Pirate

The latest volume of "Masters of Adventure" is entirely dedicated to one of the most popular novels of the 19th century by Walter Scott, "Pirate". The events of this unusual book take place in the late 17th century on the... Shetland Islands, in a remote northern county of Scotland, where everything is imbued with Scandinavian romance and mystique, and the locals still speak the language of their Viking ancestors. The plot of the story intertwines certain episodes from the rather short and controversial biography of the desperate sea pirate John Gow. Immediately after its publication, the book sparked debates, enthusiasm, and outrage. The author 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, "Pilot". This edition includes a set of more than 150 illustrations to the original French edition of 1889.