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    The adventures of Captain Sharkey: easy readers
    The adventures of Captain Sharkey: easy readers
    The adventures of Captain Sharkey: easy readers
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    The adventures of Captain Sharkey: easy readers

    By Carla Aira and Paolo Calloni

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    The Adventures of the notorius pirate Captain Sharkey, written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's pen, are retold for young readers. The author  of Sherlock Holmes' stories  has also created one of the most typical and famous pirates, the one who has probably inspired Captain Jack Sparrow of the popular saga Pirates of the Caribbean. 
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCarla Aira
    Release dateJan 1, 2019
    ISBN9788829586707
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      The adventures of Captain Sharkey - Carla Aira

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      The Adventures of Captain Sharkey

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      famous stories retold by carla aira

      The Adventures of

      Captain Sharkey

      Captain Sharkey vs John Scarrow

      How the Governor of

      Saint Kitt's

      Came Home

      Chapter 1

      Captain Scarrow and Captain Sharkey

      In 1714 the great wars of the Spanish Succession were over. A lot of mercenary soldiers lost (persero) their job. Some became merchants, others worked on fishing boats, but some became pirates.

      The pirate crews (ciurme), with their men from various nations, haunted (infestavano) the seas. Sometimes they disappeared. They hid in some lonely bay or port and there they surprised people with their richness and frightened (spaventavano) them for their brutality.

      In Madagascar, on the African coasts, and above all in the West Indian and American seas, the pirates were a constant menace. In summer they killed and robbed the coasts of new England, and in winter they went to the tropical islands. They were different from their respectable predecessors, the Buccaneers. The pirates had no discipline and no control. They were not afraid of anything and

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