Captain Blood (Dover Literature: Adventure) - Softcover

Sabatini, Rafael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0486436543 ISBN 13: 9780486436548

Publisher: Dover Publications, 2005

Synopsis

During the tumultuous reign of James II, Englishman Peter Blood, a gentleman-physician barely escapes the gallows after his arrest for treating a wounded rebel. Sentenced to ten years of slavery on a Barbados plantation, Blood escapes from captivity and boldly embarks on a career as a pirate, never losing sight of his goals of clearing his name and returning to England.
A rollicking tale of piracy on a grand scale, accented with breathtaking maritime maneuvers, near misses, and broadside hits, Sabatini's fast-paced novel is alive with color, romance, and excitement. A swashbuckling classic that brims with stolen treasure and adventure on the high seas, Captain Blood quickly became a best-seller soon after it was first published in 1922.
"A salty dose of high-seas adventure for all fiction collections."--Library Journal
"Captain Blood is the very beau ideal of a pirate."--The New York Times Book Review
"Glorious. I never enjoyed a novel more."--Norman Mailer

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Review

Glorious . . . I never enjoyed a novel more than "Captain Blood". (Norman Mailer)

Glorious . . . I never enjoyed a novel more than

"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"

"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

About the Author

Rafael Sabatini was one of the most famous authors of his time. He was an Italian-cum-English writer who wrote mostly on adventure and romance fictions. Rafael was a master of many languages. When he only seventeen he was fluent in 5 major languages of Europe. At that he came to England where he mastered 6th language, English. He Chose to write his novels and literary pieces in English language. He wrote and published his first novel in 1902. And in 1921, his masterpiece Scaramouche brought him enormous fame and wealth by becoming an international bestseller. He kept working on writing new books and published approximately one book each year. He maintained his name and popularity with each of his creations following the great success of Scaramouche. Many of his novels were adapted into silent films and about three of his creations made into movies in the sound era. Some of his famous creations are: Scaramouche The Sea-Hawk The Black Swan Captain Blood Bardelys the Magnificent Bellarion the Fortunate The Reaping The Black Swan The Banner of the Bull Collection The Life of Cesare Borgia King In Prussia Venetian Masque

Edition details

• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0486436543
• ISBN 13: 9780486436548
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 242