Captain Blood (Captain Blood #1)
oh heavens. i dislike admitting that am not 100% cynical about things, that life will all its ignominy and disappointments, vacillations and cupidity has not yet extinguished my ability to dream of freedom and unfettered joy, that there might still be a heart under all this bravado... but there it is, that little squeak that i cannot suppress. oh, captain blood! how you have undone me! captain peter blood is a little wild. he loves the poetry of horace. he's sharp-witted, and impudent; a cunning
Reading Scaramouche is one of those odd experiences where a genre book really surprises you with its depth and complexity. It's a swashbuckling story with only two swordfights, where political theory, masked theater forms, and the science of fencing all take center stage, and where the hero is strangely shy, introverted, and reluctant. But Captain Blood never strays as far from its genre boundaries.We still have a somewhat quiet, humble, over-educated hero (Scarmouche is the lawyer-turned-actor,
I have read this book so long ago that I nearly forgot some events in it and to my joy, I was reminded about this great book while stalking awesome updates of excellent pirate captain Craig and wonderful pirate lady Dawn. Thank you :) This book was a great find after the torture in Black Company and I fell into a nice BR with Craig. What attracted me some years ago and gave me pleasant moments in the reread, is that the story is written in old-fashioned English and the pace of action is just
4.5★With the world in crisis, this is the sort of escapist reread I needed! Unjustly convicted after the Monmouth rebellion for an act of humanity,Dr Peter Blood is transported to the Caribbean & becomes a slave to the cruel Colonel Bishop. The colonel has a lovely niece...On about my tenth read I still loved this book, although it doesn't hold up to rereading as well as the author's Scaramouche did. The hero and heroine are both appealing characters (view spoiler)[ although man, Blood
When I picked up this book, I originally failed to make the connection with the 1935 classic black and white flick with Errol Flynn. That lasted about half of the first chapter.Captain Blood is the story of Peter Blood, a former soldier, sailor, and doctor who settles down to practice his trade in obscurity in Ireland. Summoned in the middle of the night to help save a wounded rebel in the wake of the failed Monmouth Rebellion, Blood is arrested for treason against King James. The trial is a
Blood! Blood ! Blood! Captain Blood , the fiercest pirate since Blackbeard (But Blackbeard was real and Bl... never mind) . After helping a wounded rebel in England , in 1685, a bad decision always, when on the losing side, however the future buccaneer was a dedicated medical practitioner, he will learn. Physician Peter Blood, an Irishman narrowly escapes hanging, when captured, treated very harshly, though . Eventually sent to the British West Indies instead, as a slave on the island of
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Original Title: | Captain Blood: His Odyssey |
ISBN: | 1406800163 (ISBN13: 9781406800166) |
Edition Language: | English |
Series: | Captain Blood #1 |
Characters: | Dr. Peter Blood |
Setting: | Caribbean Barbados,1686 |
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Short Description: Peter Blood, an Irish physician and soldier in England in the 1680's, is wrongly convicted of treason and sentenced to indentured slavery in the Caribbean. He escapes and becomes the most feared pirate captain on the Spanish Main, but all the glory of his adventures cannot help him, for the woman he loves cannot love a thief and pirate. Even when he destroys England's enemies, even at his most triumphant...but wait! What's that... Long Description: Peter Blood, an Irish physician and former soldier is happily settled, in the 1680's, as the doctor in an English town, when the rebellion of the Duke of Monmouth catches him by accident. He saves a man's life, as a doctor must try to do, but the man is a rebel and the hanging Judge Jeffreys sentences him to ten years as an indentured slave in the Caribbean colonies. Once there, his knowledge as a physician is recognized, and thus he meets and falls in love with the daughter of the man who own his servitude; not likely to be a successful love story! A Spanish ship attacks the town, and while the Spaniards celebrate their victory he boldly steals their ship, and he and his fellow convicts sail off to become the boldest and most fearless of pirates among the islands and on the Spanish Main. But all the glory of his adventures cannot help him, for the woman he loves cannot love a thief and pirate. Even when he destroys England's enemies, even at his most triumphant...but wait! Is that... The classic novel of adventure and romance, and one of Sabatini's best.Be Specific About Of Books Captain Blood (Captain Blood #1)
Title | : | Captain Blood (Captain Blood #1) |
Author | : | Rafael Sabatini |
Book Format | : | Paperback |
Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 236 pages |
Published | : | June 1st 2006 by Echo Library (first published 1922) |
Categories | : | Classics. Historical. Historical Fiction. Adventure. Fiction. Pirates |
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After spending the majority of his life as a solider and adventurer, Peter Blood retires to the bucolic English town of Bridgewater in pursuit of a quiet life. Here he takes up practice as a doctor, and settles into a pleasant routine. When the Duke of Monmouth stages his rebellion against King James, Peter steadfastly refuses to become involved, despite the disapproval this garners him from the townsfolk. However, when one of the rebels is gravely wounded, Pete feels that it is his duty as aoh heavens. i dislike admitting that am not 100% cynical about things, that life will all its ignominy and disappointments, vacillations and cupidity has not yet extinguished my ability to dream of freedom and unfettered joy, that there might still be a heart under all this bravado... but there it is, that little squeak that i cannot suppress. oh, captain blood! how you have undone me! captain peter blood is a little wild. he loves the poetry of horace. he's sharp-witted, and impudent; a cunning
Reading Scaramouche is one of those odd experiences where a genre book really surprises you with its depth and complexity. It's a swashbuckling story with only two swordfights, where political theory, masked theater forms, and the science of fencing all take center stage, and where the hero is strangely shy, introverted, and reluctant. But Captain Blood never strays as far from its genre boundaries.We still have a somewhat quiet, humble, over-educated hero (Scarmouche is the lawyer-turned-actor,
I have read this book so long ago that I nearly forgot some events in it and to my joy, I was reminded about this great book while stalking awesome updates of excellent pirate captain Craig and wonderful pirate lady Dawn. Thank you :) This book was a great find after the torture in Black Company and I fell into a nice BR with Craig. What attracted me some years ago and gave me pleasant moments in the reread, is that the story is written in old-fashioned English and the pace of action is just
4.5★With the world in crisis, this is the sort of escapist reread I needed! Unjustly convicted after the Monmouth rebellion for an act of humanity,Dr Peter Blood is transported to the Caribbean & becomes a slave to the cruel Colonel Bishop. The colonel has a lovely niece...On about my tenth read I still loved this book, although it doesn't hold up to rereading as well as the author's Scaramouche did. The hero and heroine are both appealing characters (view spoiler)[ although man, Blood
When I picked up this book, I originally failed to make the connection with the 1935 classic black and white flick with Errol Flynn. That lasted about half of the first chapter.Captain Blood is the story of Peter Blood, a former soldier, sailor, and doctor who settles down to practice his trade in obscurity in Ireland. Summoned in the middle of the night to help save a wounded rebel in the wake of the failed Monmouth Rebellion, Blood is arrested for treason against King James. The trial is a
Blood! Blood ! Blood! Captain Blood , the fiercest pirate since Blackbeard (But Blackbeard was real and Bl... never mind) . After helping a wounded rebel in England , in 1685, a bad decision always, when on the losing side, however the future buccaneer was a dedicated medical practitioner, he will learn. Physician Peter Blood, an Irishman narrowly escapes hanging, when captured, treated very harshly, though . Eventually sent to the British West Indies instead, as a slave on the island of
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