The Complete Novels of Rafael Sabatini (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. 35 Historical Adventure Tales: Scaramouche, Captain Blood Series, The Sea Hawk…By Rafael Sabatini
Length381h 30m
About this audiobook
The Complete Novels of Rafael Sabatini gathers the full sweep of a writer who made historical adventure intellectually vivid and theatrically compelling. From swashbuckling tales of piracy, revolution, exile, and revenge to more intricate studies of loyalty and political intrigue, these novels combine rapid narrative movement with an elegant, often ironic prose style. Sabatini's fiction belongs to the late Victorian and Edwardian inheritance of romance, yet it renews that tradition through meticulous historical atmosphere, cosmopolitan settings, and morally complex protagonists. Rafael Sabatini (1875–1950), born in Italy to an English mother and Italian father and educated across Europe, brought to his work an unusually international imagination. His fluency in languages, wide reading in European history, and sensitivity to questions of identity and allegiance shaped novels such as Scaramouche, Captain Blood, and The Sea-Hawk. His heroes often move between nations, classes, and political causes, reflecting Sabatini's own transnational background. This collection is recommended for readers who value historical fiction that is both learned and exhilarating. It offers romance, wit, swordplay, and political intelligence in abundance, making it essential for admirers of classic adventure literature.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
Audiobook details
GenreAction and Adventure, Historical Fiction
Length381 hrs 30 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateOct 2, 2020
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
2Introduction
3Historical Context
4Synopsis (Selection)
5Scaramouche Series
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6Scaramouche (pt. 1)
7Scaramouche (pt. 2)
8Scaramouche (pt. 3)
9Scaramouche (pt. 4)
10Scaramouche (pt. 5)
11Scaramouche (pt. 6)
12Scaramouche the King-Maker (pt. 1)
13Scaramouche the King-Maker (pt. 2)
14Scaramouche the King-Maker (pt. 3)
15Scaramouche the King-Maker (pt. 4)
16Scaramouche the King-Maker (pt. 5)
17Scaramouche the King-Maker (pt. 6)
18Scaramouche the King-Maker (pt. 7)
19Captain Blood Series
20Captain Blood (pt. 1)
21Captain Blood (pt. 2)
22Captain Blood (pt. 3)
23Captain Blood (pt. 4)
24Captain Blood (pt. 5)
25Captain Blood (pt. 6)
26Captain Blood Returns (pt. 1)
27Captain Blood Returns (pt. 2)
28Captain Blood Returns (pt. 3)
29Captain Blood Returns (pt. 4)
30The Fortunes of Captain Blood (pt. 1)
31The Fortunes of Captain Blood (pt. 2)
32The Fortunes of Captain Blood (pt. 3)
33Other Novels
34The Lovers of Yvonne (pt. 1)
35The Lovers of Yvonne (pt. 2)
36The Lovers of Yvonne (pt. 3)
37The Tavern Knight (pt. 1)
38The Tavern Knight (pt. 2)
39The Tavern Knight (pt. 3)
40The Tavern Knight (pt. 4)
41Bardelys the Magnificent (pt. 1)
42Bardelys the Magnificent (pt. 2)
43Bardelys the Magnificent (pt. 3)
44Bardelys the Magnificent (pt. 4)
45The Trampling of the Lilies (pt. 1)
46The Trampling of the Lilies (pt. 2)
47The Trampling of the Lilies (pt. 3)
48The Trampling of the Lilies (pt. 4)
49Love-at-Arms (pt. 1)
50Love-at-Arms (pt. 2)
Bellarion the Fortunate (Annotated)Rafael Sabatini17h 12m$2 · $0.00
The Captain Blood Trilogy (Annotated)Rafael Sabatini29h 20m$3 · $0.00
Fortune's Fool (Annotated)Rafael Sabatini11h 9m$2 · $0.00
