Bachelor of Medicine Peter Blood is accused of high treason for fulfilling his medical duty by providing aid to a wounded rebel. Six months later, sentenced to penal labor in the southern colonies of England, Dr. Blood and his fellow unfortunates stage a daring escape from the island of Barbados on a captured Spanish frigate. From that day on, a new life, full of dangers and adventures, begins for Captain Blood—a desperate pirate who soon becomes a legend of the Brethren of the Coast and a scourge of the Caribbean. A noble outlaw, forced by fate to live outside the law but who never lost his sense of kindness, honor, and justice—such is the main character of the captivating corsair odyssey told by English writer Rafael Sabatini.
The first novel about the adventures of the noble sea wanderer, "Captain Blood," was such a resounding success that the author could not leave his readers without a sequel. Thus, two collections of stories were born—"Captain Blood Returns" and "The Fortunes of Captain Blood." All these works are included in this edition, decorated with illustrations by the remarkable Soviet graphic artist Vladimir Vysotsky.
Author: Rafael Sabatini
Illustrations: Vladimir Vysotsky
Translation: Anatoly Gorsky, Tatyana Ozerskaya, Vladimir Tirdatov
Pages: 736 (offset). Hardcover
Dimensions: 218x151x37 mm
Series: Foreign Literature. Big Books
