The novel is set mostly in France and the Mediterranean during the reign of Louis XIV. Some French fishermen are captured by Moslem corsairs and forced to become galley slaves. They rebel against their captors and turn pirate, later encountering English warships.
^"The Tales Of Timms". Daily Mercury. Vol. 76, no. 272. Queensland, Australia. 14 November 1942. p. 4. Retrieved 11 March 2024 – via National Library of Australia.