Water Witch, The
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Water Witch, The, romance by
Cooper, published in 1830. Several dramatic versions, including one by R.P. Smith, were produced in 1830 and 1831.
Set in the region of New York City at the close of the 17th century, the story is concerned with the admirable small brigantine
Water Witch and its pirate captain, known as “The Skimmer of the Seas,” whose romantic abduction of a beautiful heiress, Alinda de Barberie, begins the action. Pursued by the English sloop of war, the
Coquette, whose commander, Captain Ludlow, is Alinda's suitor, the
Water Witch manages to escape, though remaining in Long Island Sound, until the
Coquette is engaged in battle by two French ships. The Skimmer of the Seas cannot desert his fellow countrymen in time of danger, and joins forces with Ludlow, helping to destroy the enemy craft. Ludlow is doubly grateful when his fiancée is restored to him, and offers his protection to the patriotic pirate, but The Skimmer of the Seas embarks for new adventures in his own favorite, the
Water Witch.
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