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There Were Two Pirates: A Comedy of Division (1946)

by James Branch Cabell

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Series: It Happened in Florida (book 2), Cabell (Brewer Order) (It Happened in Florida (No. 31, v. 2))

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His name was Jose Gasparilla, and he was the self-proclaimed King of Pirates. He terrorized the waters around Florida, demanding tribute from every merchant ship he encountered. Riches flowed into his tiny island kingdom . . . and yet he longed for a life he could never have, for he had left his beloved Isabel behind in Spain. One day he would return to claim her for his bride, he knew, and she had vowed to wait for him. When he captures a ship and discovers Isabel and her elderly husband aboard, he strikes a deal with the man who stole his bride. For Jose Gasparilla, it means a chance to regain the lost years of his life . . . to live his childhood again and pick a new path, in the Land Without Shadows... There Were Two Pirates is a fantasy adventure in James Branch Cabell's best style, and a terrific addition to the Wildside Fantasy Classics line.… (more)
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A really lovely little Cabell treasure. ( )
1 vote selfnoise | Jun 12, 2008 |
A late novel in the career of the master ironist, this droll tale is succinct, and it benefits from this concision. I cannot claim for it greatness. Others may. But I will say this: It is good. ( )
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His name was Jose Gasparilla, and he was the self-proclaimed King of Pirates. He terrorized the waters around Florida, demanding tribute from every merchant ship he encountered. Riches flowed into his tiny island kingdom . . . and yet he longed for a life he could never have, for he had left his beloved Isabel behind in Spain. One day he would return to claim her for his bride, he knew, and she had vowed to wait for him. When he captures a ship and discovers Isabel and her elderly husband aboard, he strikes a deal with the man who stole his bride. For Jose Gasparilla, it means a chance to regain the lost years of his life . . . to live his childhood again and pick a new path, in the Land Without Shadows... There Were Two Pirates is a fantasy adventure in James Branch Cabell's best style, and a terrific addition to the Wildside Fantasy Classics line.

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