
TIMELINE
OF PIRATES ON PAGE

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Alexandre Olivier Exquemelin
Factual/Fiction
The earliest documented account of piracy at sea.
Daniel Defoe
Novel
One of the first novels known to depict piracy.
Daniel Defoe
Novel
Captain Charles Johnson
Factual/Fiction
Captain Charles Johnson is rumoured to be a pseudonym for Defoe.
Byron
Poem
Sir Walter Scott
Novel
Washington Irving
Novelette
Vincenzo Bellini
Opera
Edgar Allan Poe
Novelette
R.M. Ballantyne
Novel
Arthur Sullivan, W. S. Gilbert
Opera
Robert Louis Stevenson
Novel
Emilio Salgari
Series of novels (1883 – 1913)
Jules Verne
Novel
Emilio Salgari
Novel
J. M. Barrie
Play
J. M. Barrie
Novel
Rafael Sabatini
Novel
Rafael Sabatini
Novel
Adapted into a movie in 1935, making a star of lead actor Errol Flynn.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Novel
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is famous for his stories of Sherlock Holmes.
Richard Hughes
Novel
John Steinbeck
Novel
Robert E. Howard
Novelette
One of the author’s series of stories featuring Conan the Barbarian.
Peter Benchley
Novel
Tim Powers
Novel
This became the basis for the fourth Pirates of the Caribbean film.
Nick Sharratt
Children’s book
L. A. Meyer
Novel
Caroline Lawrence
Young adult novel
Douglas Wilson
Novel
Nick Sharratt
Children’s book
Gideon Defoe
Novel
James L. Nelson
Novel
A story based on the lives of Mary Read, Anne Bonny & Calico Jack Rackham
Tanith Lee
Series of novels (2004, 2006, 2007)
Justin Somper
Series of novels (2005-2011)
Julia Donaldson
Children’s Book
Helen Hollick
Novel
Gene Wolfe
Novel
Tim Severin
Series of novels (2007-2017)
Other books: Buccaneer, Sea Robber, Privateer and Freebooter
Matthew David Brozik, Jacob Sager Weinstein
Spoof survival guide
Wayne Thomas Batson
Novel
John Drake
Series of novels (2008-2010)
A prequel involving the characters from Treasure Island
Julia Jarman
Children’s book
Michael Crichton
Novel
Wilbur Smith
Novel
Claire Freedman
Children’s Book
Kerry Lynne
Novel
S. K. Keogh
Series of novels (2012-2014)
Jonny Duddle
Children’s book
A series of three books (2014-2015)
Martin Granger
Novel
Gareth P. Jones
Young adults novels
A series of three books (2015-2016)
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