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The Offshore Pirate
Beautiful and rebellious, young aristocrat Ardita Farnam finds herself at the mercy of pirates when her uncle’s yacht is taken over by musicians-turned-armed robbers, Curtis Carlyle and his Six Black Buddies. Fleeing south with Curtis and his band, Ardita, egotist though she is, finds she is more interested in the pirate leader than in her own precarious situation.
42 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 1920
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F. Scott Fitzgerald
2,326 books25.6k followersFrancis Scott Key Fitzgerald, widely known simply as Scott Fitzgerald, was an American novelist, essayist, and short story writer. He is best known for his novels depicting the flamboyance and excess of the Jazz Age, a term he popularized in his short story collection Tales of the Jazz Age. During his lifetime, he published four novels, four story collections, and 164 short stories. Although he achieved temporary popular success and fortune in the 1920s, Fitzgerald received critical acclaim only after his death and is now widely regarded as one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century.
Born into a middle-class family in Saint Paul, Minnesota, Fitzgerald was raised primarily in New York state. He attended Princeton University where he befriended future literary critic Edmund Wilson. Owing to a failed romantic relationship with Chicago socialite Ginevra King, he dropped out in 1917 to join the United States Army during World War I. While stationed in Alabama, he met Zelda Sayre, a Southern debutante who belonged to Montgomery's exclusive country-club set. Although she initially rejected Fitzgerald's marriage proposal due to his lack of financial prospects, Zelda agreed to marry him after he published the commercially successful This Side of Paradise (1920). The novel became a cultural sensation and cemented his reputation as one of the eminent writers of the decade.
His second novel, The Beautiful and Damned (1922), propelled him further into the cultural elite. To maintain his affluent lifestyle, he wrote numerous stories for popular magazines such as The Saturday Evening Post, Collier's Weekly, and Esquire. During this period, Fitzgerald frequented Europe, where he befriended modernist writers and artists of the "Lost Generation" expatriate community, including Ernest Hemingway. His third novel, The Great Gatsby (1925), received generally favorable reviews but was a commercial failure, selling fewer than 23,000 copies in its first year. Despite its lackluster debut, The Great Gatsby is now hailed by some literary critics as the "Great American Novel". Following the deterioration of his wife's mental health and her placement in a mental institute for schizophrenia, Fitzgerald completed his final novel, Tender Is the Night (1934).
Struggling financially because of the declining popularity of his works during the Great Depression, Fitzgerald moved to Hollywood, where he embarked upon an unsuccessful career as a screenwriter. While living in Hollywood, he cohabited with columnist Sheilah Graham, his final companion before his death. After a long struggle with alcoholism, he attained sobriety only to die of a heart attack in 1940, at 44. His friend Edmund Wilson edited and published an unfinished fifth novel, The Last Tycoon (1941), after Fitzgerald's death. In 1993, a new edition was published as The Love of the Last Tycoon, edited by Matthew J. Bruccoli.
Born into a middle-class family in Saint Paul, Minnesota, Fitzgerald was raised primarily in New York state. He attended Princeton University where he befriended future literary critic Edmund Wilson. Owing to a failed romantic relationship with Chicago socialite Ginevra King, he dropped out in 1917 to join the United States Army during World War I. While stationed in Alabama, he met Zelda Sayre, a Southern debutante who belonged to Montgomery's exclusive country-club set. Although she initially rejected Fitzgerald's marriage proposal due to his lack of financial prospects, Zelda agreed to marry him after he published the commercially successful This Side of Paradise (1920). The novel became a cultural sensation and cemented his reputation as one of the eminent writers of the decade.
His second novel, The Beautiful and Damned (1922), propelled him further into the cultural elite. To maintain his affluent lifestyle, he wrote numerous stories for popular magazines such as The Saturday Evening Post, Collier's Weekly, and Esquire. During this period, Fitzgerald frequented Europe, where he befriended modernist writers and artists of the "Lost Generation" expatriate community, including Ernest Hemingway. His third novel, The Great Gatsby (1925), received generally favorable reviews but was a commercial failure, selling fewer than 23,000 copies in its first year. Despite its lackluster debut, The Great Gatsby is now hailed by some literary critics as the "Great American Novel". Following the deterioration of his wife's mental health and her placement in a mental institute for schizophrenia, Fitzgerald completed his final novel, Tender Is the Night (1934).
