Captain Blood
by Rafael Sabatini
Captain Blood is the story of a physician and gentleman turned pirate. Peter Blood, wrongfully accused and sentenced to death, narrowly escapes his fate and finds himself in the company of buccaneers. Embarking on his new life with remarkable skill and bravery, Blood becomes the 'Robin Hood' of the Spanish seas.
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Publisher Description
Peter Blood, a physician and an English gentleman becomes a pirate after suffering a grave injustice. Barely escaping the gallows after his arrest for treating wounded rebels--who were fighting the oppressive King James--Blood is enslaved on a Barbados plantation. He escapes to Tortuga and becomes the leader of a colony of buccaneers.
Author Biography
Rafael Sabatini (1875-1950) was an Italian/English writer of novels of romance and adventure.
Review
"Confident, dramatic sweep, and an unfailing boldness of romantic colour." -- London Times "He was born with a gift of laughter and a sense that the world was mad." --Sabatinis' epitaph "First-class storytelling." -- Library Journal
Review Quote
"He was born with a gift of laughter and a sense that the world was mad." -Sabatinis' epitaph
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