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Captain Blood

by Rafael Sabatini

An English doctor is caught up in a rebellion and sentenced to transportation to the Caribbean, but later escapes slavery to become a pirate.

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First published
1922
Length
113,593 words
Reading time
About 7 hr 54 min
Language
English (UK)

About the book

Peter Blood, with experience as a soldier and sailor, is practicing medicine in Bridgewater, England, when he inadvertently gets caught up in a rebellion being waged by the Duke of Monmouth. After being convicted of treason, Blood and some of the rebels are sentenced to slavery in the Caribbean. The year is 1688.

During the course of Blood’s servitude, he works on the sugar plantation of Colonel Bishop and becomes infatuated with the colonel’s niece, Arabella. When Bishop realizes that Blood is an accomplished physician he “employs” Blood in that capacity.

When the colony is attacked by a Spanish force, Blood and some of the other slaves manage to escape and take over the Spanish ship. Several of the other escapees turn out to be experienced seaman, including as officers in the British navy. This group turns the Spanish ship into a very successful pirate ship, specializing in raiding Spanish shipping.

This begins Captain Blood’s journey toward redemption and his “courtship” of Arabella.

About the author

Rafael Sabatini

Rafael Sabatini (1875–1950) is described by Wikidata as Italian–English writer (1875–1950), with citizenship or national association recorded as United Kingdom, Italy, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and Kingdom of Italy.

Recorded occupations include writer, translator, novelist, screenwriter, and science fiction writer. Languages recorded for Rafael Sabatini include English. Wikidata lists Scaramouche, Captain Blood, The Sea Hawk, and The Black Swan among Rafael Sabatini's notable works. Open Library identifies Scaramouche: a romance of the French revolution as a leading work in its author record. Open Library catalogs 1038 works under this author record. The Read4Max catalog currently includes Captain Blood, Scaramouche, and The Sea-Hawk under Rafael Sabatini's authorship.

1875–1950

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Themes and ideas

  • Historical fiction
  • Sea stories
  • Physicians
  • Adventure stories
  • Pirates
  • Caribbean Area
  • British

Table of contents

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  1. I
  2. II
  3. III
  4. IV
  5. V
  6. VI
  7. VII
  8. VIII
  9. IX
  10. X
  11. XI
  12. XII
  13. XIII
  14. XIV
  15. XV
  16. XVI
  17. XVII
  18. XVIII
  19. XIX
  20. XX
  21. XXI
  22. XXII
  23. XXIII
  24. XXIV
  25. XXV
  26. XXVI
  27. XXVII
  28. XXVIII
  29. XXIX
  30. XXX
  31. XXXI
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