The Tales of Captain Salgari

  The Black Pearl VOCABULARY cutlass  = a short sword with a slightly curved blade, formerly used by sailor; MEMO The following text may present outdated depictions that are in no way or form shared by the translator themself, and neither are they shared by the original author of these stories. Please understand that these stories' depictions are a depiction  of their time . A  good  translator strives to transfer the originality, tone, and idea of a text from its language of birth to its guest language, all the while respecting the intent and style of the original author.  These translated texts do not intend to bring offense, but just to share the adventures  written by Captain Emilio Salgari.  Adventures inspired by his love for traveling around the world, especially to far, foreign lands, his passion for ships and sailing in general, as well as his endless curiosity about other cultures and what's out there, beyond the horizon line. 💎   ...

  THE CORSAIR OF THE RED RIVER VOCABULARY corsair  = pirate. Mandarin = a bureaucrat of Imperial China (original meaning of the word). Source (24.07.2025). Mandarin  is a term used for bureaucrat scholars in the history of China, Korea, and Vietnam. The English term comes from the Portuguese word mandarim  (spelled mandarin  in Old Portuguese), with influence from Malay and Sanskrit and its literal meaning is " possessor of sacred knowledge ". Source (24.07.2025). jetty  = a landing stage or small pier at which boats can be docked or be moored. gilt = gold coating (noun); or gold plated/gilded (adj). awning  = a sheet of canvas or other material stretched on a frame and used to keep the sun or rain off a storefront, window, doorway, or deck*. * deck  = the floorlike covering of the horizontal sections, or compartments, of a ship or boat. Small vessels have only one deck; larger ships have two or three decks. ( Source . 15.01.2026) loyalist ...