Captain Blood
His Odyssey
Published in 1922, Captain Blood is a historical fiction and pirate adventure novel by Rafael Sabatini. The story is set in Caribbean Area and Bridgwater, Somerset. It features Judge Jeffreys and King James II. Readers will find themes of pirates, physicians, British and popular Print Disabled Books.
Open Library readers give it an average of 4.2 out of 5 from 4 ratings, and 36 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 36 editions. On Project Gutenberg it was downloaded 2,499 times in the last 30 days.
At about 356 pages, most readers finish it in 6–7 hours. It is in the public domain, so you can read it free on Project Gutenberg or listen to the 13 h 04 min LibriVox audiobook.
About Captain Blood
[The story of the famous fictional surgeon-turned-pirate, Dr. Peter Blood. What's interesting -- besides the thunderingly well told adventure story -- is that much of the historical background is based on fact.]
Free audiobook
Captain Blood — LibriVox recording, 13 h 04 min in 31 sections.
Public-domain recording by volunteer readers. Listen online, download MP3s or stream from the Internet Archive.
Opening line
“PETER BLOOD, bachelor of medicine and several other things besides, smoked a pipe and tended the geraniums boxed on the sill of his window above Water Lane in the town of Bridgewater.”
Quick answers
Who wrote Captain Blood?
Captain Blood was written by Rafael Sabatini and first published in 1922.
What genre is Captain Blood?
It is usually shelved as Historical Fiction, Pirate Fiction and Adventure.
How long is Captain Blood?
The median edition has 356 pages, about 6–7 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
Is Captain Blood free to read?
Yes. It is in the public domain in the United States and can be read free on Project Gutenberg in EPUB, Kindle and HTML formats.
Is there a free audiobook of Captain Blood?
Yes — LibriVox volunteers recorded it; the recording runs 13 h 04 min.
What books are similar to Captain Blood?
Readers who like it often enjoy Treasure Island, Beauvallet (Beauvallet Dynasty #2) and David Balfour.
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