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Title: The Pirate's Pocket Book

Author: Dion Clayton Calthrop

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THE PIRATE'S POCKET BOOK

by

DION CLAYTON CALTHROP

[Illustration]

Sisley's Ltd.
Makers Of Beautiful Books
London

To
GEORGE,
BARBARA
and
JAMES
BYAM SHAW

_with my love_. 1907.

THE
PIRATE'S POCKET BOOK

THIS book you hold in your hand belonged once to a very celebrated
Pirate.

He was so celebrated that the newspapers--of that time--always said nice
things about him, and always knew what he was doing before he did
himself. As he was a very truthful man, he did the things, so that the
editors might not get into trouble.

Which was kind.

By which I do not mean that he was always kind.

[Illustration: MAP of Tomb's Island (_very exciting_).]

Nobody knew how old he was. Some said that he was so old that he had
never been born.

Some said that he must be young or he could not be so wicked.

So you see there were two opinions about him.

There are always two opinions about a celebrated man.

If you look at him you will see that he dressed to please himself.

[Illustration: Supposed birthplace of Tomb family. Family of Bone still
living in the cottage.]

He wore a nice hat--but you have noticed that; and he had a roving eye.

By which I do not mean his eye walked about like this, but that he
looked around him a good deal.

[Illustration]

If you are thinking of becomin