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Rafael Sabatini (1875 - 1950) was an Italian/British writer of novels of romance and adventure. At a young age, Rafael was exposed to many languages. By the time he was seventeen, he was the master of five languages. He quickly added a sixth language - English - to his linguistic collection. After a brief stint in the business world, Sabatini went to work as a writer. He wrote short stories in the 1890s, and his first novel came out in 1902. Sabatini was a prolific writer; he produced a new book approximately every year. He consciously chose to write in his adopted language, because, he said, "all the best stories are written in English." In all, he produced thirty one novels, eight short story collections, six nonfiction books, numerous uncollected short stories, and a play. He is best known for his world-wide bestsellers: The Sea Hawk (1915), Scaramouche (1921), Captain Blood (1922) and Bellarion the Fortunate (1926). Other famous works by Sabatini are The Lion's Skin (1911), The Strolling Saint (1913) and The Snare (1917).
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It is what it is, and for what it is, it's a great fun read. I'd been meaning to read Sabatini for ages, and I see now why he is still widely read. He's a cut above the usual corn. I got off to a slow start, but then read the last 150 pages in a single sitting... I couldn't put the silly book down! For that alone, I give Mr Sabatini a fourth star.
This was a really fun, enjoyable book that lived up to all my expectations of what I think a Sabatini book ought to include–a hero, an adventure, a fair lady, and all that sort of stuff! I'd definitely recommend it.
My edition is a cheap reprint from the 1930s, so it has numerous defaults in the editing, but I enjoyed the book anyway. I did like the compact size, though! And it still has that neat old-book smell...
