Captain Blood

The novel Captain Blood is written by Rafael Sabatini and published in 1922. The story challenged the rights of one man be he king judge or deputy governor of Jamaica or jealous lover to label or stand in judgment of the worth of another fellow human being. In this story might did not make right and the strong could not overcome the determination. After the Glorious Revolution Blood is pardoned and made governor of Jamaica. According to the novels ending Blood will wed Colonel Bishops niece Arabella and absolve Bishop of all punishment. Rafael Sabatini an Italian author penned His Odyssey in 1922. The historical setting of the book is for the most part loosely based on genuine occurrences. A group of Monmouth insurrectionists was given a penalty that was akin to chattel slavery: ten years of grueling labor in Barbados. Pirates and their way of life at sea are vividly portrayed in this page-turning adventure book which centers on the main character Captain Blood. The adventures of Irishman Peter Blood an Irishman who becomes a pirate in the Caribbean. Then he was captured and sent to the British West Indies where he was sold as a slave.