Bibliograph

Captain Blood, Rafael Sabatini ; with an introduction by Gary Hoppenstand

Type

Label

Captain Blood, Rafael Sabatini ; with an introduction by Gary Hoppenstand

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages xxvii-xxix)

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Captain Blood

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

50717270

Responsibility statement

Rafael Sabatini ; with an introduction by Gary Hoppenstand

Series statement

Penguin classics

Summary

Peter Blood is a physician who becomes a pirate not for infamy and riches, but out of a rankling sense of injustice. Barely escaping the gallows after his arrest for treating a wounded rebel fighting the oppressive King James, Blood is unjustly transported to a Barbados plantation. Upon his escape, no ship sailing the Spanish Main is safe from Blood and his companions. Abounding with adventure, color, romance, and strong social commentary on the evils of slavery and the dangers of intolerance, this classic adventure is a story about how oppression drives men to desperate actions, how fate plays a hand in everyone's life, and how love is ultimately the greatest power of all

Table Of Contents

The messenger -- Kirke's dragoons -- The Lord Chief Justice -- Human merchandise -- Arabella Bishop -- Plans of escape -- Pirates -- Spaniards -- The rebels-convict -- Don Diego -- Filial piety -- Don Pedro Sangre -- Tortuga -- Levasseur's heroics -- The ransom -- The trap -- The dupes -- The Milagrosa -- The meeting -- Thief and pirate -- The service of King James -- Hostilities -- Hostages -- War -- The service of King Louis -- M. de Rivarol -- Cartagena -- The honor of M. de Rivarol -- The service of King William -- The last fight of the Arabella -- His excellency the governor

Target audience

adult

Classification