Pirates and Mutineers of the Nineteenth Century : Swashbucklers and Swindlers

The first volume devoted to literary pirates in the nineteenth century, this collection examines changes in the representation of the pirate from the beginning of the nineteenth century through the late Victorian period. Gone were the dangerous ruffians of the eighteenth-century novel and in their place emerged a set of brooding and lovable rogues, as exemplified by Byron's Corsair. As the contributors engage with acts of piracy by men and women in the literary marketplace as well as on the high seas, they show that both forms were foundational in the promotion and execution of Britain's imperial ambitions. Linking the pirate's development as a literary figure with the history of piracy and the making of the modern state tells us much about race, class, and evolving gender relationships. While individual chapters examine key texts like Treasure Island, Dickens's 1857 'mutiny' story in Household Words, and Peter Pan, the collection as a whole interrogates the growth of pirate myths and folklore throughout the nineteenth century and the depiction of their nautical heirs in contemporary literature and culture. This Collection Examines Changes In The Representation Of The Pirate From The Beginning Of The Nineteenth Century Through The Late Victorian Period. Gone Were The Dangerous Ruffians Of The Eighteenth-century Novel And In Their Place Emerged A Set Of Brooding And Lovable Rogues, As Exemplified By Byron's Corsair.... Linking The Pirate's Development As A Literary Figure With The History Of Piracy And The Making Of The Modern State Tells Us Much About Race, Class, And Evolving Gender Relationships. While Individual Chapters Examine Key Texts Like Treasure Island, Dickens's 1857 'mutiny' Story In Household Words, And Peter Pan, The Collection As A Whole Interrogates The Growth Of Pirate Myths And Folklore Throughout The Nineteenth Century And The Depiction Of Their Nautical Heirs In Contemporary Literature And Culture.--from Publisher Description. Introduction / Grace Moore -- Pirate Chic: Tracing The Aesthetics Of Literary Piracy / Mel Campbell -- The Pirate Poet In The 19th Century: Trollope And Byron / Deborah Lutz -- Playing Pirate: Real And Imaginary Angrias In Branwell Brontë's Writing / Joetta Harty -- Ho! For China: Piratical Incursions, Free Trade Imperialism And Modern Chinese History, C.1832-1834 / Ting Man Tsao -- The Wreck Of The Corsair: Piracy, Political Economy And American Publishing / Andrew Lyndon Knighton -- Female Pirates And Nationalism In Nineteenth-century American Popular Fiction / Katherine Anderson -- Mutiny On The Orion: The Legacy Of The Hermione Mutiny And The Politics Of Nonviolent Protest In Elizabeth Gaskell's North And South / Deborah Denenholz Morse -- Acts Of Piracy: Black Ey'd Susan, Theatrical Publishing And The Victorian Stage / Kate Mattacks -- The Perils Of Empire: Dickens, Collins And The Indian Mutiny / Garrett Ziegler -- Pirates For Boys: Masculinity And Degeneracy In R.m. Ballantyne's Adventure Novels / Grace Moore -- Piracy, Race And Domestic Peril In Hard Cash / Sean Grass -- The Pirates Of Penzance: The Slaves Of Duty In An Age Of Piracy / Abigail Burnham Bloom -- 'dooty Is Dooty': Pirates And Sea-lawyers In Treasure Island / Alex Thomson -- Staging The Pirate: The Ambiguities Of Representation And The Significance Of Convention / Victor Emeljanow -- Bram Stoker's The Mystery Of The Sea: Law And Lawlessness, Piracy And Protectionism / Carol A. Senf -- Piracy And The Ends Of Romantic Commercialism: Victorian Businessmen Meet Malay Pirates / Tamara Wagner. Edited By Grace Moore. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [273]-290) And Index. Cover 1 Half Title 2 Dedication 3 Title 4 Copyright 5 Contents 6 List of Figures 8 Notes on Contributors 10 Acknowledgements 14 Introduction 16 1 Pirate Chic: Tracing the Aesthetics of Literary Piracy 26 2 The Pirate Poet in the Nineteenth Century: Trollope and Byron 38 3 Playing Pirate: Real and Imaginary Angrias in Branwell Brontë’s Writing 56 4 Ho! For China: Piratical Incursions, Free Trade Imperialism and Modern Chinese History, c. 1832-1834 74 5 The Wreck of the Corsair: Piracy, Political Economy and American Publishing 94 6 Female Pirates and Nationalism in Nineteenth-Century American Popular Fiction 110 7 Mutiny on the Orion: The Legacy of the Hermione Mutiny and the Politics of Nonviolent Protest in Elizabeth Gaskell’s North and South 132 8 Acts of Piracy: Black Ey’d Susan, Theatrical Publishing and the Victorian Stage 148 9 The Perils of Empire: Dickens, Collins and the Indian Mutiny 164 10 Pirates for Boys: Masculinity and Degeneracy in R.M. Ballantyne's Adventure Novels 180 11 Piracy, Race and Domestic Peril in Hard Cash 196 12 The Pirates of Penzance: The Slaves of Duty in an Age of Piracy 212 13 'Dooty is Dooty': Pirates and Sea-Lawyers in Treasure Island 226 14 Staging the Pirate: The Ambiguities of Representation and the Significance of Convention 238 15 Bram Stoker's The Mystery of the Sea: Law and Lawlessness, Piracy and Protectionism 258 16 Piracy and the Ends of Romantic Commercialism: Victorian Businessmen Meet Malay Pirates 270 Bibliography 288 Index 306 Swashbucklers and Swindlers Dealing with literary pirates in the 19th century, this title examines changes in the representation of the pirate from the beginning of the 19th century through the late Victorian period. It interrogates the growth of pirate myths and folklore in the 19th century and the depiction of their nautical heirs in contemporary literature and culture.