{"product_id":"captain-blood-9781739159771","title":"Captain Blood","description":"\u003cp\u003e'Captain Blood' is one of the \u003cstrong\u003egreat adventure novels\u003c\/strong\u003e of the 20th century. Norman Mailer wrote of it; '\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eGlorious... I have never enjoyed a novel more than Captain Blood'.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eDuring the turbulent reign of James II, Peter Blood, gentleman surgeon and former soldier barely escapes the gallows after his arrest for treating a wounded 'Monmouth' rebel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe is unfairly sentenced to ten years indentured slavery on a Barbados plantation by the notorious 'Hanging Judge' Judge Jeffreys. Blood escapes his captivity and then embarks on a career as a pirate before clearing his name and returning to England to be reunited with the love of his life, Arabella Bishop.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA rollicking tale of piracy on a grand scale, this is the\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e classic novel of maritime adventure and romance.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSabatini dramatically brings the past to life with great accuracy and his swashbuckling tale bristles with excitement as we follow the high seas adventures of his honourable hero, Captain Blood. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book was the basis for the Hollywood film version starring Errol Flynn and Olivia de Haviland.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Glorious... I have never enjoyed a novel more than Captain Blood'\u003c\/em\u003e - Norman Mailer. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Captain Blood is the very beau ideal of a pirate'\u003c\/em\u003e - New York Times Book Review. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Buckles never swashed more dashingly'\u003c\/em\u003e - John Sutherland.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCaptain Blood\u003c\/em\u003e is marked by its exciting high seas adventures, exotic locations, historical elements, clever characters, romance, and its generous contribution of swashbuckling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Daredevil\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/20\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781739159771\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 362\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.51lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.94d","brand":"Rafael Sabatini","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42843650228405,"sku":"9781739159771","price":28.01,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_ae1b38b0-2347-4434-a423-4781814b952f.jpg?v=1681813051","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/captain-blood-9781739159771","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}