World reading for schoolchildren is an edition of richly illustrated, sensitively retold and abridged works of world literature. Emilio Salgari was born in Verona in 1862. As a young man he worked on a ship as a sailor. At the age of twenty-one, he began publishing his short stories and soon achieved great success. His books reveal to us the world of corsairs who plied their trade of piracy during the war years on the basis of a patent granted to them by their governments. Thus, they could raid ships, plunder and attack enemy territories with impunity. Set against the backdrop of the struggles of sea robbers and corsairs against the Spanish colonies in the 17th century, the novel tells the story of an Italian nobleman avenging the death of his brothers. An exciting, adventurous book, full of unexpected plots and twists, a celebration of courage, heroism and the strong will to negotiate a just retribution at all costs.