Saturday Review
"Mr. Howden Smith has attempted the impossible, but with so engaging a humility and frankness that it is impossible to find fault with him."


New York Times
"A Good old fashioned pirate story is 'Porto Bello Gold' a tale of tall ships and lawless men on the Spanish Main..."


Book Description
Written in 1924, this title is a thrilling prequel to Robert Louis Stevenson's classic pirate tale, Treasure Island. In the pages of this blood-curdling story, the reader re-encounters smooth-tongued Long John Silver, the villainous blind pirate Pew, poor Ben Gunn, and many other unforgettable characters.


About the Author
Smith was born in New York City on December 29, 1887. He worked as a reported for the New York Evening Post and the New York Globe. He died in 1947.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Porto Bello Gold takes place a few years prior to Treasure Island and tells how Captain Flint and Murray raided the Spanish Gold Galleon and buried their ill-gotten treasure on Dead Man's Chest.

SYNOPSIS

Porto Bello Gold takes place a few years prior to Treasure Island and tells how Captain Flint and Murray raided the Spanish Gold Galleon and buried their ill-gotten treasure on Dead Man's Chest .

FROM THE CRITICS

Saturday Review

Mr. Howden Smith has attempted the impossible, but with so engaging a humility and frankness that it is impossible to find fault with him.

New York Times Book Review