"Captain Blood" by Rafael Sabatini is an adventure novel published in 1922. Dr. Peter Blood, an Irish physician, is wrongfully convicted of treason for treating wounded rebels and transported to Barbados as a slave. When Spanish raiders attack the island, Blood seizes his chance to escape, capturing their ship and transforming himself into a feared Caribbean pirate. Hunted by his former master and torn between his outlaw life and redemption, Blood navigates dangerous waters where political upheaval may offer an unexpected path back to honor.