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Rafael Sabatini


Born
in Jesi, Italy
April 29, 1875

Died
February 13, 1950

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Genre
Literature & Fiction


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 u ...more

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Average rating: 4.11 · 37,938 ratings · 2,983 reviews · 533 distinct works � Similar authors
Captain Blood
4.18 avg rating — 17,219 ratings — published 1922 — 183 editions
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Scaramouche (Scaramouche, #1)
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4.10 avg rating — 8,984 ratings — published 1921 — 8 editions
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The Sea-Hawk
4.08 avg rating — 3,719 ratings — published 1915 — 646 editions
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Captain Blood Returns
4.23 avg rating — 1,257 ratings — published 1931 — 319 editions
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The Fortunes of Captain Blood
4.19 avg rating — 851 ratings — published 1936 — 11 editions
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The Black Swan
4.12 avg rating — 795 ratings — published 1931 — 41 editions
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The Life of Cesare Borgia
3.76 avg rating — 525 ratings — published 1912 — 248 editions
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Bellarion
4.23 avg rating — 329 ratings — published 1926 — 97 editions
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The Tavern Knight
3.48 avg rating — 321 ratings — published 1904 — 229 editions
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Mistress Wilding
3.72 avg rating — 293 ratings — published 1910 — 207 editions
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Series by Rafael Sabatini

Captain Blood Captain Blood Returns The Fortunes of Captain Blood Одіссея капітана Блада. Хро... Приключения капитана Блада
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Scaramouche Scaramouche The King Maker
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“He was born with a gift of laughter and a sense that the world was mad.”
― Rafael Sabatini, Scaramouche
tags: epitaph, first-sentence, great-first-lines, laughter, literary, merriment, opening-lines
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“...it is human nature, I suppose, to be futile and ridiculous.”
― Rafael Sabatini, Scaramouche
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“But I like my madness. There is a thrill in it unknown to such sanity as yours. ~ Book 1, Chapter 9,”
― Rafael Sabatini, Scaramouche
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Polls

June 2019 New School Poll

Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys, 171 pages, 1966
 
  89 votes, 32.0%

The Story of My Life by Helen Keller, 240 pages, 1902
 
  66 votes, 23.7%

On the Beach by Nevil Shute, 296 pages, 1957
 
  42 votes, 15.1%

Nine Coaches Waiting by Mary Stewart, 342 pages, 1958
 
  33 votes, 11.9%

Captain Blood by Rafael Sabatini, 236 pages, 1922
 
  33 votes, 11.9%

Omensetter's Luck by William H. Gass, 315 pages, 1966
 
  15 votes, 5.4%

278 total votes
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