
Rafael Sabatini
Rafael Sabatini was an Italian-born British writer of romance and adventure novels.

The sea-hawk
A nobleman becomes a dreaded pirate, battling enemies and inner demons amidst a world of treachery and desire on the high seas.
By Rafael Sabatini

The tavern knight
Amidst the chaos of a civil war, a flawed knight and principled Scotsman are brought together to challenge their sense of right and wrong through violence, vengeance, and love.
By Rafael Sabatini

St. Martin's Summer
In a world ruled by power and intrigue, a young woman's destiny becomes the prize in a dangerous game, igniting a battle between those who would control her future and those who would set her free.
By Rafael Sabatini

Torquemada and the Spanish Inquisition: A History
Witness the rise of a relentless figure whose fanatical pursuit of religious purity unleashed a reign of terror across Spain.
By Rafael Sabatini

Captain Blood
A doctor's quiet life is shattered when he's caught in a political storm, forcing him on a path of adventure and transformation after being wrongly accused of treason.
By Rafael Sabatini

The Life of Cesare Borgia
Enter a world of ruthless ambition and political machinations as one family rises to power in Renaissance Italy, shaking the foundations of the Catholic Church.
By Rafael Sabatini

The Shame of Motley: being the memoir of certain transactions in the life of Lazzaro Biancomonte, of Biancomonte, sometime fool of the court of Pesaro
A disgraced jester's quest for honor is ignited by a clandestine mission that could reshape his identity or seal his fate amidst political treachery.
By Rafael Sabatini

The Project Gutenberg Works of Rafael Sabatini: An Index
Uncover a treasure trove of swashbuckling adventures and historical dramas with this key to a celebrated author's complete works.
By Rafael Sabatini

Scaramouche: A Romance of the French Revolution
In pre-revolution France, a witty young man's life is upended as the pursuit of justice thrusts him into a world of moral conflict and revolutionary fervor.
By Rafael Sabatini

Mistress Wilding
A gentleman's pursuit of love is threatened when a drunken insult ignites a powder keg of honor, duels, and family loyalty.
By Rafael Sabatini

Bellarion the Fortunate : $b a romance
Leaving the quiet life of a monastery, a naive young man finds himself chased, meets a princess, and must figure out who he really is amid dangerous plots.
By Rafael Sabatini

The Historical Nights' Entertainment: Second Series
Witness the clash of kings, defiance of the church, and the struggle for power as historical figures navigate treacherous times.
By Rafael Sabatini

Fortune's Fool
In a war-torn and plague-ridden England, a down-on-his-luck colonel seeks to rebuild his fortune and find love, only to discover his past may be his greatest enemy.
By Rafael Sabatini

Love-at-arms : $b being a narrative excerpted from the chronicles of Urbino, during the dominion of the high and mighty Messer Guidobaldo da Montefeltro
In a world of treacherous nobles and hidden agendas, one man must decide where his loyalties lie as he is asked to seize a dukedom from the man he swore to serve.
By Rafael Sabatini

The Snare
A carefree officer's drunken mistake spirals into a dangerous ordeal, forcing him to face the brutal realities of war and the true meaning of honor.
By Rafael Sabatini

The Historical Nights' Entertainment: First Series
Step back in time to witness history's most scandalous moments, where power, passion, and betrayal collide with deadly consequences.
By Rafael Sabatini

The Suitors of Yvonne: being a portion of the memoirs of the Sieur Gaston de Luynes
In a world of powerful nobles, a young man must navigate love, loyalty, and revenge after a drunken escapade and a fiery duel threaten to unravel his future.
By Rafael Sabatini

Bardelys the Magnificent Being an account of the strange wooing pursued by the Sieur Marcel de Saint-Pol, marquis of Bardelys...
A dashing nobleman makes a daring bet to win the heart of an unattainable woman, plunging him into a world of rivalries and risky adventures.
By Rafael Sabatini

The Strolling Saint; being the confessions of the high and mighty Agostino D'Anguissola, tyrant of Mondolfo and Lord of Carmina, in the state of Piacenza
A son, torn between devotion and rebellion, confronts the burdens of family legacy and his own identity.
By Rafael Sabatini

The Lion's Skin
In eighteenth century France, a man struggles with a dark mission of revenge against his estranged father, setting forth a journey filled with deceit, danger, and self-discovery.
By Rafael Sabatini