''The Pirates! in an Adventure with Communists'' is the third book in ''

The Pirates! ''The Pirates!'' is a series of five comedy books following a group of pirates on their adventures. It is written by British author Gideon Defoe and was published starting in 2004 by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. The fifth book, ''The Pirates! in an Ad ...

'' series by

Gideon Defoe Gideon Defoe (born 26 December 1975) is a British writer and author of ''The Pirates!'', a series of comedy books following a group of pirates on their adventures. Bibliography *''The Pirates! series: ** '' The Pirates! in an Adventure with Sci ...

to feature his hapless

pirate Piracy is an act of robbery or criminal violence by ship or boat-borne attackers upon another ship or a coastal area, typically with the goal of stealing cargo and other valuable goods. Those who conduct acts of piracy are called pirates, v ...

crew. It was published in 2006 by Orion Books (). This book follows the adventures of the Pirate Captain and his crew through Paris and London—accompanied by

Karl Marx Karl Heinrich Marx (; 5 May 1818 – 14 March 1883) was a German philosopher, economist, historian, sociologist, political theorist, journalist, critic of political economy, and socialist revolutionary. His best-known titles are the 1848 ...

and his sidekick

Friedrich Engels Friedrich Engels ( ,"Engels"
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and his malevolent

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References

2006 British novels Books about Karl Marx British comedy novels Novels set in Paris Novels set in London The Pirates! Orion Books books Novels by Gideon Defoe {{2000s-comedy-novel-stub