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The Pirate City: An Algerine Tale
The Rimini family sets sail from Sicily on a trading expedition, only to be captured by Barbary Pirates and dragged to Algiers—a notorious haven for criminals and corsairs.
"The Pirate City: An Algerine Tale" by R. M. Ballantyne is a novel. The Rimini family sets sail from Sicily on a trading expedition, only to be captured by Barbary Pirates and dragged to Algiers—a notorious haven for criminals and corsairs.
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Some time within the first quarter of the present nineteenth century, a little old lady—some people would even have called her a dear little old lady—sat one afternoon in a high-backed chair beside a cottage window, from which might be had a magnificent view of Sicilian rocks, with the Mediterranean beyond.
This little old lady was so pleasant in all respects that an adequate description of her is an impossibility. Her mouth was a perfect study. It was not troubled with anything in the shape of teeth. It lay between a delicate little down-turned nose and a soft little up-turned chin, which two seemed as if anxious to meet in order to protect it. The wrinkles that surrounded that mouth were innumerable, and each wrinkle was a distinct and separate smile; so that, whether pursing or expanding, it was at all times rippling with an expression of tender benignity.
This little old lady plays no part in our tale; nevertheless she merits passing introduction as being the grandmother of our hero, a Sicilian youth of nineteen, who, at the time we write of, sat on a stool at her feet engaged in earnest conversation.
Contents
- 01Opens the Tale.
- 02Chapter Two.
- 03Unfolds a Little of the Tale.
- 04Chapter Three.
- 05Reveals something Surprising in Regard to European Forbearance And Piratic Impudence.
- 06Chapter Four.
- 07Introduces the Reader to the Pirate City, and to a Few of its Peculiarities and Practices.
- 08Chapter Five.
- 09Shows the Light in which Consuls were Regarded by Pirates, and tells of a Cruel Separation and a Stunning Blow.
- 10Chapter Six.
- 11Sends a Gleam of Hope into a Gloomy Region.
- 12Chapter Seven.
- 13Some New Characters walk, glide, and furiously gallop into the Tale, and otherwise introduce themselves to Notice.
- 14Chapter Eight.
- 15Ted Flaggan and Rais Ali proceed on a Mission, and see Impressive Sights.
- 16Chapter Nine.
- 17Describes a Moorish Bride, a Wedding, and a Metamorphosis, besides indicating a Plot.
- 18Chapter Ten.
- 19Shows what Lessons were taught in the Bagnio, and describes a Brave Dash for Freedom.
- 20Chapter Eleven.
- 21Is Diplomatic and Otherwise.
- 22Chapter Twelve.
- 23Mrs Langley and Agnes go out to Dinner.
- 24Chapter Thirteen.
- 25Relates Something about Improvements, Surprises, and Changes in the State of Affairs.
- 26Chapter Fourteen.
- 27The Plot thickens, and Mariano’s Forbearance and Courage are tested.
- 28Chapter Fifteen.
- 29In which Ted Flaggan and his Friend Rais Ali act a Conscious Part, and a Political Storm begins to break.
- 30Chapter Sixteen.
- 31Tells of Riot and Revolution in the Pirate City.
- 32Chapter Seventeen.
- 33Francisco and his Son in Danger.
- 34Chapter Eighteen.
- 35In which Soles are beaten and Men are sold—With Plots and Counterplots.
- 36Chapter Nineteen.
- 37Describes an Important Event in the Pirate City.
- 38Chapter Twenty.
- 39Describes a Retreat among the Hills.
- 40Chapter Twenty One.
- 41Social Intercourse in the Cavern.
- 42Chapter Twenty Two.
- 43Shows how the Pirates were wont to treat Men of Note.
- 44Chapter Twenty Three.
- 45In which Danger looms very Dark in and around the Pirate City.
- 46Chapter Twenty Four.
- 47The Dark Clouds begin to thicken—A Rescue attempted—Master Jim plays a Conspicuous Part.
- 48Chapter Twenty Five.
- 49The Coming Struggle looms on the Horizon.
- 50Chapter Twenty Six.
- 51In which Rais Ali and Ted Flaggan play a Vigorous Part.
- 52Chapter Twenty Seven.
- 53Describes the Bombardment of Algiers.
- 54Chapter Twenty Eight.
- 55The Last.
- 56The End.
About this edition
- Author
- R. M. Ballantyne
- Language
- English
- Era
- Modern (c. 1800–1945)
- Reading level
- Advanced: for close, demanding reading
- Formats
- EPUB, PDF
- Length
- 338 pages
- This edition
- Modern Philosophers
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