Editing William Kidd (section)

===Literature===
*In a short story ''[[The Devil and Tom Walker]]'' by [[Washington Irving]], the title character finds Kidd's treasure, hidden in a swamp near Boston, by selling his soul to the Devil. The account of Kidd's life and legends of his treasures are told in Irving's ''[[Tales of a Traveller]]'' collection's story ''[[Kidd the Pirate]]''. 
*[[Edgar Allan Poe]] uses the legend of Kidd's buried treasure in his story "[[The Gold Bug]]" (1843).
*In [[L. Frank Baum]]'s children's fantasy ''[[The Sea Fairies]]'' (1911), the sea serpent King Anko lists Captain Kidd among the historical figures he has met over the course of his long life, and insists that the Captain's real name was Captain Kid Glove.
*The 1957 children's book ''Captain Kidd's Cat'' by [[Robert Lawson (author)|Robert Lawson]] is a largely fictionalised account of Kidd's last voyage, trial and execution. It is told from the point of view of his loyal [[ship's cat]]. The book portrays Kidd as an innocent privateer who was framed by corrupt officials as a scapegoat for their own crimes.
*In the popular manga ''[[One Piece]]'', "Captain" Eustass Kid is based on him. 
*[[Bob Dylan]] used Captain Kidd in the lyrics to "Bob Dylan's 115th Dream".
*A fictionalized version of Captain Kidd is featured in ''[[Ghostbusters: Dead Man's Chest]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/new-ghostbusters-series-announced/|title=New Ghostbusters Series Announced|website=[[Comic Book Resources]]|first=John|last=Dodge|date=January 25, 2025|access-date=January 26, 2025|archive-date=January 25, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250125205255/https://www.cbr.com/new-ghostbusters-series-announced/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/3011-019/Ghostbusters-Dead-Mans-Chest-1|title=Ghostbusters: Dead Man's Chest #1|website=[[Dark Horse Comics]]|author=Dark Horse Comics|access-date=January 26, 2025|archive-date=January 25, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250125144048/https://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/3011-019/Ghostbusters-Dead-Mans-Chest-1|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.darkhorse.com/Blog/4307/shiver-me-timbers-the-ghostbusters-are-back-in-gho|title=SHIVER ME TIMBERS! THE GHOSTBUSTERS ARE BACK IN “GHOSTBUSTERS: DEAD MAN’S CHEST”|website=[[Dark Horse Comics]]|author=Dark Horse Comics|access-date=January 26, 2025|archive-date=January 26, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250126183244/https://www.darkhorse.com/Blog/4307/shiver-me-timbers-the-ghostbusters-are-back-in-gho|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nerdist.com/article/ghostbusters-dead-mans-chest-new-comic-series-exclusive/|title=New GHOSTBUSTERS Comic Series, DEAD MAN’S CHEST, Bridges AFTERLIFE and FROZEN EMPIRE, Adds Phantom Pirates (Exclusive)|website=[[Nerdist]]|first=Eric|last=Diaz|date=January 25, 2025|access-date=January 26, 2025|archive-date=January 24, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250124140546/https://nerdist.com/article/ghostbusters-dead-mans-chest-new-comic-series-exclusive/|url-status=live}}</ref>