Of Foolhardiness

“I hope no man will call me timorous; and yet I’ld as soon be called that as rash.”


Dr. Peter Blood, about to become Captain Blood, commenting on the dangers of blind faith in the face of contrary reality in Captain Blood Returns, “The Blank Shot,” by Rafael Sabatini, 1930.

In other words, wear your mask!

Het kanonschot (The Cannonshot) by Willem van de Velde the Younger, ca. 1680. Rijksmuseum.

Pandemic Update

June 30, 2020. To date, the only change we’ve made is to postpone the Kickstarter for the annotated anniversary edition of Captain Blood: His Odyssey until early 2021, for publication in late 2021 or early 2022 as originally planned. Annotations and illustration acquisition continue as planned, and we continue to work on marketing, including the development of videos.

We’re also looking at our second title (an equally or even more famous book), and if our budget permits, an annotated edition of Henry Pitman’s journal.

The images are of Marguerite (Bree) Little shooting still photographs for our first video. It’s always useful to have lots of antique and reproduction props at hand (not to mention a visiting daughter who’s also a great photographer). 

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