Struggling financially because of the declining popularity of his works during the Great Depression, Fitzgerald moved to Hollywood, where he embarked upon an unsuccessful career as a screenwriter. While living in Hollywood, he cohabited with columnist Sheilah Graham, his final companion before his death. After a long struggle with alcoholism, he attained sobriety only to die of a heart attack in 1940, at 44. His friend Edmund Wilson edited and published an unfinished fifth novel, The Last Tycoon (1941), after Fitzgerald's death. In 1993, a new edition was published as The Love of the Last Tycoon, edited by Matthew J. Bruccoli.
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March 11, 2020
3.5 Stars. The first of the eight stories in Flappers and Philosophers tells the tale of a beautiful but bored rich young flapper who’s lounging on her uncle’s yacht when it’s overrun by pirates.
May 13, 2017
My favourite story by Fitzgerald. There is a passage in there about bravery that was especially impactful to me. Shame he ended it so awfully because of pressure of his publishers/the public, or out of spite or whatever.
Still, this is how romance should be done.
Still, this is how romance should be done.
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January 19, 2022Küçük, okuması keyifli bir kitap. Bir yalan olarak yaşam ve onun uyarlaması.
August 10, 2022
A bored and spoiled girl’s ship gets overrun with pirates and she falls in love with the captain. Basically a cute, charming and well written little romance story with a good twist at the end.
June 11, 2008
Entertaining, but pointless. A spoiler-free synopsis: bored obnoxious heiress is on yacht that gets hijacked by friendly pirates. Could have made a good smut novel.
July 15, 2022
Nasıldı; ‘… bir düş gibi ince’.
Düş nasıldı peki? İnce’nin içine sığmış tüm erkek karakterler, el birliğiyle mi desem, bir çeşit Ali Cengiz oyunuyla mı desem İnce’nin içindeki tek kadın karakter Ardita Farnam’ı baş göz edip, başını bağlayıverdiler(?)
Durum budur. Yıldızlar cümle içindeki tatlı sıfatlara, aldanmamak şartıyla:(
Düş nasıldı peki? İnce’nin içine sığmış tüm erkek karakterler, el birliğiyle mi desem, bir çeşit Ali Cengiz oyunuyla mı desem İnce’nin içindeki tek kadın karakter Ardita Farnam’ı baş göz edip, başını bağlayıverdiler(?)
Durum budur. Yıldızlar cümle içindeki tatlı sıfatlara, aldanmamak şartıyla:(
June 29, 2024
Absolutely adored this clever short story.
July 16, 2013
I decided to read this short story not only because Scott is one of my favorite writers but also because some fans of the show "Once Upon a Time" pointed out some similarites between Ardita & Carlyle to Emma & Hook in the show. Being a fan of that paring I totally saw it and it made me love this story even more. I know I'd love this story anyway because I love Scott's "The Great Gatsby" & "Tender is the Night" and this story was just great!!! :D I loved it and now another favorite of his!!! :D
February 26, 2008
OK, I actually listed to the Classic Tales Podcast reading of this story, but that just wasn't an option on the goodreads list. The language, of course, is beautiful. The racial epithets are enough to strike this story from most school reading lists, I'm sure, and that it what it is. The story itself circles around themes of identity, pride, and escapism.
September 23, 2018
The language in this is gorgeous and the main character, Ardita, made me SO angry but that's what shows you it's a good story: when you get emotionally frazzled by the characters. I was a little disappointed with the ending, I kind of wanted it to end sadly, but no, turns out it was all a joke. That pushed my buttons a bit. But it was cute :)
March 19, 2011
"The Offshore Pirate" is sublimely entertaining, almost of a Shakespearean quality. I don't know how much I'd like to dig into it except to say that Fitzgerald designs exceptional heroines who seem to throw off social convention with ease for the sake of a weightless, unburdened freedom of spirit and character. The men seem powerless to affect their own fates from the feminine influence.
April 9, 2012
My favorite short story from F Scott, the perfect summer read if you are in the mood for something short and sweet.
November 21, 2015
Beautiful writing as always from f Scott. Ending disappointed me. Otherwise a 4 or 5 star story to me
December 1, 2020
A fun short story including a stubborn youth, a yacht and pirates, what more do you need?
February 20, 2021
Loved this story! Such a fun change to the heavier stuff I've been reading. Apparently these characters have been compared to Emma and Captain Hook from Once Upon a Time, an apt comparison methinks. Piracy, a haughty flapper, treasure, and love abound in this tale of the high seas. A fun twist of an ending I wasn't expecting, but totally should have! A very enjoyable Fitzgerald to be sure. Highly recommended.
