Captain in Calico

Captain in Calico
George MacDonald Fraser

The first unpublished novel from the historical fiction legend, George Macdonald Fraser, featuring the unscrupulous and brilliantly entertaining pirate, Calico Jack Rackham.New Providence, 1720s. When infamous pirate Captain ‘Calico’ Jack Rackham returns from the high seas to ask Governor Woodes Rogers for a royal pardon, the Governor sees his chance to put his own devious plans into action.Their agreement sets off an adventure of betrayals, counter-betrayals, plots and escapes that see Rackham join forces with the scheming but seductively beautiful pirate, Anne Bonney.Captain in Calico is a wonderfully spirited and entertaining novel, which will delight fans of George MacDonald Fraser. The unscrupulous Captain Rackham is pure pleasure, and shows the author’s early penchant - and flair - for writing scoundrels of the highest order.

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Table of Contents

Cover (#u98221180-fe6d-56c2-950e-238270b80257)

Title Page (#u69f9c13b-6aca-5629-8324-010d4eb1afe8)

Copyright (#ubbb7b3a6-4d39-5f1a-9a1b-e143b86c6eda)

A Foreword to Captain in Calico (#u3dcb28ab-156a-5576-8b61-fef06015d91d)

Map (#ub55027a0-b009-5004-807a-8b64b550da39)

1. The Man From the Sea (#uf0797ce9-3fe0-5895-b1b3-fa6b3ff236a6)

2. The Stratagem (#u156efb8c-caf0-586c-988f-584840051483)

3. Sea Trap (#u42fd7316-dac3-51fd-a852-28f0653a2fb7)

4. Major Penner (#u1e57d5d7-a9cb-5c11-a034-e24fb4568972)

5. Swords Behind The Tavern (#u9d604985-78c4-50e1-98c4-8020bdba6f77)

6. Anne Bonney (#u0616bc73-28b6-5b95-841f-5e7c0aedf9ed)

7. The Amorous Invalid (#litres_trial_promo)

8. Captain Harkness Converses (#litres_trial_promo)

9. The Plotters (#litres_trial_promo)

10. The Snare (#litres_trial_promo)

11. The Quarry (#litres_trial_promo)

12. Under the Black (#litres_trial_promo)

13. The Action (#litres_trial_promo)

14. Mosquito Bank (#litres_trial_promo)

15. On the Account (#litres_trial_promo)

16. The King’s Colours (#litres_trial_promo)

17. The King’s Justice (#litres_trial_promo)

18. Kate Sampson (#litres_trial_promo)

19. The Price of Piracy (#litres_trial_promo)

20. The Passage (#litres_trial_promo)

Letters From The Archive (#litres_trial_promo)

The Flashman Papers (in Chronological Order) (#litres_trial_promo)

The Flashman Papers (in Order of Publication) (#litres_trial_promo)

About the Author (#litres_trial_promo)