The arrival of the shipwrecked captain, Cleveland, spoils young Mordaunt's relationship with the Troil girls, and soon a bitter rivalry grows between the two men... The Pirate is a novel by Walter Scott, based roughly on the life of John Gow who features as Captain Cleveland. The setting is the southern tip of the main island of Shetland, around 1700. First published in 1822, the year after it was finished and the lighthouse at Sumburgh Head began to operate.

Media	Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released	October 10, 2015
ISBN13	9781517756338
Publishers	Createspace Independent Publishing Platf
Pages	676
Dimensions	152 × 229 × 35 mm · 889 g
Language	English

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