January 29, 2022
Perhaps once in a while the Arditas and Sallys of the world can do something other than read anarchist fiction on a luxury yacht with their piercing grey eyes and long blonde hair . Just a thought
3.5 stars
3.5 stars
August 9, 2018
Bu kadar karışık olması normal mi? O nasıl korsan öyle aa değilmiş zaten. Ne?
July 28, 2024
A light-hearted, enjoyable tale, yet lacking in today's racial sensitivity.
January 4, 2024
من ترجمه فارسی این کتاب را که توسط زهرا خلیفهقلی صورت گرفته و به دست انتشارات مانیاهنر چاپ شده بود، برای دوستم «س» میخواندم. اوایل کتاب، احساس میکردم ترجمه چندان خوب نیست، اما کمی که جلوتر رفتم و ریتم کتاب دستم آمد، خیلی خوب با احساسات آن اخت گرفتم. «س» هم خیلی از هیجان من در هنگام خواندن کتاب به هیجان آمده بود.
مشکلات تایپی در کتاب زیادند، به خصوص در رابطه با گشودن و بستن گیومهها. اما بیش از همه، اشکالی که در پاورقی کتاب برای توضیح اندازه «فوت» به متر، یا تبدیل چهار فوت انجام شده بود، باعث شد که جوش بیاورم؛ چون آمده که چهار فوت معادل ۱۴۴۰۷۸ سانتیمتر است، در حالی که کتاب در حال توصیف یک دورگه ریزنقش است، که اگر قدش مطابق پاورقی باشد، احتمالا یا باقی کاراکترها هم در سرزمین غولها زندگی میکنند، یا کشتی پس از اینکه آن دورگه پایش را در آن بگذارد غرق خواهد شد.
در اینجا باید این پرسش را مطرح کنم که پس نمونهخوان کتاب، خانم الیا طالبی، چه میکرده و برای چه حقوق میگرفته است؟
داستان کوتاه است و با این حال شخصیتها بسیار خوب و بادقت توصیف شدهاند، و همین باعث شده که خواننده به سادگی بتواند همهچیز را در ذهنش مجسم کند و خود را جای شخصیتها بگذارد و حالشان را کاملا درک کند. توصیفات جذاب و دوستداشتنی کتاب، به دلنشینی داستان بسیار کمک کردهاند، و حفظ آن روحیه جوانی و شور و شوق بیش از پیش آن را هیجانانگیز کرده است.
شاید اگر با اوضاع فرهنگی و زندگی مردم آمریکا در دهه ۱۹۲۰ آشناتر بودیم، بیشتر هم لذت میبردیم، چون در بسیاری از نظرات خارجی کتاب خواندم که آقای فیتزجرالد بسیار خوب و زیبا حس و حال آن دوره را در آثار مجموعه Flappers and Philosophers، که این داستان نیز یکی از داستانهایش است، پیاده کرده.
پایان شوکهکننده و دوستداشتنی کتاب من را به لبخند وا داشت و «س» را به گفتن «دختره چرا انقدر احمق بود؟!». اما وقتی با هم درباره کتاب صحبت کردیم، نسبتا راضی شد که آنچنان هم احمق نبوده است!
به هر حال ما همه مشتی انسان احمق بیش نیستیم که به دنبال رؤیاهای دور و دراز میرویم و در این راه ساده آنچه را که داشتهایم گم میکنیم و چیزهای تازه به دست میآوریم و از یاد میبریم.
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(ضمنا، بد نیست در همینجا ذکر کنم که مطالعه کتاب مدتی به وقفه افتاد، چون کارهای زیادی پیش آمد، و در نشست آخر خواندن این کتاب ۶۹صفحهای بحث عجیبی بین من و «س» و دوستش درباره حادثه تروریستی کرمان پیش آمد که البته به جز دوست او، هر دویمان بابت از دست دادن هموطنانمان به آن شکل متأسف بودیم، اما به هر حال به کتاب برگشتیم و تمامش کردیم.)
