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Pyle, Howard, 1853-1911 |
| Title |
The Story of Jack Ballister's Fortunes
Being the narrative of the adventures of a young gentleman of good family, who was kidnapped in the year 1719 and carried to the plantations of the continent of Virginia, where he fell in with that famous pirate Captain Edward Teach, or Blackbeard; of his escape from the pirates and the rescue of a young lady from out their hands
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| Note |
Reading ease score: 88.7 (6th grade). Easy to read.
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| Note |
Illustrated by the author.
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| Credits |
E-text prepared by Giovanni Fini, David Edwards, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org)
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| Summary |
"The Story of Jack Ballister's Fortunes" by Howard Pyle is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The book follows the adventures of Jack Ballister, a young gentleman who, after being kidnapped in the year 1719, finds himself taken to the Virginia plantations. His story intricately weaves through encounters with notorious figures like the infamous pirate Blackbeard, as Jack navigates the challenges of his newfound life and seeks escape from piracy and bondage. At the start of the narrative, readers are introduced to the socio-economic context of early colonial Virginia, highlighting the labor shortages faced by plantation owners and the dubious practices of merchants like Hezekiah Tipton, who buys and sells indentured servants. The opening portions feature Jack Ballister, who lives under his miserly uncle's care after the death of his father. As Jack struggles with feelings of isolation and yearns for adventure, the inciting incident occurs when he is unexpectedly kidnapped by Captain Butts and forced aboard a ship bound for the Americas, setting the stage for a thrilling voyage filled with peril and self-discovery. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Language |
English |
| LoC Class |
PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres
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| Subject |
Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
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Adventure stories
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Pirates -- Juvenile fiction
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Sailing -- Juvenile fiction
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Kidnapping -- Juvenile fiction
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Voyages and travels -- Juvenile fiction
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Seafaring life -- Juvenile fiction
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Rescues -- Juvenile fiction
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Escapes -- Juvenile fiction
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Youth -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
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Virginia -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Juvenile fiction
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Courtship -- Juvenile fiction
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Redemptioners -- Juvenile fiction
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Teach, Edward, -1718 -- Juvenile fiction
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
49985 |
| Release Date |
Sep 16, 2015 |
| Most Recently Updated |
Jun 15, 2020 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads |
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