![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() While there he comments on the other Pirates and gives a brief description of each. Captain Blood (Paperback) Published July 17th 2002 by W. In the League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen he is seen at the Pirate's Conference. The novel Captain Blood (1922) is the first appearance of Peter Blood in fiction created by Rafael Sabatini.Ī Man Of Adventure Captain Blood makes a few brief appearances in comics. Being well liked by King Charles II he ended up living his full life and died of natural causes. He is also rumored to be involved in the attempted kidnapping and murder of the Duke of Ormonde. A silent version of Captain Blood (1924), directed by David Smith and starring J. ![]() He once tried to steal the England's crown Jewels from the Tower Of London. Blood soon winds up on the wrong side of a rebellion and is sentenced to ten years of hard labor on the island of Barbados.Ĭreation Ready for Battle Captian Peter Blood is based in part on a real person named Colonel Thomas Blood (1618-1680). Although Blood is a fictional character, much of the historical background of the novel is loosely based on fact. Sabatini was a proponent of basing historical fiction as closely as possible on history. Origin A doctor living in 17th century England, Blood spends his days reminiscing about his time adventuring through Europe. Captain Blood: His Odyssey is an adventure novel by Rafael Sabatini, originally published in 1922. Peter Blood, an honest man of true character and a humane doctor, is wrongfully imprisoned for treason under the laws of King James, and deported from Britain to a tropical colony at Bridgetown where he is sold as a slave at auction. ![]()
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