The Pirate

The Pirate is a novel by Walter Scott published in 1822 supposedly based on the life of John who features as Captain Cleveland. The place of actions is the southern top of the main island of Shetland which Scott visited in 1814. On the one hand The Pirate is an adventure novel, but on the other one is a romantic story in which all events actively cooperate and harmoniously supplement each other. The arrival of the shipwrecked captain, Cleveland, spoils young relationship with the Troil girls and young man Mordaunt and soon a bitter rivalry grows between two men. No one knows who is who and the end of the story may both amaze you and move too deeply.