Books by Rafael Sabatini

Rafael Sabatini was an outstanding Anglo-Italian writer of historical adventure stories and romances of the early 20th Century. This collection brings together some of the most celebrated of his many short stories, in a new hand-edited volume. This anthology includes The Risen Dead, The Bargain, The Opportunist, The Plague of Ghosts, The Sword of Islam, The Poachers, The Sentimentalist, Duroc, Kynaston's Reckoning, Jack o'Lantern, The Devourer of Hearts, The Captain of the Guard, The Abduction, The Malediction and The Siege of Savigny.

The seventh issue of ADVENTURE TALES presents more classic tales from the pulp magazines -- this time focusing on Mack Reynolds (with 6 stories and 2 essays), plus stories by Frank Belknap Long, Rafael Sabatini, Greye La Spina, David H. Keller, M.D., and many more!

First published in 1931, this new edition is now available. It is a collection of short stories set within the timeframe of Sabatini's best-selling novel 'Captain Blood'. A second collection of short stories 'The Fortunes of Captain Blood (1936) is also available.

Short Description: The famous tale of a gentleman, betrayed by his brother into slavery, who triumphs as the dreaded pirate captain "The Hawk of the Sea," wreaks his vengeance on his enemies and wins back the girl of his heart.Full Description: Sir Oliver Tressilian, a gentleman of wealth and status in 16th-century Cornwall in England, is betrayed by his brother, spurned by the woman he loves, and sold into slavery. Escaping the slavers, he becomes the leader of the Barbary pirates of Algiers. Now is the time for his revenge! A stunning raid on the Cornish coast yields not only his brother, but his ex-fianc?e.... A classic of adventure fiction, and a must-read! Subjects: Historical Fiction, Maritime, RomanceKeywords: Adventure, maritime, romance, pirates, Barbary, Cornwall, Islam, slavery

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY BEN KANE Oliver Tressilian, a Cornish gentleman, is blessed with 'youth, wealth, and good digestion'. This is the thrilling, full-blooded adventure of how a man wronged became the scourge of the Mediterranean and the terror of Christians...