Richard Neville’s A Pirate of Parts is a light-footed comic novel in which its resourceful protagonist navigates society with the pragmatic cheerfulness of a man who has always regarded rules as suggestions rather than requirements, and social conventions as obstacles to be routed around rather than respected. The title announces its character and the novel keeps its promise throughout.
Little is widely recorded about Neville beyond this text, but the novel stands on its own considerable entertainment value. Download this free EPUB, hoist the admirably cheerful Jolly Roger, and see where the adventure takes you before anyone notices.