Sir Mortimer. Until the death separates us

June 158* year. In the London Tavern "Three barrels", Sir Mortimer Fern, the captain of the Swan ship, raises a toast for his team of desperate daredevils and adventurers who go to the Caribbean water to capture enemy Spanish ships and mysterious golden cities. He raises the cup for the glory of cheerful England, for Drake, Hawkins, Frobisher, for all the "sea dogs" of Queen Elizabeth. The team raises a response toast - for Sir Mortimer and his luck! And good luck to him as needed, because a duel, a conspiracy and a terrible trap are waiting for him in front of him ...
In the collection of American writer Mary Johnston (1870 - 1936), whose books influenced the work of Rafael Sabatini and Margaret Mitchell, include two historical and adaptive novels - "Sir Mortimer", first translated into Russian, and Death is not yet death He will separate us", a bestseller of the beginning of the 20th century, withstood several reprints and adaptations