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On open water, there is no easy way out—and danger leaves little room to hide the heart.
In The Lady and the Pirate, Emerson Hough brings a lady and a pirate together in a sea adventure. Ships give chase across open water, and loyalties face a test. At the heart of this pursuit is a romance between two people who begin far apart, with danger pressing them closer.
A ship is a small world with no easy way out. That confined setting gives the lady and the pirate little distance from the risks around them. High seas pursuit, captive hearts, and the courage to reclaim what is lost frame a story where bold choices matter as much as growing affection.
What you’ll discover
- The sea sets the stakes Feel the pressure of open water, where a ship offers no easy way out.
- The thrill of pursuit Follow ships in pursuit across the sea, with loyalties tested amid danger.
- A lady and a pirate Discover the bond between the title’s two figures, who begin in different worlds.
- Love under pressure Watch romance grow amid danger, where shared risks bring two people closer.
- Courage amid loss Explore an adventure that links courage with the desire to reclaim what is lost.
Who will love it
Readers who love boyhood games, river chases and old-fashioned courtship told with a smile will feel at home here. It suits anyone who enjoys a talkative narrator, a faithful dog and a good-humored quarrel over love.
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The key ideas, in the 15-minute summary
- A grown man is captured by boy pirates
- An oath of blood makes him a shipmate
- A fight, a pearl and a hard lesson
- The yacht is taken at Natchez
- Daily parleys and a hideout in the bayou
- A supper at Luigi's with danger at the door
- The Gulf, a gale and a wreck on the shoals
- What the story is really about
- How the story is told
Who’s who
- Harry, called Black BartA rich, retired lawyer past thirty who hides in the woods to forget Helena, then joins boy pirates and chases her by water.
- Helena EmoryA proud, quick witted young woman who has parted from Harry many times and will not tell him whether she is engaged.
- Jimmy Henderson, called L'OlonnoisA fair haired boy of about twelve, full of pirate talk, who loves his Aunt Helena and wants the captain to marry her.
- John Saunders, called Jean LafitteA red haired farm boy and practical captain of the Sea Rover, who loves guns, boats and engines.
- Cal DavidsonA cheerful, wealthy friend of Harry who charters the Belle Helène, dresses in loud waistcoats and loves baseball scores.
- Aunt Lucinda DaniverHelena's stern chaperone, who wants her niece to marry a man of standing and trusts a glass of old wine, the ninety-three, to ease her aches.
- PetersonThe gloomy but loyal skipper of the Belle Helène, who always expects the worst and handles the boat like a master.
- PartialA shaggy stray dog who attaches himself to Harry and cannot decide between the two people he loves.
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La dama y el pirata
by Emerson Hough · 1913
A lonely lawyer joins two runaway boys as a pirate, then chases a yacht down the Mississippi for the woman he loves.
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The Lady and the Pirate is a comic romantic adventure by Emerson Hough, an American writer who died in 1923. It is told by a rich, retired lawyer just past thirty.
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A grown man is captured by boy pirates
The story opens on a summer evening on the narrator's own land. He sits beside his trout stream, hoping to catch a mosquito of the kind called Anopheles in a little glass vial, because he is collecting them. Then a high, shaky voice cries out a challenge and calls him a caitiff, an old word for a wretch. He looks up and sees a small boat half hidden among the alders.
The boat carries two boys, neither older than fourteen, and it is dressed as a pirate ship. Fresh skull and crossbones are painted on the bow, and a black flag flies from a willow stick. The red haired leader rests an enormous revolver on a forked staff and takes aim at the lowest button of the man's waistcoat. The man answers calmly that he is already out of the water and invites the crew to send a boat over for a parley.
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What is The Lady and the Pirate about?
It tells how a rich, retired lawyer is captured by two runaway boys playing pirates, then chases a yacht down the Mississippi and into the Gulf of Mexico, hoping to win back the woman he loves.
Who is Black Bart in The Lady and the Pirate?
Black Bart is the name the boys give the lawyer who tells the story. He is called Harry by Helena and Peterson, and he is a former lawyer who hides in the woods to forget her.
Who are Jean Lafitte and L'Olonnois in the book?
They are the pirate names of two boys, John Saunders and Jimmy Henderson. They take their names from The Pirate's Own Book and act as the narrator's lieutenants. Jimmy is also the nephew of Helena Emory.
The author
Emerson Hough
1857–1923 · American Western novelist
Emerson Hough was an American writer born in Newton, Iowa, in 1857. He worked as a journalist and lived in Chicago. He wrote novels and nonfiction about the American West. His books include The Mississippi Bubble, published in 1902, and The Covered Wagon, published in 1922. He died in Evanston, Illinois, in 1923.
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