The Pirate City: An Algerine Tale by R. M. Ballantyne
"The Pirate City: An Algerine Tale" by R. M. Ballantyne is a novel published in 1874. The Rimini family sets sail from Sicily on a trading expedition, only to be captured by Barbary Pirates and dragged to Algiers—a notorious haven for criminals and corsairs. Sold into slavery alongside other Christian captives, the family must survive brutal conditions while seeking escape. Their fate becomes intertwined with historical events as British forces prepare to
attack the pirate stronghold and liberate its prisoners. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael), 1825-1894 |
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| Title | The Pirate City: An Algerine Tale |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pirate_City:_An_Algerine_Tale |
| Credits | Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 64.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres |
| Subject | Friendship -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Pirates -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Brothers -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Fathers and sons -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Adventure and adventurers -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Voyages and travels -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Death -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Enslaved persons -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Courage -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Algiers (Algeria) -- Juvenile fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 21692 |
| Release Date | Jun 6, 2007 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 299 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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