Bluffing a Pirate single work   short story   adventure  
Issue Details: First known date: 1890... 1890 Bluffing a Pirate
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A colonel's reminiscence of his ship's encounter with merciless pirates near the West Indes as he voyaged to join his regiment in the 1830s - 40s. A clever bluff stalls the pirates' attack until a richer prize arrives. Sturdy adventure tale. (PB)

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  • From Chamber's Journal.

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    y separately published work icon The Australian Journal vol. 25 no. 297 February 1890 Z1032030 1890 periodical issue 1890 pg. 317-319
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