Tall Paul Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 As part of a project that I am working on, I am trying to find a transcript of the 1713 play by Charles Johnson, The Sucessful Pirate (or The Successful Pyrate. depending on what website you look at. ) So far I have had no luck tracking down a copy. Can anybody tell me where I can beg, buy, or Download a copy of this script from? Or indeed if it is available in a modern, or recent, printing. Any help in tracking down this text would be gratefully received. Many thanks, Paul Adams Cpt "Tall Paul" Adams Colchester Historical Enactment Society (C.H.E.S.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Maria Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 This is as close as I could get for you. You might want to see if your local library can get it as an ILL http://www.amazon.com/Adventures-Successfu...04735164&sr=1-1 Red Maria The Soul of Indecency Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Maria Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 I'd like to point out that this isn't the same Charles Johnson(whoever he was) who wrote GHP. Red Maria The Soul of Indecency Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 Trust me Paul, it's not worth the reading. The plot is holed, the characters are flat, and the jokes are shite. Foxe"With this Fore-Staff he fansies he does Wonders, when, God knows, it amounts to no more but only to solve that simple Question, Where are we? Which every chi'd in London can tell you." - Ned Ward The Wooden World Dissected, 1707ETFox.co.uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tall Paul Posted March 7, 2008 Author Share Posted March 7, 2008 Dramatic Quality notwithstanding, I still want to get hold of a copy as part of a study I am doing into the representation of pirates in cultural history, The Successful Pirate is credited with having a role in the public perception of pirates at the time. From what I have been able to find out, it is a broad comedy/melodrama. How the central character is portrayed is relevant to my studies. If you can help me to get hold of a copy, Ed, I would be very grateful. Cpt "Tall Paul" Adams Colchester Historical Enactment Society (C.H.E.S.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 I sent you an email about it Paul, but I guess I've got your wrong email address... you seem to have so many! Send me an email and I'll reply forthwith. Foxe"With this Fore-Staff he fansies he does Wonders, when, God knows, it amounts to no more but only to solve that simple Question, Where are we? Which every chi'd in London can tell you." - Ned Ward The Wooden World Dissected, 1707ETFox.co.uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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