This young adult novel was published in 2019. It is mostly narrated by Anne Bonny with some chapters in third person from Jonathan Barnet's point of view. Mary Read is written as a trans man named Martin--as a child Martin told his mother he was a boy before the mother decided to try to get… Continue reading Devil’s Ballast by Meg Caddy
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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
Anne Bonny: Tale of a Lady Pirate/The Legend of Anne Bonny by Robert Q. Hoyt
This novel was published in 2004 as Anne Bonny: Tale of a Lady Pirate. It was republished on Amazon in 2020 as The Legend of Anne Bonny. Anne's parents are Feargus Cormack, who is a priest, and his maid Molly Cahill. Feargus is ruined by the scandal of his affair, and Anne is raised believing… Continue reading Anne Bonny: Tale of a Lady Pirate/The Legend of Anne Bonny by Robert Q. Hoyt
Les fruits défendus by Thérèse Moreau
This story was published in the 1997 book Le grand livre des recettes secrètes. The main character, Ginger, idolizes Anne Bonny. According to Ginger, Anne was betrayed by her husband and murdered him in a brothel.
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
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
Frommer’s Jamaica & Barbados by Darwin Porter & Danforth Prince
This travel guide was first published in 1992. In its coverage of Jamaica it includes a brief story called "Ann Bonney & Her Dirty Dog". According to this story, Ann fell in love with John Rackham after she murdered James Bonny in the Virgin Islands. Calico Jack had not yet found success as a pirate,… Continue reading Frommer’s Jamaica & Barbados by Darwin Porter & Danforth Prince
The Flaming Ship of Ocracoke & Other Tales of the Outer Banks by Charles Harry Whedbee
This book was published in 1971. It makes no claim to authenticity, describing the stories as "the natural stirrings of folk memory." Mary was brought up as a boy by both her parents and her assumed name is Jack Hawkins. In the army she falls in love with a man named Jack Read, and their… Continue reading The Flaming Ship of Ocracoke & Other Tales of the Outer Banks by Charles Harry Whedbee
Wind From the Main by Anne Osborne
This novelization of Anne Bonny's life was published in 1972. Anne's father is named Archibald Tyndale and when they came to Carolina in 1708 they were not as rich as they are when the story begins. In earlier days he used to deal with pirates, and Anne's mother died when Anne was 14. Now her… Continue reading Wind From the Main by Anne Osborne
Characters of the Caribbean by John Pegg
This book was published in 1972 and devotes a chapter to the "glamorous, wanton female pirate" Anne Bonny. It summarizes the highlights of Mistress of the Seas, but gets some dates wrong and says that the events of 1719 took place in 1729. Anne's duel with Maria Vargas for the "heart" of Chidley Bayard. Illustrations… Continue reading Characters of the Caribbean by John Pegg
Depictions of John Rackam, Anne Bonny, and Mary Read 