Marryat, Frederick: The Privateersman v1 13 jan 2009
 

This gripping sea-story by the master of English literature is set in about 1730. A privateer is a vessel that takes the side of the nation whose flag it flies, but which is not an official warship. It is however not a pirate, though to ships of the other side it might as well be one, For the most part it acts on its own, financing activities by the prize money derived from its captures.(Athelstane)

Cover by ravenne. This is a great story!