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Translator unearths pirate treasure tale
www.northantstelegraph.co.uk
[Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph] - Then there is John's peg leg, suggesting he may have been the inspiration for the legendary character Long John Silver. Anne said: “Some of it they had to give to the crew to bribe them to go along with the theft. “They buried the rest of it on the
Google News: Top 10 historic pubs in Bristol
[Bristol Evening Post] - According to the South Gloucestershire based Long John Silver Trust, The Hole in the Wall in Bristol is the one which inspired Stephenson for Silver's Spyglass Inn. It describes the link on its website: “ Silver's pub in Bristol was the Spy-Glass Inn
Guardian: Pirate party leads new breed out to change European politics
[The Guardian] - Perhaps the Long John Silver headscarf should have given him away: Claus-Brunner, an electrician by trade, is one of 15 members of the Pirate party who confounded expectations at Berlin's elections in September by winning a seat at the expense of the
Eddie Izzard loves pirate role
www.thesun.co.uk
[The Sun] - EDDIE Izzard got so attached to the crutch he used as Long John Silver he took it HOME. The actor and comedian learned to walk with it because his right leg is lopped off in the first episode of Sky1's Treasure Island.
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