Venetian Masque: 9.95

Sabatini, Raphael

ISBN 10: 0755115635 / ISBN 13: 9780755115631

Editore: House of Stratus, 2008

May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Codice articolo G0755115635I4N00

Riassunto:

Monsieur le Vicomte is a remarkable man – not least because, for all concerned, he had been guillotined along with numerous French aristocrats. Yet by some twist of fate he managed to escape and seek refuge in Turin, out of the jurisdiction of the French authorities. But by an even more perverse twist of fate, he is apprehended, leaving him once and for all in the hands of the gods. In this dramatic adventure, Sabatini portrays all the colour and passion of Revolutionary France.

Informazioni sull'autore: Rafael Sabatini, creator of some of the world s best-loved heroes, was born in Italy in 1875 to an English mother and Italian father, both well-known opera singers. He was educated in Portugal and Switzerland, but at seventeen moved to England, where, after a brief stint in the business world, he started to write. Fluent in a total of five languages, he nonetheless chose to write in English, claiming that ?all the best stories are written in [that language] . His writing career was launched with a collection of short stories, followed by several novels. Fame, however, came with ?Scaramouche , the much-loved story of the French Revolution, which became an international bestseller. ?Captain Blood followed soon after, which resulted in a renewed enthusiasm for his earlier work which were rushed into reprint. For many years a prolific writer, he was forced to abandon writing in the 1940 s through illness and eventually died in 1950. Sabatini is best remembered for his heroic characters and high-spirited novels, many of which have been adapted into classic films, including Scaramouche, Captain Blood and The Sea Hawk. They appeal to both a male and female audience with drama, romance and action, all placed in historical settings. It was once stated in the ?Daily Telegraph that ?one wonders if there is another storyteller so adroit at filling his pages with intrigue and counter-intrigue, with danger threaded with romance, with a background of lavish colour, of silks and velvets, of swords and jewels.

Dati bibliografici

Titolo: Venetian Masque: 9.95
Casa editrice: House of Stratus
Data di pubblicazione: 2008
Legatura: Paperback
Condizione: Very Good
Condizione sovraccoperta: No Jacket