num_pages: 116
description: TRIALS OF THE HANDSOME SAILORAboard the warship Bellipotent, the young orphan Billy Budd was called the Handsome Sailor. Billy was tall, athletic, noble looking; he was friendly, innocent, helpful and ever-cheerful. He was a fierce fighter and a loyal friend. All the men and officers liked him...All but one: Master-at-Arms Claggart. Envious, petty Claggart plotted to make Billy's life miserable. But when a fear of mutinies swept through the fleet, Claggart realized he could do more than just torment the Handsome Sailor...He could frame Billy Budd for treason...(back cover)
language: English
title: Billy Budd
titlecomplete: Billy Budd
characters: Billy Budd, John Claggart, Captain Edward Fairfax Vere
genres: Fiction, American, Short Stories, School, Literature, Classics, Novels, 19th Century, Historical Fiction, Novella
ratings_count: 17526
places: Mediterranean Sea
publisher: TOR