The Pirate (novel)

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The Pirate is also the title of novels by Harold Robbins and Frederick Marryat

The Pirate
Author	Walter Scott
Country	Scotland
Language	English, Lowland Scots
Series	Waverley Novels
Genre(s)	Historical novel
Publisher	Constable and Co.
Publication date	December 1821
Media type	Print (Hardback)
Preceded by	Kenilworth
Followed by	The Fortunes of Nigel

The Pirate is an 1821 novel by Walter Scott, based roughly on the life of John Gow who features as Capt. Cleveland^[1]. The novel is set mainly in Shetland. It was one of the Waverley Novels.

Contents 1 Plot summary 2 Characters in "The Pirate" 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Plot summary

The arrival of Cleveland spoils Mordaunt's relationship with the Troil girls, and soon a bitter rivalry grows between the two. Minna falls in love with Cleveland, not knowing much about his true profession. Brenda however is in love with Mordaunt. The pirates capture the Troils, and after an encounter with the frigate "Halcyon" are freed. Brenda and Mordaunt are reunited, and Minna and Clement parted.

[edit] Characters in "The Pirate"

• Captain Clement Cleveland - English buccaneer, shipwreck survivor
• Claud Halcro - Poet, admirer of John Dryden
• Basil Mertoun - a misanthrope and recluse
• Mordaunt Mertoun - son of Basil, a handsome youth, tenant of Magnus and friend of Magnus' daughters
• Magnus Troil - Rich man of noble Norse ancestry, daughters Minna & Brenda
• Ulla Troil - Mad relative of Magnus, also known as "Norna of the fit-ful head". May have supernatural abilities, or merely believe herself to have them.
• Triptolemus Yellowby - Yorkshire factor, sent to improve Shetland agriculture

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• The Pirate at Walter Scott Digital Archive, the University of Edinburgh library

v • d • e Works by Walter Scott Novels: Waverley (1814) • Guy Mannering (1815) • The Antiquary (1816) • The Black Dwarf (1816) • Old Mortality (1816) • Rob Roy (1817) • The Heart of Midlothian (1818) • The Bride of Lammermoor (1819) • A Legend of Montrose (1819) • Ivanhoe (1819) • The Monastery (1820) • The Abbot (1820) • Kenilworth (1821) • The Pirate (1821) • The Fortunes of Nigel (1822) • Peveril of the Peak (1823) • Quentin Durward (1823) • St. Ronan's Well (1823) • Redgauntlet (1824) • The Betrothed (1825) • The Talisman (1825) • Woodstock (1826) • Chronicles of the Canongate (1827) • The Fair Maid of Perth (1828) • Anne of Geierstein (1829) • Count Robert of Paris (1831) • Castle Dangerous (1831)