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The Pirate Woman by Aylward Edward Dingle (1874 - 1947).

Within his mysterious stronghold, "The Cave of Terrible Things," on the Maroon coast of Jamaica, washed by the waters of the Caribbean Sea, Red Jabez, Sultan of Pirates, had just died. Dolores, his daughter, "a splendidly lithe, glowing creature of beauty and passion," "a royal woman conscious of mental and physical perfection," succeeded her father as tyrant over the motley crew. Moved to mutiny by Rufe, the Spaniard, the pirates had risen in revolt to loot the rich treasure of the dead Sultan's cave; but supported by Milo, Dolores had cowed them, no less by her dagger than her threats. (The Book)
  • Avast! I was looking for a play about a lady pirate with a chilling make-them-walk-the-plank scene and guess what? This is perfect. Except that it is a book, not a play. Ah well, I could not resist. Pulp fiction, serialized in 1918 in "All-Story Weekly".

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      • Project Code: ScT9qPfq
      • Link to author on Wikipedia (if available): (Aylward Edward Dingle) : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Dingle
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      • Number of sections (files) this project will have: 25
      • Does the project have an introduction or preface [y/n]: No
      • Original publication date (if known): 1918
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      Genres for the project: Action & Adventure Fiction

      Keywords that describe the book: pirates, treasure, pulp fiction, serial

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Post by Kitty »

:lol: I just read your intro, Todd...this seems to be quite a cliché swashbuckler/pirate romance novel. Picture Anthony Quinn, Erroll Flynn and Maureen O'Hara :mrgreen:

Ok, I need to have a grab at it. Sign me up for chapter 1. :)

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Kitty wrote: February 3rd, 2018, 6:20 am :lol: I just read your intro, Todd...this seems to be quite a cliché swashbuckler/pirate romance novel. Picture Anthony Quinn, Erroll Flynn and Maureen O'Hara :mrgreen:

Ok, I need to have a grab at it. Sign me up for chapter 1. :)

Sonia
Welcome, and have you seen the book cover in the Gutenberg text? This entire project is in your honor!

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Post by Kitty »

ToddHW wrote: February 3rd, 2018, 6:25 amWelcome, and have you seen the book cover in the Gutenberg text? This entire project is in your honor!
it is ? :oops: oh...

but I look nowhere like that woman :lol: I am curious if there will be a plank-walking scene :mrgreen: Actually for that I should probably be DPL and read it all. I can do that, if you'd have the time to check my own section(s).

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It would be wonderful to have you as DPL!

(Prospective readers: in case you do not know, over in the Dramatic Works forum Sonia is known for the fastest and most encouraging DPL feedback around. But watch out if your character has a role at odds with hers: "Killer Kitty" comes out! Do not turn your back....)

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Post by Kitty »

ToddHW wrote: February 3rd, 2018, 7:01 am(Prospective readers: in case you do not know, over in the Dramatic Works forum Sonia is known for the fastest and most encouraging DPL feedback around. But watch out if your character has a role at odds with hers: "Killer Kitty" comes out! Do not turn your back....)
Disclaimer: my nickname "Killer Kitty" has been coined by some shady people over in the drama forum who wholly deserved what was coming to them (rumours that I was garrotting anyone are only fake news - it was only a mild throttling, really).

That should put my reputation right again. :mrgreen:

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Post by moniaqua »

Chapter 8 to me, please :lol: And 20, Decisions are great
Kitty wrote: February 3rd, 2018, 9:22 am (rumours that I was garrotting anyone are only fake news - it was only a mild throttling, really)
Oh, Teague comes out again :shock:
Teague wrote:Hanged! dat is nothing, dear joy:—we are used to't.
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moniaqua wrote:Chapter 8 to me, please :lol: And 20, Decisions are great
ah the first of my female pirate crew has arrived :) Thanks Monika, I'm looking forward to listening to your chapters.

