02690cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000360011324500640014926400510021330000470026433600260031133700260033733800360036350000310039950504170043050801260084752012020097353400450217565300220222065300230224265300270226585600430229299900170233534627UtSlPG20260610133806.0mcr n260607r2010||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPR1 aDoyle, Arthur Conan,d1859-193014aThe Dealings of Captain Sharkey, and Other Tales of Pirates 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2010  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2010-12-120 aCaptain Sharkey: How the governor of St. Kitts came home -- The dealings of Captain Sharkey with Stephen Craddock -- The blighting of Sharkey -- How Copley Banks slew Captain Sharkey -- The "Slapping Sal" -- A pirate of the land (One crowded hour) -- The striped chest -- The captain of the "Polestar" -- The fiend of the cooperage -- Jelland's voyage -- J. Habakuk Jephson's statement -- That little square box.  aProduced by Chris Curnow, Joseph Cooper, Mary Meehan and
the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at
https://www.pgdp.net  a"The Dealings of Captain Sharkey, and Other Tales of Pirates" by Arthur Conan Doyle is a collection of pirate-themed short stories written in the early 20th century. The book revolves around the menacing character of Captain Sharkey, a ruthless pirate whose exploits instill fear across the seas. Through tales of treachery, adventure, and the brutal life of piracy, the narratives highlight Sharkey's infamy and the fierce world of his contemporaries.  At the start of the collection, Captain Scarrow of the ship "Morning Star" anchors at St. Kitt's and learns of the notorious Captain Sharkey's impending execution for his numerous crimes. Scarrow, who had been unnerved by tales of Sharkey's ruthless murders and plundering, momentarily relaxes upon hearing this news. However, much to his shock, he discovers that Sharkey has cunningly infiltrated his own ship, seizing control and turning the tables on Scarrow and his crew. Thus, the opening portion effectively sets the tone for the collection, presenting an atmosphere of tension and cunning amid the treacherous life at sea, and foreshadowing the dark escapades of the deadly Captain Sharkey. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aAdventure stories  aPirates -- Fiction  aShort stories, English40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/34627  c75473d75473