A General History of the Pyrates Stapledon is capable of a

Stapledon is capable of a great deal of humor and tongue-in-cheek description

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Beloved for its bawdy humor and adroit social commentary

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A General History of the Pyrates Stapledon is capable of aFamed for his enduring fictional masterpieces Robinson Crusoe and Moll Flanders, Daniel Defoe also possessed considerable expertise in maritime affairs. As a commission merchant, importer, shipowner, and an active journalist who reported "ship news" and interviewed surviving pirates, Defoe achieved a high degree of authority on the subject of buccaneers. His knowledge was such that his book, A General History of the Pyrates, remains the major source