Publisher's Synopsis
The Queen of the Pirate Isle is a children's book written by Bret Harte. It tells the story of a young boy named Lionel, who lives in a small village by the sea. Lionel is fascinated by stories of pirates and dreams of one day becoming a pirate himself.One day, Lionel meets a mysterious woman named Madame Herrera, who claims to be the queen of a pirate island. She tells him stories of her adventures on the high seas and teaches him the ways of the pirate life.As Lionel becomes more and more enamored with the pirate life, he must decide whether to stay in his village or join Madame Herrera and her crew on their adventures. The book is filled with swashbuckling action, adventure, and humor, and is sure to delight young readers who love stories of pirates and adventure on the high seas.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
