Hugh Lofting
Barbary corsairs are protagonists in "Le pantere di Algeri (the panthers of Algiers)" by Emilio Salgari. They were featured in a number of other noted novels, including "Robinson Crusoe" by Daniel Defoe, "The Count of Monte Cristo" by Alexandre Dumas, père, "The Wind in the Willows" by Kenneth Grahame, "The Sea Hawk" and the "Sword of Islam" by Rafael Sabatini, "The Algerine Captive" by Royall Tyler, "Master and Commander" by Patrick O'Brian, the "Baroque Cycle" by Neal Stephenson, "The Walking Drum" by Louis Lamour, "Doctor Dolittle" by Hugh Lofting, "Corsair" by Clive Cussler and "Angélique in Barbary" by Anne Golon. Miguel de Cervantes, the Spanish author, was captive for five years as a slave in the "bagnio" of Algiers, and reflected his experience in some of his fictional (but not directly autobiographical) writings, including the Captive's tale in "Don Quixote", his two plays set in Algiers, "El Trato de Argel" (The Treaty of Algiers) and "Los Baños de Argel" (The Baths of Algiers), and episodes in a number of other works. In Mozart's opera "Die Entführung aus dem Serail" (a Singspiel), two European ladies are discovered in a Turkish harem, presumably captured by Barbary corsairs. Rossini's opera "L'Italiana in Algeri" is based on the capture of several slaves by Barbary corsairs led by the bey of Algiers.