This article was published in the November 2, 1850 issue of the National Police Gazette. Mary Read is born in the Midlands. She is 15 when her grandmother dies, and her mother also dies. She works as a footboy until her employer falls in love with her, and in the army for four years before… Continue reading Lives of the Felons: Mary Read and Anne Bonney
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A pirata by Luísa Costa Gomes
This episodic novelization of Mary Read's life was published in 2006. Mary's mother is named Jenny Read, whose son is Mark. Mark dies at one year old, and Mary is born when there is a Queen Mary. Jenny's mother-in-law dies in December 1699, and Jenny moves to Wales with her lover while Mary is working… Continue reading A pirata by Luísa Costa Gomes
Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag
This installment in the Assassin's Creed series came out in 2013. The player character is employed at Abstergo, a tech company with virtual reality software that allows users to witness the experiences of dead people. Instead of using this technology to, for example, solve crimes, the player character is tasked with harvesting cinematic footage from… Continue reading Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag
Kingston by Starlight by Christopher John Farley
This novel was published in 2005. It is narrated by Anne Bonny. In Jack Rackam's backstory his father raises civets in Colchester until they lose money and move to London where he (the father) is press-ganged. Jack's mother dies and Jack goes to sea. He sails on the Duke during Woodes Rogers's circumnavigation trip, and… Continue reading Kingston by Starlight by Christopher John Farley
True Stories of Pirates by Lucy Lethbridge
This children's book was published in 2004. It was also put out in 2007 under the title Usborne True Stories: Pirates. The story is told in a narrative with obviously fictional details. Anne Bonny's mother is Peg Brennan. When Mary works for the French lady, she likes Mary's "soft skin and pretty features." Before Anne… Continue reading True Stories of Pirates by Lucy Lethbridge
Pirates, boucaniers, flibustiers by Gilles Lapouge
This book was published in 2002. In 2004 it was published in English as Pirates and Buccaneers. Ann Bonny's father's plantation is in "Charleston, Virginia". As a child Mary Read gets into fights. Jack Rackham wears red pants and marries Ann at sea. When Mary's second lover is challenged to a duel, his bully actually… Continue reading Pirates, boucaniers, flibustiers by Gilles Lapouge
Die Galapagos-Affäre by Günter Seuren
This novel about the Galapagos Affair was published in 2001. At one point the narrative briefly describes the story of Anne Bonny and Mary Read. Seuren says Mary's second husband was the pirates' Dutch helmsman, who ends up executed while Mary and Anne are pardoned. Mary dies in the ninth month of her pregnancy and… Continue reading Die Galapagos-Affäre by Günter Seuren
Lady Pirates Once Ruled the Seas! by Tanya Broder
This article appeared in the July 6, 1999 issue of the Weekly World News. Broder says that Anne Bonny was born in 1700 and that she and her parents lived in Charleston. James Bonny is described as a smuggler. Mary Read's first husband is Dutch instead of Flemish. Anne and Mary are sentenced to death… Continue reading Lady Pirates Once Ruled the Seas! by Tanya Broder
Pirates and Piracy by David Reinhardt
This book was published in 1997. Reinhardt takes a typical dim view of John Rackham, writing disdainfully that he "had to resort to raiding small fishing boats and stealing livestock just to keep his crew from starving." He says that Anne Bonny sailed in disguise as a man after running away with Jack, but came… Continue reading Pirates and Piracy by David Reinhardt
The White Solitaire by Elizabeth Mavor
This book was published in 1988. The jacket blurb says Mary Read was born in 1693 and died in 1715, though the actual story belies the death date. Mavor says that the General History is the only known biography of Mary, besides "the brief account of her rigged trial". She assures us that "subsequent historians… Continue reading The White Solitaire by Elizabeth Mavor
Depictions of John Rackam, Anne Bonny, and Mary Read 