
author
1875–1950
Swashbuckling adventure, romance, and history meet in the thrilling novels of Rafael Sabatini, creator of Captain Blood, Scaramouche, and The Sea Hawk. His stories of pirates, rebels, and larger-than-life heroes have remained favorites of adventure readers for generations.

by Rafael Sabatini

by Rafael Sabatini

by Rafael Sabatini

by Rafael Sabatini

by Rafael Sabatini

by Rafael Sabatini

by Rafael Sabatini

by Rafael Sabatini

by Rafael Sabatini

by Rafael Sabatini

by Rafael Sabatini

by Rafael Sabatini

by Rafael Sabatini

by Rafael Sabatini

by Rafael Sabatini

by Rafael Sabatini

by Rafael Sabatini

by Rafael Sabatini

by Rafael Sabatini

by Rafael Sabatini

by Rafael Sabatini

by Rafael Sabatini

by Rafael Sabatini

by Rafael Sabatini

by Rafael Sabatini

by Rafael Sabatini

by Rafael Sabatini

by Rafael Sabatini

by Rafael Sabatini

by Rafael Sabatini

by Rafael Sabatini
Born in Jesi, Italy, in 1875, Rafael Sabatini was the son of opera singers and grew up surrounded by several languages and European cultures. He later became an Italian-born British novelist celebrated for his romance and adventure fiction.
Sabatini wrote more than 30 novels, along with short-story collections, plays, and works of nonfiction. His best-known books include The Sea Hawk (1915), Scaramouche (1921), Captain Blood (1922), and Bellarion the Fortunate (1926); many of his novels were adapted into films.
He died in Adelboden, Switzerland, in 1950. His enduring appeal comes from his vivid historical settings, fast-moving plots, and memorable heroes who face danger with courage, wit, and style.