Book description
WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY KATE MOSSE
Wrongfully arrested following the Monmouth rebellion of 1685, Peter
Blood, country physician and former soldier, escapes the hangman's
noose only to be exiled to the tropical colonies. Sold into slavery to
a cruel plantation owner, his moral fortitude and medical ability soon
earn him the favour of the island's governor, and the attentions of
Arabella, his master's niece. When the town is attacked by marauding
Spanish buccaneers, Blood springs to the rescue, and with a motley yet
loyal band of shipmates escapes to begin a life of noble piracy and
adventure on the caribbean seas.
A classic swashbuckling tale of piracy, romance and redemption,
Captain Blood stands as one the greatest adventure novels of
the 20th century.
Rafael Sabatini was born in Jesi, Italy in 1875 to an English mother
and Italian father, both renowned opera singers. At a young age, Rafael
travelled frequently, and could speak six languages fluently by the age
of seventeen. After a brief stint in the business world, Sabatini turned
to writing. He worked prolifically, writing short stories in the 1890s,
with his first novel published in 1902.
Scaramouche
was published in 1921 to widespread acclaim, and was soon followed by
the equally succesful
Captain Blood
and
The Sea Hawk
. He died on February 13, 1950 in Switzerland.
