02236cam a22003013u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000210011324500220013426400510015630000470020733600260025433700260028033800360030650000310034250802240037352012090059753400450180665300230185185600430187499900170191726612UtSlPG20260610133616.0mcr n260607r2008||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aNeville, Richard12aA Pirate of Parts 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2008  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2008-09-14  aProduced by Robert Cicconetti, Mary Meehan, and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced
from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American
Libraries.)  a"A Pirate of Parts" by Richard Neville is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around a vibrant character named Handy, an actor and perpetual optimist, whose myriad life experiences lead him to assemble a ragtag company of fellow performers. Together, they embark on an adventurous journey across the Long Island Sound, navigating the unpredictable world of theater and the whims of audiences.  At the start of the novel, we meet Handy, a "strolling player" who is not only an actor but also a jack-of-all-trades, accustomed to the struggles of life in the theater. Faced with a lack of work during a challenging summer for actors, he devises a plan to create his own playing company to tour the towns along the coast. As Handy gathers a motley crew of performers, their escapades begin with a comical attempt to stage "Uncle Tom's Cabin” under a tent, leading to humorous misadventures—including run-ins with authorities and unexpected rival performances. The opening chapters set a lighthearted tone for the narrative while hinting at deeper themes of ambition, camaraderie, and the unpredictable nature of life as a performer. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aTheater -- Fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/26612  c67521d67521