مشکلات تایپی در کتاب زیادند، به خصوص در رابطه با گشودن و بستن گیومهها. اما بیش از همه، اشکالی که در پاورقی کتاب برای توضیح اندازه «فوت» به متر، یا تبدیل چهار فوت انجام شده بود، باعث شد که جوش بیاورم؛ چون آمده که چهار فوت معادل ۱۴۴۰۷۸ سانتیمتر است، در حالی که کتاب در حال توصیف یک دورگه ریزنقش است، که اگر قدش مطابق پاورقی باشد، احتمالا یا باقی کاراکترها هم در سرزمین غولها زندگی میکنند، یا کشتی پس از اینکه آن دورگه پایش را در آن بگذارد غرق خواهد شد.
در اینجا باید این پرسش را مطرح کنم که پس نمونهخوان کتاب، خانم الیا طالبی، چه میکرده و برای چه حقوق میگرفته است؟
داستان کوتاه است و با این حال شخصیتها بسیار خوب و بادقت توصیف شدهاند، و همین باعث شده که خواننده به سادگی بتواند همهچیز را در ذهنش مجسم کند و خود را جای شخصیتها بگذارد و حالشان را کاملا درک کند. توصیفات جذاب و دوستداشتنی کتاب، به دلنشینی داستان بسیار کمک کردهاند، و حفظ آن روحیه جوانی و شور و شوق بیش از پیش آن را هیجانانگیز کرده است.
شاید اگر با اوضاع فرهنگی و زندگی مردم آمریکا در دهه ۱۹۲۰ آشناتر بودیم، بیشتر هم لذت میبردیم، چون در بسیاری از نظرات خارجی کتاب خواندم که آقای فیتزجرالد بسیار خوب و زیبا حس و حال آن دوره را در آثار مجموعه Flappers and Philosophers، که این داستان نیز یکی از داستانهایش است، پیاده کرده.
پایان شوکهکننده و دوستداشتنی کتاب من را به لبخند وا داشت و «س» را به گفتن «دختره چرا انقدر احمق بود؟!». اما وقتی با هم درباره کتاب صحبت کردیم، نسبتا راضی شد که آنچنان هم احمق نبوده است!
به هر حال ما همه مشتی انسان احمق بیش نیستیم که به دنبال رؤیاهای دور و دراز میرویم و در این راه ساده آنچه را که داشتهایم گم میکنیم و چیزهای تازه به دست میآوریم و از یاد میبریم.
***
(ضمنا، بد نیست در همینجا ذکر کنم که مطالعه کتاب مدتی به وقفه افتاد، چون کارهای زیادی پیش آمد، و در نشست آخر خواندن این کتاب ۶۹صفحهای بحث عجیبی بین من و «س» و دوستش درباره حادثه تروریستی کرمان پیش آمد که البته به جز دوست او، هر دویمان بابت از دست دادن هموطنانمان به آن شکل متأسف بودیم، اما به هر حال به کتاب برگشتیم و تمامش کردیم.)
December 4, 2025
An interesting story with some wonderfully poetic prose. When the yatch lands on the island, the story takes on a real mythological, fairy tale quality that is quite wonderful.
The spoiled brat heroine Ardita, although irritating at first, becomes strangely attractive as she starts revealing her inner desire to be free from the restraints of society, even if this means standing on the edge of the cliff. Metaphorically?
Toby, the Pirate Captain, is a less interesting person, but his attitude to living life by the seat of his pants certainly has its attractive qualities to it. Personally though, I can't see myself falling in love with him. Especially considering that the tale he told of the life he lived is nothing but a story. In reality, he's just another rich man's son.
This story would have had a 5 star rating if it wasn't for the twist at the end, which in my opinion, ruined what could have been a potentially great, yet tragic ending. Even if it would have been somewhat sad. As the story stands, it's just good romance, not great literature.
I wonder if this is one of those stories where FSF changed the ending just to make it more saleable.
The worst part of the ending, is that it turns all the interesting African-American pirates from outlaw rougues with personalities, into mere domestic household servants. Too bad there.
But still an enjoyable read, in a Blue Lagoon sort of way.
The spoiled brat heroine Ardita, although irritating at first, becomes strangely attractive as she starts revealing her inner desire to be free from the restraints of society, even if this means standing on the edge of the cliff. Metaphorically?
Toby, the Pirate Captain, is a less interesting person, but his attitude to living life by the seat of his pants certainly has its attractive qualities to it. Personally though, I can't see myself falling in love with him. Especially considering that the tale he told of the life he lived is nothing but a story. In reality, he's just another rich man's son.