I notice I may not be reading this book in the correct order :lol:
Oh, Teague comes out again :shock:
Hanged! dat is nothing, dear joy:—we are used to't.
:lol: you seem to pick 'em

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Post by Kitty »

Todd, for when you return home, here is the first chapter. It was great fun, I haven't read such pulp in ages :mrgreen: And the aptly named Dolores (which means "sorrow, pain") doesn't need a plank to drive her men into the ocean. I quote from the first chapter:
Not a man could ever forget the offending slave whom she had thrashed with her own hands, disdaining assistance, until the wretch tore loose and fled screaming to the cliff to pitch headlong into the shark-infested sea; nor could they forget her unhesitating dive and terrific struggle to recover him and her completion of the interrupted punishment when she had brought him back.
Have fun !

https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/piratewoman_01_dingle_128kb.mp3
Recording time: 15:07 min.

And please, if I do mispronounce anything, please tell me, I do want to improve my English (no, I am not perfect).

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"Disclaimer: my nickname "Killer Kitty" has been coined by some shady people over in the drama forum who wholly deserved what was coming to them (rumours that I was garrotting anyone are only fake news - it was only a mild throttling, really)."

I just want to say, I deny everything, I wasn't there, can't prove nuthin'. :mrgreen:

"but I look nowhere like that woman."

True. That woman is brunette, not blonde. Plus her dress sense is too subdued, and she needs to jeuje up her accessorising. Perhaps you could hook her up with something from your "Tropical Kit" label, Sonia? (Available from The Honorable Mrs. Gaylustre, Seamstress to the Stars).

I hear the sound of a Pirate-Queen's cutlass being sharpened, so I just want to say ... seriously, mind you, and I know I speak for Todd here, too ... they don't come nicer at Librivox than Sonia. Tireless, ever helpful, and super-nice. Stick around for a bit, and you'll soon be saying the same thing.

Now that I've totally embarrassed her and made her blush, I'll retire in low dudgeon. I can't make high dudgeon, not on this 1918 gasoline, I can't.


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Post by Kitty »

SonOfTheExiles wrote: February 3rd, 2018, 8:25 pm I hear the sound of a Pirate-Queen's cutlass being sharpened, so I just want to say ... seriously, mind you, and I know I speak for Todd here, too ... they don't come nicer at Librivox than Sonia. Tireless, ever helpful, and super-nice. Stick around for a bit, and you'll soon be saying the same thing.

Now that I've totally embarrassed her and made her blush, I'll retire in low dudgeon. I can't make high dudgeon, not on this 1918 gasoline, I can't.
:lol: thank you for defending my honour at least, Chris (for once). Cutlasses are back in the sheath (for now).

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Kitty wrote: February 3rd, 2018, 5:23 pm Todd, for when you return home, here is the first chapter. It was great fun, I haven't read such pulp in ages :mrgreen: And the aptly named Dolores (which means "sorrow, pain") doesn't need a plank to drive her men into the ocean. I quote from the first chapter:
Not a man could ever forget the offending slave whom she had thrashed with her own hands, disdaining assistance, until the wretch tore loose and fled screaming to the cliff to pitch headlong into the shark-infested sea; nor could they forget her unhesitating dive and terrific struggle to recover him and her completion of the interrupted punishment when she had brought him back.
Have fun !

https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/piratewoman_01_dingle_128kb.mp3
Recording time: 15:07 min.

And please, if I do mispronounce anything, please tell me, I do want to improve my English (no, I am not perfect).

Sonia
Ah, what a great start to the story! Perfect. PL OK! Can't wait to hear more!

I am sure that a number of other readers will pronounce "Jabez" as "jah-bez" in their sections instead of the Spanish "Hah-bez" (with the "H" more than an "H" sound) you used. I don't care one way or the other - and I certainly would not tell Dolores if I did.

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Post by Kitty »

ToddHW wrote: February 4th, 2018, 11:58 amI am sure that a number of other readers will pronounce "Jabez" as "jah-bez" in their sections instead of the Spanish "Hah-bez" (with the "H" more than an "H" sound) you used. I don't care one way or the other - and I certainly would not tell Dolores if I did.
:mrgreen: yes I wasn't sure about the name, but figured he was Spanish, so I opted for that pronunciation. I'm not even sure he will show up often later on, since he seems on the point of kicking the bucket.

Thanks for the quick PL :9:

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Post by DrPGould »

Todd:

May I claim Section 4?

Many thanks,

Philip
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DrPGould wrote: February 4th, 2018, 12:35 pm Todd:

May I claim Section 4?

Many thanks,

Philip
Thanks.

Todd
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