Rafael Sabatini

Born 29 April 1875 · Died 13 February 1950

From Jesi, Apostolic Delegation of Ancona, Italy · Nationality: Italy, United Kingdom, Kingdom of Italy, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland · Writes fiction

Wikipedia

Rafael Sabatini was born April 29, 1875 in what was then the small town of Jesi, Italy, which is near the Adriatic and the seaport of Ancona. He passed away on February 13, 1950 and is buried in Adelboden, Switzerland. A popular author during his lifetime, he produced 31 novels, 8 short novel/short story collections, 6 nonfiction books, numerous short stories, and a play. (Source: http://www.rafaelsabatini.com/)

Quotes

“He was born with a gift of laughter and a sense that the world was mad.”
Scaramouche, Chapter I
“Mr Pollexfen was at one and the same time right and wrong—a condition much more common than is generally supposed.”
Captain Blood, Chapter IV
“They opposed brute force to reason and philosophy, and battalions of foreign mercenaries to ideas. As if ideas were to be impaled on bayonets!”
Scaramouche, Book III

Quotes from Wikiquote (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Books by Rafael Sabatini in order

Books by Rafael Sabatini in the order they were published, from SCARAMOUCHE A Romance of the French Revolution (1900) to Scaramouche the King Maker (2008).