Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1909 edition. Excerpt: ... the pirate Fourteenth novel; published in 1822. Scene: Scotland--Shetland and Orkney Islands. Time: 1700. cast of characters Margery Bimrister; see Ronaldson. John Bunce, lieutenant to Cleveland; alias Frederick Altamont. Clement Cleveland, the "Pirate "; son to Mertoun. Tom Derrick, quartermaster on the pirate brig. Tronda Dronsdaughter, servant to Barbara Yellowley. bweyn Erickson, fisherman. Euphane Fea, housekeeper to Magnus Troil. Dick Fletcher, freebooter. Lady Glowrowrum, neighbor to the Troils. Gtoffe, freebooter. Clara Groatsettar 1 nieces of Lady Madalen Groatsettab j Glowrowrum. Haagen, retired soldier. Claud Halcro, minstrel. Hawkins, freebooter. Basil Mertoun, a reformed pirate, turned hermit; formerly called Vaughan. Mordaunt Mertoun, his son. Norna, seeress; formerly called Ulla Troil. Neil Ronaldson, the Ranzelman, or local magistrate. Margery Bimrister Ronaldson, his wife. Eric Scambester, steward to Magnus Troil. Lawrence Scholey, servant to Magnus Troil. Bryce Snailsfoot, peddler. Nicholas Strumpfer, dicarf servant to Norna. Swertua, housekeeper to Basil Mertoun. George Torfe, Provost of Kirkwall. Magnus Troh, Shetland landowner. Minna Troil Captain Weathebport, commander of H. M. S. "Halcyon." Triptolemus Yellowley, farming factor. Bararara Yellowlet, his sister. Shetlanders, citizens, guests, pirates, servants. argument "The Pirate" is not connected with historic annals, nor does it deal with the sea, except in an incidental way. It is a tale of neighborhood life off the northeast coast of Scotland. Basil Mertoun, a reticent and misanthropic man about which nothing is known, takes up his residence in a tumble-down mansion on a Shetland cape, which he rents at a nominal sum from Magnus Troil, an old landowner. Basil...