The Lives of Anne Bonny Mary Read. In a world dominated by men, Anne Bonny and Mary Read were two of the most infamous pirates in the eighteenth centurys Golden Age of Piracy Pirate Queens The Lives of Anne Bonny and Mary Read is the first full-length biography of these brave and brutal women Featuring new and original research that debunks myths surrounding their journey into piracy The author, Rebecca Simon, is a world-leading expert on pirates.