This story would have had a 5 star rating if it wasn't for the twist at the end, which in my opinion, ruined what could have been a potentially great, yet tragic ending. Even if it would have been somewhat sad. As the story stands, it's just good romance, not great literature.
I wonder if this is one of those stories where FSF changed the ending just to make it more saleable.
The worst part of the ending, is that it turns all the interesting African-American pirates from outlaw rougues with personalities, into mere domestic household servants. Too bad there.
But still an enjoyable read, in a Blue Lagoon sort of way.
November 29, 2023
MY NEW FAVORITE FITZGERALD STORY 🥹 absolutely obsessed with Ardita and “Carlyle”. The prose, as usual, is absolutely gorgeous. I am so in love with the way Fitzgerald saw the world and so flawlessly relays the exact image of his minds eye to the reader.
As usual for Fitzgerald, the story’s theme dove into class differences and clearly illuminates his own personal envy of the aristocracy. There’s an interesting paragraph where Fitzgerald exits the story and examines its themes from a third person perspective, attempting to shift our focus away from this being a love story and rather imploring us to think on the eccentric personalities of two people from seemingly different background. I’ll be thinking on this one for awhile 🤭
A few of my favorite lines:
“You see, this is the beauty I want. Beauty has got to be astonishing, astounding—it’s got to burst in on you like a dream, like the exquisite eyes of a girl.”
“The female hell is deadlier than the male.”
“I want you to lie to me just as sweetly as you know how for the rest of my life.”
and now my favorite ☺️
“All life is just a progression toward, and then a recession from, one phrase — ‘I love you.’”
As usual for Fitzgerald, the story’s theme dove into class differences and clearly illuminates his own personal envy of the aristocracy. There’s an interesting paragraph where Fitzgerald exits the story and examines its themes from a third person perspective, attempting to shift our focus away from this being a love story and rather imploring us to think on the eccentric personalities of two people from seemingly different background. I’ll be thinking on this one for awhile 🤭
A few of my favorite lines:
“You see, this is the beauty I want. Beauty has got to be astonishing, astounding—it’s got to burst in on you like a dream, like the exquisite eyes of a girl.”
“The female hell is deadlier than the male.”
“I want you to lie to me just as sweetly as you know how for the rest of my life.”
and now my favorite ☺️
“All life is just a progression toward, and then a recession from, one phrase — ‘I love you.’”
August 1, 2017
It seems that all of Fitzgerald's stories that I've read so far are centered around egotists. The ending was surprising for the whole story was just an elaborate rouse brought together by Ardita's uncle to help her let go of a man she planned to marry against his wishes. It works and ends vaguely with the reader wondering what was the other one true thing that Carlyle/Toby told Ardita. If it's what Ardita chooses to believe (that he loves her), then he lied about taking the bracelet from a red-haired girl and that other man was truly devoted to Ardita. However, she like Carlyle better and so does her uncle, so I guess it's a twisted but happy ending.
It seems that Fitzgerald admires proud, rebellious egotists but recognizes that they all come to harsh and bitter ends unless a realistic and hardworking overseer is able to convince them (or rather trick them) into making better choices that society deems appropriate.
It seems that Fitzgerald admires proud, rebellious egotists but recognizes that they all come to harsh and bitter ends unless a realistic and hardworking overseer is able to convince them (or rather trick them) into making better choices that society deems appropriate.
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January 14, 2025
“They tried to marry me off. And then when I'd begun to feel that after all life was
scarcely worth living I found something’—her eyes went skyward exultantly—‘T found something!”
“Courage—just that; courage as a rule of life, and something to cling to always.
I began to build up this enormous faith in myself. I began to see that in all my idols in the past some manifestation of courage had unconsciously been the thing that attracted me. I began separating courage from the other things of life. All sorts of courage—the beaten, bloody prize-fighter coming up for more—I used to make men take me to prize-fights. (...)
And courage to me meant ploughing through that dull gray mist that comes down on life - not only overriding people and circumstances but overring the breakness of living. A sort of insistence on the value of life and the worth of transient things."
What a little jem of a story.
scarcely worth living I found something’—her eyes went skyward exultantly—‘T found something!”
“Courage—just that; courage as a rule of life, and something to cling to always.
I began to build up this enormous faith in myself. I began to see that in all my idols in the past some manifestation of courage had unconsciously been the thing that attracted me. I began separating courage from the other things of life. All sorts of courage—the beaten, bloody prize-fighter coming up for more—I used to make men take me to prize-fights. (...)
