The Pirate
Set among the windswept islands of Shetland, Scott’s romance weaves together the fates of two foster brothers, a mysterious pirate captain, and the women they love against a background of superstition, feud, and the sea. Rich in local color and legend, it blends adventure with Scott’s deep feeling for landscape and the clash of old ways and new. As one of the founders of the historical novel, Scott brings the remote northern isles vividly to life. A stirring tale of loyalty, love, and the lure of the ocean from the master of Scottish romance.
About the Author
Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) was a Scottish poet and novelist who effectively invented the historical novel with works like Ivanhoe and Waverley. Enormously popular across Europe, he shaped how the nineteenth century imagined the past.
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