# Merihaukka

By Rafael Sabatini.

"Merihaukka" by Rafael Sabatini is a novel published in 1915. Set during 1588-1593, it follows Sir Oliver Tressilian, a Cornish gentleman betrayed by his jealous half-brother and sold into slavery. After enduring months as a galley slave, Oliver is freed by Barbary pirates and joins their ranks, becoming the feared corsair Sakr-el-Bahr. Now commanding his own vessel, he returns to England seeking vengeance against those who wronged him, capturing his brother and former fiancée to settle old scores. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: Finnish
- Translator: J. A. Hollo
- Subjects: Historical fiction; Sea stories; Adventure stories; Pirates -- Fiction; Muslims -- Fiction; British -- Africa, North -- Fiction; Africa, North -- Fiction; Cornwall (England : County) -- Fiction

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