R. M. Ballantyne
The Madman and the Pirate
Paperback
(Independently published July 18, 2019)
The Madman, Antonio Zeppa, is abandoned on Ratinga, an island in the Pacific, where there later appears a miserable ex-pirate called Richard Rosco. The two start up a sort of love-hate relationship. The natives put Rosco on a fire to burn him at the stake, but he is rescued by Zeppa, who carries him up to his cave in the mountains, and tends to his injured feet. Eventually a vessel calls at the island, with Zeppa’s son on board. From then on the story winds to an end, with everyone who belongs there safely back home in Britain.
- ISBN
- 1080752617 / 9781080752614
- Pages
- 509
- Weight
- 22.4 oz.
- Dimensions
- 5.0 x 1.3
in.