# Avery — A General History of the Pirates character guide

> Avery in A General History of the Pirates by Captain Charles Johnson.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Mr. Avery, Captain Avery

**First appearance:** 0003-i-of-captain-avery-and-his-crew

## Snapshot

Captain Avery became the most talked-of pirate in Europe, rumored to be a king in Madagascar while actually starving in England.

## Who they are

Avery's name circulates through Europe as a byword for fabulous wealth and royal ambition, with plays written about him and schemes proposed to capture him. The reality is far stranger: he is a former merchant mate from Devon whose legend outgrows his actual achievements. His story matters because it exposes the gap between pirate myth and pirate life, and because it shows how eagerly the world believed in a pirate king.

## In the story

### [A General History of the Pirates](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_general_history_of_the_pirates_se/chapters/a-general-history-of-the-pirates)

Mentioned as one of the early pirates who led a mutiny and turned to piracy, capturing the Great Mogul's ship.

### [Of Captain Avery, and His Crew](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_general_history_of_the_pirates_se/chapters/i-of-captain-avery-and-his-crew)

Captain Avery, the subject of the chapter, a former mate who led a mutiny, captured a rich Indian ship, but died in poverty in England.

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