CAPTAIN BLOOD & THE SEA HAWK (Annotated)Rafael Sabatini26h 54m$2 · $0.00
Scaramouche (Annotated)Rafael Sabatini15h 24m$2 · $0.00
The Black Swan (Annotated)Rafael Sabatini9h 28m$2 · $0.00
Torquemada and the Spanish Inquisition (Annotated)Rafael Sabatini12h 47m$2 · $0.00
Love-at-Arms (Annotated)Rafael Sabatini10h 20m$2 · $0.00
Venetian MasqueRafael Sabatini11h 56m$1 · $0.00
The Banner of the BullRafael Sabatini7h 29m$2 · $0.00
The Marquis of CarabasRafael Sabatini13h 59m$2 · $0.00
The TyrantRafael Sabatini5h 13m$2 · $0.00
The Lion's SkinRafael Sabatini9h 27m$2 · $0.00
The Outlaw and the Lady and Other StoriesRafael Sabatini3h 39m$2 · $0.00
The Tavern KnightRafael Sabatini8h 32m$2 · $0.00
St. Martin's SummerRafael Sabatini10h 28m$2 · $0.00
Collected Stories Vol. IIRafael Sabatini16h 11m$1 · $0.00
Torquemada and the Spanish InquisitionRafael Sabatini13h 30m$1.50 · $0.00
The Gates of DoomRafael Sabatini9h 42m$2 · $0.00
ScaramoucheRafael Sabatini16h 6m$3 · $0.00
EmberJeffrey Wilson, Brian Andrews13h 58m$23
Desperate MeasuresBrenda Jackson8h 59m5.0 (1)$28 · $0.00
Forgotten SeasonDonald L. Robertson10h$20
CollateralBrian Andrews, Jeffrey Wilson13h 8m$23
War LordBernard Cornwell13h 21m$33 · $0.00
Something Like LoveBeverly Jenkins10h 21m5.0 (1)$29 · $0.00
The Newly Witch GameRobyn Peterman4h 39m$15
Louis L’Amour’s Trio of TalesLouis L’Amour2h 8m$10
Scaramouche (Annotated)Rafael Sabatini15h 24m$2 · $0.00
Northern ShadowsDaniel Greene12h 52m$23
Jubal Stone: U.S. Marshal: Blood Trail To Hell: A Western Adventure NovelCasey Nash3h 42m$18 · $0.00
Sons of War Series Box SetNicholas Sansbury Smith49h 30m$40
Can’t Ride Around ItAnn Charles, Sam Lucky10h 13m$25
Punk’s FightWard Carroll10h 28m$20
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The Labyrinth of the SpiritsCarlos Ruiz Zafon27h 55m$53 · $0.00
Ship of the Line (Annotated)Cecil Louis Troughton Smith11h 13m$2 · $0.00
Once an EagleAnton Myrer41h 21m$40
The Count of Monte Cristo + The Three Musketeers + The Man in the Iron Mask (3 Unabridged Classics) (Annotated)Alexandre Dumas101h 51m$2 · $0.00
Sons of War 4: SoldiersNicholas Sansbury Smith, Tom Abrahams12h 54m$25
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War LordBernard Cornwell13h 21m$33 · $0.00
Ivanhoe (Annotated)Walter Scott22h 52m$2 · $0.00
The Complete Jaipur TrilogyAlka Joshi33h 44m$53 · $0.00
The Count of Monte Cristo (With Original Illustrations)Alexandre Dumas54h$1 · $0.00
Scaramouche (Annotated)Rafael Sabatini15h 24m$2 · $0.00
Northern ShadowsDaniel Greene12h 52m$23
The Ghost by the Billabong (The Matilda Saga, #5)Jackie French14h 58m$33 · $0.00
With Fire and Sword (Annotated)Henryk Sienkiewicz36h 6m$2 · $0.00
The Labyrinth of the SpiritsCarlos Ruiz Zafon27h 55m$53 · $0.00
MusashiEiji Yoshikawa53h 20m$30
The Eighth Life (for Brilka)Nino Haratischwili41h 10m$53 · $0.00
War and Peace - The Unabridged Maude Translation (Annotated)Leo Tolstoy64h 48m$2 · $0.00
The Things We Cannot SayKelly Rimmer13h 48m$33 · $0.00
Their Castilian OrphanAnna Belfrage14h 45m$27
Lieutenant Hornblower (Annotated)C. S. Forester11h 41m$2 · $0.00
The Complete 13 Novels & longer fiction: Treasure Island, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, The Black Arrow, Kidnapped, The Master of Ballantrae, The Wrong Box and more...Robert Louis Stevenson106h 29m$1 · $0.00
Eagles over BritainLee Jackson12h 26m$23
Rilla of InglesideLucy Maud Montgomery11h 44m$2 · $0.00
The Viennese DressmakerKathryn Gauci11h 46m$23 · $0.00
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