This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+50 or in the USA (published before 1923).
Set in the late 16th century, this pirate tale follows a Cornish sea-faring gentleman, Sir Oliver Tressilian, as he is villainously betrayed by his jealous brother. Forced to serve as a slave on a Spanish galley, Sir Oliver is liberated by Barbary pirates, whom he joins under the name 'Sakr-el-Bahr', the hawk of the sea, and swears vengeance against his brother.
Language: English
Published in: 1915
Word count: 119,021 words (≈ about 8 hours)
Source: http://gutenberg.org
Copyright: This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+50 or in the USA (published before 1923).
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