Blackbeard amusement park rides. Much of what is known about him can be sourced to Charles Johnson's "A General Historie of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious Pyrates", published in Britain in 1724. A recognised authority on the pirates of his time, Johnson's descriptions of such figures as Anne Bonny and Mary Read were for years required reading for those interested in the subject. Readers were titillated by his stories and a second edition was quickly published, though author Angus Konstam suspects that Johnson's entry on Blackbeard was "coloured a little to make a more sensational story." "A General
Mary Anne Keeley Cemetery, London. Mary Anne and Robert Keeley had two daughters, Mary Lucy (circa 1830-1870) and Louise (1835-1877), both of whom followed their parents on to the stage. Mary Lucy married the writer Albert Richard Smith, while Louise married the criminal advocate Montagu Williams, later Queen's Counsel. See Walter Goodman, "The Keeleys On Stage and At Home", London: Bentley and Son 1895. Mary Anne Keeley Mary Anne Keeley, "née" Goward (22 November 1805 – 12 March 1899) was an English actress and actor-manager. Mary Ann Goward was born at Ipswich, her father was a brazier and tinman. Her sister Sarah Judith