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Краткое содержание: Капитан Блад
- Чтение: 8 мин.
- 10 parts
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A doctor minding his geraniums is condemned for one kind act and sold as a slave for ten pounds.
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Капитан Блад — кратко о книге
Краткое содержание: 8 min на чтение
- Время чтения
- Около 7 h 20 min5 h 50 min fast, 8 h 45 min slow
- Длительность
- Слов: 104 700
- Уровень в библиотеке
- Средний longer sentences, everyday words
- Первая публикация
- 1922by Рафаэль Сабатини
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Капитан Блад in short
Captain Blood follows one man's fall and climb. Peter Blood begins as a doctor who wants only peace. An act of kindness makes him a convict, a slave and an outlaw, and he becomes a pirate leader whose strict code sets him apart on the Spanish Main.
What Капитан Блад is about
A doctor waters his geraniums while a rebel army marches past his window. By the next morning he is under arrest, and within months he is sold into slavery for ten pounds. How does a man so set on a quiet life end up flying a pirate flag across the Caribbean?
Captain Blood is an adventure novel by Rafael Sabatini, told as if drawn from the logbooks of Jeremy Pitt, the hero's closest friend. It follows Peter Blood, an Irish physician, from Somerset in 1685 to Barbados, Tortuga and the rich Spanish towns of the Main. You get the whole tale, with its duels, sea battles, daring tricks and a tense love story.
Для кого. Readers who love swashbuckling sea adventures will enjoy clever heroes who triumph through wit and swordplay. Fans of bluffs on the Spanish Main and romance shaped by pride will love it too.
The story in 10 parts
Key idea 1 · free to read
A doctor who minds his geraniums
In July 1685, the Duke of Monmouth has landed to claim the English crown, and the men of Bridgewater march to join him with scythes and clubs. Peter Blood watches from his window, smoking his pipe and tending his flowers.
Blood is no coward. He has served under the Dutch admiral de Ruyter, spent two years in a Spanish prison and fought for France. He has simply seen enough of war, and he thinks Monmouth's claim is a lie. His neighbours glare at him because he will not fight, but he does not care.
He sleeps through the battle of Sedgemoor. At four in the morning a hammering wakes him. Young Jeremy Pitt, a ship's master, stands at the door covered in dust and begs him to come to a wounded rebel, Lord Gildoy. Blood sees a simple call of duty. The narrator sees the messenger of Fate.
A man who stands aside from other people's quarrels can still be swept into them by a single knock at the door.
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An act of mercy becomes a crime
Blood rides with Pitt to a peaceful farmhouse among apple orchards.
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A judge in scarlet meets his match
Blood spends two months in a crowded gaol, chained to Pitt.
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Sold for ten pounds in Barbados
Blood does not hang.
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Arabella Bishop sees the man, not the slave
A month later, Blood meets the young woman on a hillside.
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A plot to escape and a Spanish raid
A rival surgeon offers Blood money to escape to the Dutch island of Curacao, to be rid of him.
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Slaves take a ship and then a bigger bluff
That night Blood leads about twenty convicts in two boats to the Spanish ship.
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Tortuga, Levasseur and the price of a girl
Blood and his crew reach Tortuga, the pirate harbour held by French buccaneers.
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Maracaybo, a deadly trap and a clever escape
With three ships and five hundred men, Blood raids the rich city of Maracaybo.
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Thief and pirate, a King's commission and a rival
Now the story turns back to Arabella.
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Characters, plot and themes
Main characters
- Peter Blood An Irish doctor and former soldier, wrongly condemned as a traitor, who wants freedom and the respect of Arabella Bishop.
- Arabella Bishop A frank, brave young woman who first sees Blood as an unfortunate gentleman and then judges him a pirate, though she cannot forget him.
- Colonel William Bishop Arabella's uncle, a cruel Barbados planter who buys Blood and later hunts him as Deputy Governor of Jamaica.
- Jeremy Pitt A young ship's master from Somerset, Blood's loyal friend and navigator, who keeps the logs from which the tale is told.
- Lord Julian Wade A elegant royal envoy who offers Blood a King's commission and also hopes to win Arabella's hand.
- Don Miguel de Espinosa A Spanish admiral who is consumed by hatred of Blood after the death of his brother Don Diego.
- Wolverstone A one-eyed giant who was a rebel convict with Blood and remains his rough, loyal lieutenant.
- Levasseur A flashy French buccaneer who forces himself into partnership with Blood and pursues the governor's daughter of Tortuga.
How it ends (spoiler)
Colonel Bishop is arrested and left to Blood's mercy. Lord Willoughby makes Blood Governor of Jamaica. Arabella comes to say goodbye, and Blood at last asks her to stay. She admits that she refused Lord Julian because there was never anyone but Peter. Blood gains a pardon, a post of honour and the woman he loves, and his long odyssey ends.
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Вопросы о книге Капитан Блад
What is Captain Blood about?
It tells of Peter Blood, an Irish doctor wrongly convicted of treason after he treats a wounded rebel. Sold into slavery in Barbados, he escapes, becomes a feared pirate captain and hopes to win Arabella Bishop.
Is Captain Blood a true story?
It is a novel, though it uses real history, including Monmouth's rebellion of 1685, Judge Jeffreys and the deportation of rebels to the West Indies. Peter Blood himself is invented, though the tale claims to draw on a ship's log.
Who is Colonel Bishop?
Colonel Bishop is a cruel Barbados planter who buys Blood as a slave. He is the uncle of Arabella, and he later becomes Deputy Governor of Jamaica, where he hunts Blood with bitter hatred.
What does Sangre or Don Pedro Sangre mean?
Sangre is Spanish for blood. Peter Blood uses Don Pedro Sangre as a Spanish disguise to fool a Spanish admiral. French buccaneers also call him Le Sang, which means the same thing.
Is Captain Blood easy to read?
Yes, the book moves briskly. Short chapters, vivid scenes, sharp dialogue and a clear hero make it easy to follow, and a sea battle, a duel or a clever trick keeps turning up.
Как сослаться на это издание
Sabatini, Rafael. Captain Blood. Library of Alexandria, 2026, libraryofalexandria.com/products/captain-blood.
Sabatini, R. (2026). Captain Blood. Library of Alexandria. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/captain-blood (Original work published 1922)
Sabatini, Rafael. Captain Blood. Library of Alexandria, 2026. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/captain-blood.
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title = {Captain Blood},
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