The Pirate
Andrew Lang Edition
- Approximate level
- B2
- Length
- 201,923 words
- Reading time
- 16 h 50 min
- Chapters
- 52
- Language
- English
- On Project Gutenberg since
- 2013
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This historical novel by Walter Scott is set in the Orkney Islands during the eighteenth century. The narrative explores themes of adventure, romance, and local customs. Because the book was written in the early nineteenth century, you will encounter formal vocabulary and complex sentence structures that reflect the writing style of that era. Readers should be prepared for descriptive passages and a deliberate pace. It is a challenging but rewarding choice for those interested in classic literature and historical settings.
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Subjects
- Historical fiction
- Shipwreck survival -- Fiction
- Love stories
- Domestic fiction
- Landlord and tenant -- Fiction
- Pirates -- Fiction
- Kidnapping -- Fiction
- Orkney (Scotland) -- Fiction
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