Paul d'Ivoire (1856-1915) is the pseudonym of the French writer Paul Delétre, a prolific and commercially successful author of more than two dozen adventure, fantasy and detective books. The main events of the novel "The Elusive Corsair", presented in this volume, unfold in the 19th century in Australia. The mysterious corsair Triplex declares war on the entire British Empire. His ability to be in several places at once baffles colonial detectives. The Sydney police chief has to engage in a deadly fight with a criminal who knows many secrets of his past.