Pirate

The novel "Pirate" transports the reader to the harsh Shetland Islands, where a mysterious sailor, linked to pirates, appears. Hiding his past, he finds himself entangled in complex relationships where feelings, duty, and honor collide. A story about the choice between a former life and the possibility of redemption.

The latest volume of "Masters of Adventure" is entirely dedicated to one of the most popular 19th-century novels by Walter Scott, "Pirate". The events of this unusual book take place in the late 17th century in the Shetland Islands, in a remote northern county isolated from Scotland, where everything is imbued with Scandinavian romance and mysticism, and the locals still speak the language of their Viking ancestors. The plot of the story weaves in some episodes from the rather short and controversial biography of the desperate sea cutthroat John Gow. Immediately after its publication, the book sparked debates, enthusiasm, and outrage. The very Fenimore Cooper, after reading "Pirate", decided to temporarily forget about his land-based spies and Indians and "respond" to the Scottish bard with his own "truly maritime" novel "The Pilot".

This edition includes a set of more than 150 illustrations from the original French edition of 1889.