TIMELINE

OF PIRATES ON PAGE

1678

The Buccaneers of America

Alexandre Olivier Exquemelin

Factual/Fiction
The earliest documented account of piracy at sea.

1719

Robinson Crusoe

Daniel Defoe

Novel
One of the first novels known to depict piracy.

1720

The Life, Adventures and Piracies of the Famous Captain Singleton

Daniel Defoe

Novel

1724

A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious Pyrates

Captain Charles Johnson

Factual/Fiction
Captain Charles Johnson is rumoured to be a pseudonym for Defoe.

1814

The Corsair

Byron

Poem

1821

The Pirate

Sir Walter Scott

Novel

1824

Kidd the Pirate

Washington Irving

Novelette

1827

Il Pirata (The Pirate)

Vincenzo Bellini

Opera

1843

The Gold Bug

Edgar Allan Poe

Novelette

1858

The Coral Island

R.M. Ballantyne

Novel

1879

The Pirate King from Pirates of Penzance

The Pirates of Penzance

Arthur Sullivan, W. S. Gilbert

Opera

1883

Treasure Island

Robert Louis Stevenson

Novel

1883

Sandokan

Emilio Salgari

Series of novels (1883 – 1913)

1896

Facing the Flag

Jules Verne

Novel

1898

The Black Corsair

Emilio Salgari

Novel

1904

Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn’t Grow Up

J. M. Barrie

Play

1911

Peter and Wendy

J. M. Barrie

Novel

1915

The Sea Hawk

Rafael Sabatini

Novel

1922

Captain Blood

Rafael Sabatini

Novel

Adapted into a movie in 1935, making a star of lead actor Errol Flynn.

1925

The Dealings of Captain Sharkey

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Novel

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is famous for his stories of Sherlock Holmes.

1929

A High Wind in Jamaica

Richard Hughes

Novel

1929

Cup of Gold

John Steinbeck

Novel

1934

Queen of the Black Coast

Robert E. Howard

Novelette

One of the author’s series of stories featuring Conan the Barbarian.

1979

The Island

Peter Benchley

Novel

1987

On Stranger Tides

Tim Powers

Novel

This became the basis for the fourth Pirates of the Caribbean film.

1994

Mrs. Pirate

Nick Sharratt

Children’s book

2002

Bloody Jack

L. A. Meyer

Novel

2002

Pirates of Pompei

Caroline Lawrence

Young adult novel

2003

Blackthorn Winter

Douglas Wilson

Novel

2003

Pirate Pete

Nick Sharratt

Children’s book

2004

The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists

Gideon Defoe

Novel

2004

The only life that mattered

James L. Nelson

Novel

A story based on the lives of Mary Read, Anne Bonny & Calico Jack Rackham

2004

The Piratica Series

Tanith Lee

Series of novels (2004, 2006, 2007)

2005

Vampirates Series

Justin Somper

Series of novels (2005-2011)

2005

Charlie Cook’s Favourite Book

Julia Donaldson

Children’s Book

2006

Sea Witch

Helen Hollick

Novel

2007

Pirate Freedom

Gene Wolfe

Novel

2007

Pirate Corsair

Tim Severin

Series of novels (2007-2017)

Other books: Buccaneer, Sea Robber, Privateer and Freebooter

2007

The Government Manual for New Pirates

Matthew David Brozik, Jacob Sager Weinstein

Spoof survival guide

2007

Isle of Swords

Wayne Thomas Batson

Novel

2008

Flint and Silver

John Drake

Series of novels (2008-2010)

A prequel involving the characters from Treasure Island

2008

Class Three All At Sea

Julia Jarman

Children’s book

2009

Pirate Latitudes

Michael Crichton

Novel

2011

Those in Peril

Wilbur Smith

Novel

2012

Pirates Love Underpants

Claire Freedman

Children’s Book

2012

The Pirate Captain

Kerry Lynne

Novel

2012

The Jack Mallory Chronicles

S. K. Keogh

Series of novels (2012-2014)

2014

The Jolley-Rogers Series

Jonny Duddle

Children’s book

A series of three books (2014-2015)

2015

Manila Harbour

Martin Granger

Novel

2015

Adventures of Steampunk Pirates

Gareth P. Jones

Young adults novels

A series of three books (2015-2016)