The Pirates! Band of Misfits - Softcover

Defoe, Gideon

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1408830000 ISBN 13: 9781408830000

Publisher: Bloomsbury Children's Books, 2012

Synopsis

Paperback. Pub Date :2012-03-01 Pages: 224 Language: English Publisher: Bloomsbury UK It is 1837. and for the luxuriantly bearded Pirate Captain and his rag-tag pirate crew. life on the high seas has gotten a little dull. With nothing to do but twiddle their hooks and lounge aimlessly on tropical beaches. the Captain decides its time they had an adventure. A surprisingly successful boat raid leads them to the young Charles Darwin. in desperate need of their help. And so the pirates set forth for London in a bid to save the scientist from the evil machinations of a diabolical Bishop. There they encounter grisly murder. vanishing ladies. the Elephant Man - and have an exciting trip to the zoo.

About this title

Review:

'Gideon Defoe definitively puts the "Ho ho!" - and, indeed, the "Yo!" - into pirating' * Caitlin Moran * 'A short, deliriously funny novel about incredibly stupid pirates and ham . . . I've had to grow a luxuriant beard to conceal the grin that's been compromising my dignity since I read it' * Ardal O'Hanlon * 'Hilarious. Destined to become a classic of pirate comic fiction' * Eric Idle * 'Very funny, very silly and highly original' * Esquire *

About the Author:

Gideon Defoe lives in London. He wrote this book about pirates to impress a girl. You can visit the Pirate Captain's website at www.piratecaptain.co.uk

About this edition

• Publisher: Bloomsbury Children's Books
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1408830000
• ISBN 13: 9781408830000
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224