Robinson Crusoe
Daniel Defoe
Novel
One of the first novels known to depict piracy.
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.
The Pirate
Sir Walter Scott
Novel
Kidd the Pirate
Washington Irving
Novelette
The Gold Bug
Edgar Allan Poe
Novelette
The Coral Island
R.M. Ballantyne
Novel
The Pirates of Penzance
Arthur Sullivan, W. S. Gilbert
Opera
Treasure Island
Robert Louis Stevenson
Novel
Facing the Flag
Jules Verne
Novel
Peter and Wendy
J. M. Barrie
Novel
Captain Blood
Rafael Sabatini
Novel
Adapted into a movie in 1935, making a star of lead actor Errol Flynn.
A High Wind in Jamaica
Richard Hughes
Novel
Cup of Gold
John Steinbeck
Novel
Queen of the Black Coast
Robert E. Howard
Novelette
One of the author’s series of stories featuring Conan the Barbarian.
The Island
Peter Benchley
Novel
On Stranger Tides
Tim Powers
Novel
This became the basis for the fourth Pirates of the Caribbean film.
Bloody Jack
L. A. Meyer
Novel
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists
Gideon Defoe
Novel
The only life that mattered
James L. Nelson
Novel
A story based on the lives of Mary Read, Anne Bonny & Calico Jack Rackham
Vampirates Series
Justin Somper
Series of novels (2005-2011)
Sea Witch
Helen Hollick
Novel
Pirate Freedom
Gene Wolfe
Novel
Isle of Swords
Wayne Thomas Batson
Novel
Flint and Silver
John Drake
Series of novels (2008-2010)
A prequel involving the characters from Treasure Island
Pirate Latitudes
Michael Crichton
Novel
Pirates Love Underpants
Claire Freedman
Children’s Book
The Pirate Captain
Kerry Lynne
Novel
The Jolley-Rogers Series
Jonny Duddle
Children’s book
A series of three books (2014-2015)
Adventures of Steampunk Pirates
Gareth P. Jones
Young adults novels
A series of three books (2015-2016)