The Iron Pirate

Max Pemberton's 'The Iron Pirate: A Plain Tale of Strange Happenings on the Sea' stands at the confluence of maritime adventure and early science fiction. The narrative unfolds with the creation of a revolutionary gas-powered ironclad battleship, unmatched in speed and strength, which terrorizes the Atlantic. Pemberton's engaging prose weaves technical details of the ship's phosphor-bronze alloy c...