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by Rafael Sabatini
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altheaann
altheaann rated it 16 years ago
I hadn't heard of Sabatini until quite recently, when I saw him credited as one of Arturo Perez-Reverte's major influences - along with Alexandre Dumas. That was enough to make me seek out a book!This 1922 novel is the story that the movie starring Errol Flynn was based on - and it is indeed, as one...
The Moth Eaten Shelf
The Moth Eaten Shelf rated it 17 years ago
If you want more high sea adventures with pirates, look no further. Told in the same vein of great story-telling as his predecessor, Alexander Dumas, provides a thrilling tale of danger and desire when a good man, Dr. Peter Blood, is wrongly accused of treachery and sentenced to hard labor in the Ca...
Uncertain, Fugitive, Half-fabulous
Uncertain, Fugitive, Half-fabulous rated it 17 years ago
The quintessential pirate novel. Treasure Island can go fuck itself.Ok, kidding of course. But nonetheless, Captain Blood is probably the second most influential book on the subject, and in my own humble opinion it is the best. Exciting, romantic, well-researched,and with a ridiculously bad-ass hero...
EricCWelch
EricCWelch rated it 26 years ago
McBooks Press began some years ago issuing a new “Classics of Nautical Fiction” series (pant! pant!) No doubt related to the success of the O’Brian books. Sabatini wrote several swashbuckling tales during the early twentieth century. Captain Blood was one turned into a famous movie starring Er...
spocksbro
spocksbro rated it 39 years ago
Audio CD – 3 starsBook – 5 starsJust an adaptation (sigh)…As such, it’s not bad. The actors are good, particularly the one playing Arabella Bishop – her voice is perfect. I now have a beautiful voice to match the beautiful woman pictured on the inside cover of my printed edition. The only complaint ...
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