny.
The Sweet Trade by Elizabeth Garrett/The Only Life That Mattered by James L. Nelson
This book was first published in 2001 as The Sweet Trade credited to Elizabeth Garrett. It was republished in 2004 under the name James L. Nelson as The Only Life That Mattered: The Short and Merry Lives of Anne Bonny, Mary Read, and Calico Jack Rackam. Anne's parents are William Cormac and Peg Brennan. Anne… Continue reading The Sweet Trade by Elizabeth Garrett/The Only Life That Mattered by James L. Nelson
Anne Bonny, Piratin by Manfred Theisen
This young adult novel was published in 2001. Theisen attributes the General History to Daniel Defoe, whom he says met Anne Bonny personally. He says Anne was still alive at the time of its writing, and Defoe was not detailed about her life in order to protect her. Most of the story is owed to… Continue reading Anne Bonny, Piratin by Manfred Theisen
Les voiles de la fortune by Anne Forgeois
This novel was published in 1985. Mary Read was born in Sussex and she fought at Malplaquet. Apparently, she turned 17 in 1709, even though her older brother is said to have been born in 1694. Read is the name of the Fleming, who is not actually Flemish in this story, but an English lieutenant.… Continue reading Les voiles de la fortune by Anne Forgeois
Piratinnen/Women Pirates by Ulrike Klausmann and Marion Meinzerin
This book was originally published in German in 1992. In 1997 it was translated into English and bound with an essay by Gabriel Kuhn under the title Women Pirates and the Politics of the Jolly Roger. Anne Bonny and Mary Read each have their own chapters, inspired heavily by Mistress of the Seas. Like some… Continue reading Piratinnen/Women Pirates by Ulrike Klausmann and Marion Meinzerin
The Changeling by Alison MacLeod
This novel was published in 1996. The story is about Anne Bonny, but provides interesting recontextualizations by narrating from the point of view of Anne Fulworth. Anne Bonny's mother, Sally, lives with Mrs Fulworth when she is pregnant with a different child, who dies. Anne's father is Thomas Manley, an experimental botanist who hires Sally… Continue reading The Changeling by Alison MacLeod
Sea Star: The Private Life of Anne Bonny, Pirate Queen by Pamela Jekel
This novel was published in 1983. It retells the story presented in John Carlova's Mistress of the Seas, informed by some of his acolytes, notably Chloe Gartner's Anne Bonny and a touch of Wind From the Main by Anne Osborne (who may be the "A. Osborn of the South Carolina Historical Society" thanked in the… Continue reading Sea Star: The Private Life of Anne Bonny, Pirate Queen by Pamela Jekel
Bloody Bay/The Captain’s Ladies/Sisters of the Sea by Sandra Riley
This book was first published in 1980 under the titles Bloody Bay (in the UK) and The Captain's Ladies (in the US). In 2003 Riley self published it as Sisters of the Sea, and at some point adapted it into a play. The back cover of The Captain's Ladies bizarrely markets it as a love… Continue reading Bloody Bay/The Captain’s Ladies/Sisters of the Sea by Sandra Riley
The Female of the Specie by Richard Wolkomir
This article about women pirates appeared in volume XLII of The Compass for Winter 1972. This is another story where Ann bites her unwanted suitor. She and her father move to Charleston in 1700. When she leaves Nassau in disguise with Calico Jack, Wolkomir has the authorities get distracted by a group of Jack's prize… Continue reading The Female of the Specie by Richard Wolkomir
Depictions of John Rackam, Anne Bonny, and Mary Read 