Emilio Salgari (1862–1911) is one of the masters of the adventure genre, the “Italian Jules Verne,” his novels are read by millions of people around the world. Readers are especially fond of novels about the Cavalier di Ventimiglia, nicknamed by his brothers the Black Corsair. The Black Corsair dedicated his life to revenge on the treacherous enemy, Duke Van Gould, who killed his brothers. He vowed to wipe out the entire family of the traitor from the face of the earth, but unexpectedly next to the duke he finds a beautiful woman who wins his heart... And now on one side of the scales is his unbreakable oath, and on the other is his love for a woman without whom he does not want to live . What will be his choice? How many trials and dizzying adventures will he and his faithful friends have to endure, how many times will he have to avoid inevitable death only by miracle and courage before he can fulfill his desires? For the first time in Russia, three novels about the Black Corsair are published in one volume and are accompanied by a full set of illustrations by remarkable artists Wenceslav Cerny and Alberto della Valle.