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The Transactions Of Chief Sharkey And Other Tales Of Devils(Annotated and Illustrated)by.Sir Arthur Conan DoyleCollection of sailing stories from the writer of the Sherlock Holmes stpries. Based on Wikipedia: "Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle, DL (22 May 1859 - 7 July 1930) was a Scottish doctor and author, most known for his stories concerning the detective Sherlock Holmes, which are usually considered a significant innovation in the area of crime fiction, and for the activities of Professor Competition. He was a prolific writer whose other works include science-fiction stories, historical novels, plays and romances, poetry, and non-fiction."SECTION I.CAPTAIN SHARKEY: THE WAY THE GOVERNOR OF SAINT KITT'S ARRIVED HOMEWhen the truly amazing conflicts of the Spanish Succession had been delivered to a finish by the Treaty of Utrecht, the huge quantity of privateers which had been fitted out by the challenging parties found their occupation gone. Some got to the more tranquil but less profitable means of regular business, others were assimilated in to the angling-fleets, and a number of the more careless hoisted the Jolly Rodger at the mizzen and the soft banner at the primary, proclaiming a personal battle upon their very own bill contrary to the entire individual race.With combined teams, employed out of every country they searched the oceans, vanishing periodically to careen in some lonesome intake, or investing in to get a debauch at some outlaying interface, where they stunned the occupants by their lavishness and scared them by their brutalities.On the Coromandel Coastline, at Madagascar, Within the African waters, and most importantly in the West Indian and American oceans, the devils were a continuing nuisance.