The Queen of the Sea by Ned Buntline
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February 2026
Originally published 1859
Dime novel, Age of Sail
Author: Ned Buntline
ePublished by
February 2026
Originally published 1859
Dime novel, Age of Sail
Author: Ned Buntline
An infamous pirate off the Central American coast of Panama whose nature and inclination is not so piratical, who actually comes from a good family but has been forced into a criminal life by circumstances beyond her control, finds redemption, love, and a new life.
And of course, during everything, there is sailing involved... as should be the case with all novels.
The Queen of the Sea; or, Our Lady of the Ocean was Numbers 9–12 of Volume V. of The Weekly Novelette series published by M. M. Ballou in Boston, Massachusetts; each member of the series being published in four issues over the course of four weeks. Each issue was priced at four cents, making these “dime novels” cost the reader sixteen cents to read the entirety of a story. And in addition to that contradiction, at more than 49,000 words The King of the Sea is technically a full-sized novel in length, not a novelette.
And of course, during everything, there is sailing involved... as should be the case with all novels.
The Queen of the Sea; or, Our Lady of the Ocean was Numbers 9–12 of Volume V. of The Weekly Novelette series published by M. M. Ballou in Boston, Massachusetts; each member of the series being published in four issues over the course of four weeks. Each issue was priced at four cents, making these “dime novels” cost the reader sixteen cents to read the entirety of a story. And in addition to that contradiction, at more than 49,000 words The King of the Sea is technically a full-sized novel in length, not a novelette.