Caprice Olmeira. Conrad J.

The first novel from the Captain Linggard cycle, which also includes the novels “Exile” (Eng. An outcast of the islands, 1896) and “Rescuers” (English Rescue, 1920). The failed merchant Olmeir, who lives in a small village on the shore of the ocean on the island of Borneo. He is a representative of the famous captain Tom Lingard, who in these places is called the "Lord of the Seas." Linggard convinces Olmeyra that a gold core lies in the depths of the island. Belief in Linggard, Olmeir agreed to marry his adopted daughter. However, the gold is not located, and the battleship disappears somewhere.

already in the debut work, Konrad showed himself as a strong psychologist and good storyteller.