Captain Blood, published in 1922, is a swashbuckling adventure novel by Rafael Sabatini. It chronicles the Odyssey of Peter Blood, an Irish Physician, from his arrest for rebellion in England to his slavery in the Caribbean to his piracy and, finally, to becoming His Excellency The Governor. According to Wikipedia, "Rafael Sabatini (April 29, 1875 - February 13, 1950) was an Italian/British writer of novels of and adventure. Rafael Sabatini was born in Jesi Italy, to an English mother and ...

Set against the backdrop of the Spanish invasion of England during the reign of Elizabeth I, The Sea Hawk is a classic of the pirate genre.Sir Oliver Tressilian is betrayed by a jealous half-brother and forced to serve as a slave on a galley. He is liberated when the ship is hijacked by Barbary pirates. Sir Oliver joins the pirates, gaining the name "Sakr-el-Bahr" (the hawk of the sea), and swears vengeance against his brother. The book was the basis for The Sea Hawk

Excitement and anticipation are rife in the New World - it is a land offering new beginnings and new opportunities. Yet it is also a land of intrigue, deception and deadly opposition. Centred on the rich and fertile soils of Carolina at the time of the American War of Independence, 'The Carolinian 'charts the interwoven stories of a host of characters.

An essential classic from bestselling author Rafael Sabatini.

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY BEN KANEOliver Tressilian, a Cornish gentleman, is blessed with 'youth, wealth, and good digestion'. He is betrayed by his half-brother and becomes a renegade and Barbary corsair winning the title of Sakr-el-Bahr - hawk of the sea. This is the thrilling, full-blooded adventure of how a man wronged became the scourge of the Mediterranean and the terror of Christians...

Winning invaluable treasures? Rescuing his crew from almost certain death? With much excitement and swashbuckling adventure, physician and country gentleman Peter Blood is forced to turn from medicine to piracy in this swashbuckling classic brimming with stolen treasure, adventure on the high seas, and romance.

Peter Blood, bachelor of medicine and several other things besides, smoked a pipe and tended the geraniums boxed on the sill of his window above Water Lane in the town of Bridgewater.

Rafael Sabatini's 'Scaramouche' is a captivating historical novel set in the tumultuous times of the French Revolution. Filled with political intrigue, swashbuckling adventure, and romance, the book follows the journey of Andre-Louis Moreau, a young lawyer turned revolutionary who adopts the persona of the Commedia dell'arte character Scaramouche to seek revenge against a nobleman. Sabatini's prose is rich and immersive, transporting the reader to the heart of 18th-century France, with met...

When Priscilla Harradine meets buccaneer Charles de Bernis on the ship that's carrying her back to England, the appearance of a notorious pirate puts her safety entirely in the hands of her new acquaintance.

Set amid the ideological ferment and violence of the French Revolution, Scaramouche follows André-Louis Moreau, a lawyer's godson whose private quest for justice becomes entangled with public upheaval. Sabatini combines swashbuckling adventure, political intrigue, theatrical disguise, and ironic wit, shaping the novel as both historical romance and meditation on performance, identity, and revolutionary rhetoric. Its famous opening—"He was born with a gift of laughter and a sense that the w...

17 Complete Works of Rafael SabatiniBardelys the MagnificentCaptain BloodLove-at-ArmsMistress WildingScaramoucheSt. Martin's SummerThe Historical Nights EntertainmentThe Historical Nights Entertainment, Second SeriesThe Life of Cesare BorgiaThe Lion's SkinThe Sea-HawkThe Shame of MotleyThe SnareThe Strolling SaintThe Suitors of YvonneThe Tavern KnightThe Trampling of the ...

Dive headlong into a world of intrigue, adventure, and historical drama with “The Historical Nights’ Entertainment” by Rafael Sabatini in this two-series format. In this captivating collection of stories, Sabatini weaves a tapestry of swashbuckling tales set against the backdrop of various historical periods. As you turn the pages, you’ll journey through time, from the treacherous court intrigues of Renaissance Italy to the daring escapades of pirates on the high seas. Sabatini’s meticulou...