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The Pirate

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Original author: Walter Scott

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"The Pirate" by Walter Scott is a novel published in 1821. Set in the Shetland Islands at the end of the 17th century, it tells the story of young Mordaunt, whose friendship with the Troil sisters is shattered by the arrival of a mysterious shipwrecked captain named Cleveland. As rivalry grows between the two men, Minna falls for the charismatic stranger, unaware of his dark secret. When pirates capture the Troils, hidden identities are revealed and loyalties tested in this tale of romance and adventure.

The Pirate, by Walter Scott. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #42389.

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44 Chapters

  1. 1.Front Matter3,724 words
  2. 2.Introduction: To the Pirate2,370 words
  3. 3.Chapter I3,304 words
  4. 4.Chapter II3,892 words
  5. 5.Chapter III2,346 words
  6. 6.Chapter IV6,850 words
  7. 7.Chapter V5,712 words
  8. 8.Chapter VI4,068 words
  9. 9.Chapter VII7,242 words
  10. 10.Chapter VIII3,466 words
  11. 11.Chapter IX2,991 words
  12. 12.Chapter X3,893 words
  13. 13.Chapter XI4,560 words
  14. 14.Chapter XII5,885 words
  15. 15.Chapter XIII3,656 words
  16. 16.Chapter XIV3,699 words
  17. 17.Chapter XV3,093 words
  18. 18.Chapter XVI4,499 words
  19. 19.Chapter XVII4,762 words
  20. 20.Chapter XVIII4,661 words
  21. 21.Chapter XIX5,495 words
  22. 22.Chapter XX9,756 words
  1. 23.Chapter I4,100 words
  2. 24.Chapter II6,775 words
  3. 25.Chapter III5,111 words
  4. 26.Chapter IV3,278 words
  5. 27.Chapter V3,193 words
  6. 28.Chapter VI3,923 words
  7. 29.Chapter VII2,312 words
  8. 30.Chapter VIII3,943 words
  9. 31.Chapter IX3,495 words
  10. 32.Chapter X5,100 words
  11. 33.Chapter XI5,725 words
  12. 34.Chapter XII3,321 words
  13. 35.Chapter XIII3,342 words
  14. 36.Chapter XIV5,165 words
  15. 37.Chapter XV3,145 words
  16. 38.Chapter XVI5,798 words
  17. 39.Chapter XVII4,403 words
  18. 40.Chapter XVIII: Fly, Fleance, fly!--Thou mayst escape3,460 words
  19. 41.Chapter XIX3,818 words
  20. 42.Chapter XX4,257 words
  21. 43.Chapter XXI: Joy, joy, in London now!2,135 words
  22. 44.Chapter XXII: Go, some of you cry a reprieve!7,121 words