The Pirate / Andrew Lang Edition

"The Pirate" by Walter Scott is a novel published in 1821. Set in the Shetland Islands at the end of the 17th century, it tells the story of young Mordaunt, whose friendship with the Troil sisters is shattered by the arrival of a mysterious shipwrecked captain named Cleveland. As rivalry grows between the two men, Minna falls for the charismatic stranger, unaware of his dark secret. When pirates capture the Troils, hidden identities are revealed and loyalties tested in this tale of romance and adventure. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Edited by Andrew Lang. Reading ease score: 59.3 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Originally issued 2013-03-23. Transcribed by E-text prepared by sp1nd and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (archive.org). This work is in the public domain in the United States. Sourced from Project Gutenberg (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/42389).