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WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY BERNARD CORNWELL When Andre-Louis witnesses the murder of his best friend by an arrogant and privileged aristocrat he swears to avenge his death. Forced to flee his hometown after stirring up revolutionary fervour in the citizens,
A gentlemanly Irish physician is innocently condemned to a life of slavery in the English colonies across the sea. There, on a Caribbean Island plantation, the good Dr. Peter Blood, toils as a slave. A chance raid by Spaniards affords Blood his opportunit
Peter Blood is a physician and an English gentleman who becomes a pirate out of a rankling sense of injustice. Barely escaping the gallows after his arrest for treating wounded rebels who were fighting the oppressive King James, Blood flees England and be
Once he was Andr -Louis Moreau, a lawyer raised by nobility, unconcerned with the growing discontent among France's lower class-until his friend was mercilessly struck down by a member of the aristocracy. Now he is Scaramouche. Speaking out against th
A condottiero, nobleman, politician and cardinal, whose fight for power was a major inspiration for The Prince by Machiavelli. Most people consider Cesare Borgia one of history's great question marks. After initially entering the church and becoming a
In "Captain Blood & The Sea Hawk," Rafael Sabatini weaves an exhilarating tapestry of adventure and swashbuckling escapades set in the tumultuous 17th century. The narrative follows the indomitable Captain Peter Blood, an Irish physician turned
The Life of Cesare Borgia by Rafael Sabatini is a captivating historical biography that delves into the fascinating and controversial life of one of history'a most intriguing figures, With meticulous research and engaging penae, Sahatini brings the wo
~ Collector's Edition ~ Laminated Hardback with Jacket ~ In the midst of political turmoil, a skilled physician named Peter Blood is wrongfully convicted of treason and sold into slavery in the Caribbean. His daring escape leads him to a life of pirac