The Adventures of Captain Blood

Doctor of Medicine Peter Blood is accused of treason for aiding an injured rebel, loyal to his medical duty. Six months later, sentenced to hard labor in the southern colonies of England, Doctor Blood, along with his unfortunate companions, makes a daring escape from the island of Barbados on a captured Spanish frigate. From that day on, the new, danger-filled life of Captain Blood begins — a desperate pirate who soon became a legend of the coastal brotherhood and a scourge of the Caribbean Sea. A noble outlaw, fatefully turned outside the law, yet not losing his understanding of good, honor, and justice — such is the main character of this captivating corsair odyssey told by English writer Rafael Sabatini.

The first novel about the adventures of the noble sea wanderer “The Odyssey of Captain Blood” was so immensely successful that the author could not leave his readers without a continuation. Thus, two collections of stories appeared — “The Chronicles of Captain Blood” and “The Fortunes of Captain Blood.” All these works are included in this edition, adorned with illustrations by the remarkable Soviet graphic artist Vladimir Vysotsky.