Born: April 29, 1875
Died: February 13, 1950
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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).
Books by Rafael Sabatini:
 | "The Gamester"
First published in 1949
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 | "Chivalry"
First published in 1935
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 | "The Black Swan"
First published in 1931
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 | "The Hounds of God"
First published in 1928
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 | "Bellarion"
First published in 1926
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 | "The Carolinian"
First published in 1925
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 | "Captain Blood"
First published in 1922
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 | "Scaramouche"
First published in 1921
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 | "The Sea-Hawk"
First published in 1915
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 | "The Lion's Skin"
First published in 1911
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 | "Mistress Wilding"
First published in 1910
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 | "St. Martin's Summer"
First published in 1909
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 | "The Tavern Knight"
First published in 1904
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