And courage to me meant ploughing through that dull gray mist that comes down on life - not only overriding people and circumstances but overring the breakness of living. A sort of insistence on the value of life and the worth of transient things."
What a little jem of a story.
August 23, 2020
Ardita is spending time with uncle on the Florida coast, but she wants to visit a guy at Palm Beach. While her uncle is away Ardita meets a pirate Curtis Carlyle and accompanies him on an adventure. This is a fun short adventure story with a bit romance and witty banter. Ardita is an interesting main character. She's adventurous, passionate, but cynical. Curtis Carlyle as the other main character is interesting too. He's also adventurous and charming, but more open minded than Ardita and falls for her first. Their romance is more balanced than some of the other romances I have read so far in this collection. It comes off as healthier. The ending was a nice surprise too.
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September 25, 2019This is a screwball romance in the style of 1930’s movies. Recommended for fans of Frenchman’s Creek by Daphne du Maurier. This is a short story in the collection Flappers and Philosophers.
A spoiled, bored, and clever heiress is kidnapped by a dashing musician turned robber/pirate and hide together on an island. Romantic hijinks ensue.
This story can be charming with witty dialogue, but is irrevocably stained with the casual racism of the 1920’s. (The hero is ashamed and finds it degrading that he had black men in his band.) This is not a story that stood the test of time.
A spoiled, bored, and clever heiress is kidnapped by a dashing musician turned robber/pirate and hide together on an island. Romantic hijinks ensue.
This story can be charming with witty dialogue, but is irrevocably stained with the casual racism of the 1920’s. (The hero is ashamed and finds it degrading that he had black men in his band.) This is not a story that stood the test of time.
August 28, 2018
Part of Fitzgerald collection: Flappers and Philosopers/. Re-read for Fitzgerald Group, First Fitz @ Four. Unusual departure for Fitzgerald. Set on board a yacht, a young rebellious socialite is taken captive by a gang of musicians-turned-pirates and finds herself attracted to the lead pirate. For once, there is no correlation to Scott's or Zelda's real life story but FSF is up to the task and makes this romantic romp a joy to read...as usual.
September 2, 2022
Still feeling this one several days later. While certainly not without flaw, it was a damn thing of beauty, dripping with Fitzgerald's usual golden lyricism.
I've attempted to research if he lifted the below stanza from an existing song, but it seems to be his own creation from what I can find (and even inspired a modern song by a band called Four Fists, whose name you might recognize from the title of another of Fitz's shorts):
"Time is a thief;
Gladness and grief
Cling to the leaf
As it yellows"
Turning these words over in my head again and again as summer fades into autumn... Obsessed.
I've attempted to research if he lifted the below stanza from an existing song, but it seems to be his own creation from what I can find (and even inspired a modern song by a band called Four Fists, whose name you might recognize from the title of another of Fitz's shorts):
"Time is a thief;
Gladness and grief
Cling to the leaf
As it yellows"
Turning these words over in my head again and again as summer fades into autumn... Obsessed.
March 16, 2023
Off the coast of Florida, Ardita"s ship is captured by pirates and she falls in love with the captain.
She debates about his qualifications and tests him. For example diving off the cliffs higher and higher but he would love to take her to India with the all black crew but thinks he should sacrifice such a beauty and smart young thing to a better match. This is such a charming little piece of writing! it was published in 1920 and of course it is dated somewhat.
She debates about his qualifications and tests him. For example diving off the cliffs higher and higher but he would love to take her to India with the all black crew but thinks he should sacrifice such a beauty and smart young thing to a better match. This is such a charming little piece of writing! it was published in 1920 and of course it is dated somewhat.
January 9, 2018
Just finished reading “THE OFFSHORE PIRATE” by F. SCOTT FITZGERALD. I read this book while listening to the audible version narrated by B.J. HARRISON. This story is about a spoiled young woman named Ardita Farnam, who is on a trip to Florida with her uncle. Their boat is eventually captured by "pirates," and she falls in love with their captain. Fun story!
February 27, 2025
My courage is faith-faith in the eternal resilience of me-that joy'll come back, and hope and spontaneity. And I feel that till it does I've got to keep my lips shut and my chin high, and my eyes wide—not necessarily any silly smiling. Oh, I've been through hell without a whine quite often-and the female hell is deadlier than the male.
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