Captain Blood
Autor Rafael Sabatinien Limba Engleză Paperback – 9 oct 2007
Peter Blood, an honest man of true character and a humane doctor, is wrongfully imprisoned for treason under the laws of King James, and deported from Britain to a tropical colony at Bridgetown where he is sold as a slave at auction. Soon he encounters romantic inspiration, conflict, injustice, and ultimately finds himself in charge of an armada of pirate ships of various flags and national alliances, becoming the famous and invincible Captain Blood, the most honorable and remarkable buccaneer throughout the South Seas.
This classic romantic pirate tale has been immortalized in a dashing movie starring Errol Flynn.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781934648193
ISBN-10: 1934648191
Pagini: 344
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.5 kg
Editura: Norilana Books
ISBN-10: 1934648191
Pagini: 344
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.5 kg
Editura: Norilana Books
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Notă biografică
Rafael Sabatini (1875 - 1950) was an Italian/English writer of novels of romance and adventure. He is best known for his worldwide bestsellers: The Sea Hawk (1915), Scaramouche (1921) (Sabatini wrote a sequel ten years later: Scaramouche the Kingmaker (1931)), Captain Blood (1922) and Bellarion the Fortunate (1926). In all, Sabatini produced 31 novels, eight short story collections, six non-fiction books, numerous uncollected short stories and several plays.
Cuprins
Introduction vii
Suggestions for Further Reading xxvii
I. The Messenger 1
II. Kirke's Dragons 10
III. The Lord Chief Justice 19
IV. Human Merchandise 33
V. Arabella Bishop 40
VI. Plans of Escape 53
VII. Pirates 69
VIII. Spaniards 80
IX. The Rebels-Convict 87
X. Don Diego 100
XI. Filial Piety 106
XII. Don Pedro Sangre 118
XIII. Tortuga 126
XIV. Levasseur's Heroics 135
XV. The Ransom 145
XVI. The Trap 157
XVII. The Dupes 169
XVIII. The Milagrosa 184
XIX. The Meeting 197
XX. Thief and Pirate 208
XXI. The Service of King James 220
XXII. Hostilities 234
XXIII. Hostages 243
XXIV. War 256
XXV. The Service of King Louis 269
XXVI. M. de Rivarol 279
XXVII. Cartagena 292
XXVIII. The Honor of M. de Rivarol 302
XXIX. The Service of King William 310
XXX. The Last Flight of the Arabella 316
XXXI. His Excellency the Governor 323
Suggestions for Further Reading xxvii
I. The Messenger 1
II. Kirke's Dragons 10
III. The Lord Chief Justice 19
IV. Human Merchandise 33
V. Arabella Bishop 40
VI. Plans of Escape 53
VII. Pirates 69
VIII. Spaniards 80
IX. The Rebels-Convict 87
X. Don Diego 100
XI. Filial Piety 106
XII. Don Pedro Sangre 118
XIII. Tortuga 126
XIV. Levasseur's Heroics 135
XV. The Ransom 145
XVI. The Trap 157
XVII. The Dupes 169
XVIII. The Milagrosa 184
XIX. The Meeting 197
XX. Thief and Pirate 208
XXI. The Service of King James 220
XXII. Hostilities 234
XXIII. Hostages 243
XXIV. War 256
XXV. The Service of King Louis 269
XXVI. M. de Rivarol 279
XXVII. Cartagena 292
XXVIII. The Honor of M. de Rivarol 302
XXIX. The Service of King William 310
XXX. The Last Flight of the Arabella 316
XXXI. His Excellency the Governor 323
Recenzii
"Glorious...I never enjoyed a novel more than Captain Blood." —Norman Mailer
"One of the great unrecognized novels of the twentieth century, and as close as any modern writer has come to a prose epic." —George MacDonald Fraser
"One of the great unrecognized novels of the twentieth century, and as close as any modern writer has come to a prose epic." —George MacDonald Fraser
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Peter Blood, a physician and English gentleman, turned pirate out of a rankling sense of injustice. Barely escaping the gallows after his arrest for treating wounded rebels, Blood is enslaved on a Barbados plantation. When he escapes, no ship sailing the Spanish Main is safe from Blood and his men.
Peter Blood, a physician and English gentleman, turned pirate out of a rankling sense of injustice. Barely escaping the gallows after his arrest for treating wounded rebels, Blood is enslaved on a Barbados plantation. When he escapes, no ship sailing the Spanish Main is safe from Blood and his men.