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The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists
- Author
- Gideon Defoe
- Narrator
- John Lee
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Publish Date
- 22 March 2012
- Run Time
- 2 hours 59 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Historical fiction, Humour
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What to expect
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 it's 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.
Critics Review
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Gideon Defoe definitively puts the "Ho ho!" - and, indeed, the "Yo!" - into pirating
Caitlin Moran
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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
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Hilarious. Destined to become a classic of pirate comic fiction
Eric Idle
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Very funny, very silly and highly original
Esquire
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Details
- Author
- Gideon Defoe
- Narrator
- John Lee
- Duration
- 2 hours 59 minutes
- Release Date
- 22 March 2012
- ISBN
- 9781408834459
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Genre
- Historical fiction, Humour
Synopsis
Bloomsbury presents The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists by Gideon Defoe, read by John Lee.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 it's 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.
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