Captain Blood

<p>'Captain Blood' is one of the <strong>great adventure novels</strong> of the 20th century. Norman Mailer wrote of it; '<strong><em>Glorious... I have never enjoyed a novel more than Captain Blood'.</em></strong></p><p><em><span>���������</span></em>During the turbulent reign of James II Peter Blood gentleman surgeon and former soldier barely escapes the gallows after his arrest for treating a wounded 'Monmouth' rebel.</p><p>He is unfairly sentenced to ten years indentured slavery on a Barbados plantation by the notorious 'Hanging Judge' Judge Jeffreys. Blood escapes his captivity and then embarks on a career as a pirate before clearing his name and returning to England to be reunited with the love of his life Arabella Bishop.</p><p><strong>A rollicking tale of piracy on a grand scale this is the</strong><strong style=color: rgba(30 25 21 1)> classic novel of maritime adventure and romance.</strong></p><p>Sabatini dramatically brings the past to life with great accuracy and his swashbuckling tale bristles with excitement as we follow the high seas adventures of his honourable hero Captain Blood. </p><p>The book was the basis for the Hollywood film version starring Errol Flynn and Olivia de Haviland.</p><p><br></p><p><em>'Glorious... I have never enjoyed a novel more than Captain Blood'</em> - Norman Mailer������. ���</p><p><em>'Captain Blood is the very beau ideal of a pirate'</em> - New York Times Book Review. </p><p><em>'Buckles never swashed more dashingly'</em> - John Sutherland.</p><p><br></p><p><em>Captain Blood</em> is marked by its exciting high seas adventures exotic locations historical elements clever characters romance and its generous contribution of swashbuckling.</p>