A collection of well-known pirate tales, abridged and adapted for younger readers.

"Originally published in Spain under the title El gran libro de relatos de piratas y corsarios."

From "The corsair" / Lord Byron (George Gordon Byron) -- From "La canción del pirata" ("The song of the pirate") / José de Espronceda -- The rover / Joseph Conrad -- The black corsair / Emilio Salgari -- Queen of the Caribbean / Emilio Salgari -- The vengeance of a helmsman / Soledad Acosta de Samper -- Blackbeard / from The book of pirates by Howard Pyle -- The blighting of Sharkey / Arthur Conan Doyle -- The ghost pirates / William Hope Hodgson -- Captain Singleton / Daniel Defoe -- Pirates of the Spanish Caribbean / from The book of pirates by Howard Pyle -- Captain Scarfield / from The book of pirates by Howard Pyle -- The frozen pirate / W. Clark Russell.