The Pirate

The Pirate is a novel written by Walter Scott in 1822. It is set in the Shetland Islands, Scotland, which Scott visited. Murdaunt, the only son Mertoun has, sets sail for the islands to have a new life, but Mertoun hides his ghostly past as 'captain devil', a malevolent pirate who sailed through the Atlantic Ocean looting Spanish ships and Dutch.