Rafael Sabatini
The Sea Hawk
(IDB Productions Jan. 1, 2016)
This is the story of Sir Oliver Tressilian, an English nobleman who lives together with his brother Lionel, and is betrothed to Rosamund Godolphin, whose family – her brother Peter in particular – has very little sympathy for the Tressilians. After an affair that has Lionel kill Peter in a duel with no witnesses, Sir Oliver is betrayed by his own brother, charged for the murder, then kidnapped and sold into slavery. However, after Muslim pirates liberate the slaves held on the ship carrying Oliver to the new world, the nobleman soon becomes a pirate in his own rank, vowing to take revenge on his brother under his new name: Sea-Hawk.The Sea-Hawk is one of Rafael Sabatini’s most impressive and popular seafaring novels. A book that raises to the same level as Sabatini’s famous story, Captain Blood, The Sea-Hawk is a swashbuckling tale that soon became a classic, having been adapted as a movie twice during the first half of the 20th century.The story itself is far more than just a tale about pirates robbing and killing whoever they pleased. Although it was written more than 300 years after the age of pirates, it is a genuine story about betrayal and love, as it was often seen in the 15th century, and of the strength that men like Sir Oliver had in pursuing their life purpose. It is also fascinating through the psychological implications of how and why Oliver Tressilian became the Sea-Hawk.A thrilling seafaring adventure to the very end, you’ll find that reading The Sea-Hawk will be extremely satisfying, especially if you enjoy adventures about facing and overcoming not only the dangers and challenges of living at sea, but also that of trusting even one’s own family members, when the stakes are high enough. The book is quite inspiring to say the least, and written in the characteristic style of Rafael Sabatini, it will likely be very hard to put down.
- ISBN
- 1776661540 / 9781776661541
- Weight
- 3.5 oz.
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