The Big Book of Swashbuckling Adventure by Lawrence Ellsworth
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Overview: The word “swashbuckler” conjures up an indelible image: a hero who’s a bit of a rogue but has his own code of honor, an adventurer with laughter on his lips and a flashing sword in his hand. This larger-than-life figure is regularly declared passé, but the swashbuckler is too appealing to ever really die. Who wouldn’t want to face deadly danger with confidence and élan? Who can deny the thrill of clashing blades, hairbreadth escapes, and daring rescues, of facing vile treachery with dauntless courage and passionate devotion? The swashbuckler tradition was born out of legends like those of the Knights of the Round Table and of Robin Hood, revived in the early 19th century by Romantic movement authors such as Sir Walter Scott. The genre caught hold with the publication of Alexandre Dumas’ The Three Musketeers in 1844, and for the next century it was arguably the world’s leading form of adventure fiction. Featuring selections by twenty hugely popular writers from the last century including Rafael Sabatini; Johnston Mcculley (creator of the Zorro character); Alexandre Dumas: Arthur Conan Doyle; and Pierce Egan (author of Robin Hood), this anthology is dedicated to the swashbuckler’s roots: historical adventures by the masters of the genre. Most of these stories have been out of print for decades; some have never before been collected in book form. All are top-notch entertainment.
Genre: Classics|Adventure
Contents:
Introduction
About Rafael Sabatini
Sword and Mitre * by Rafael Sabatini
About Anthony Hope
The Sin of the Bishop of Modenstein * by Anthony Hope
About H. Bedford-Jones
Pirates’ Gold * by H. Bedford-Jones
About Sidney Levett-Yeats
The Queen’s Rose * by Sidney Levett-Yeats
Cheerly O and Cheerly O * by Jeffery Farnol
About Johnston McCulley
Señor Zorro Pays a Visit * by Johnston McCulley
About Arthur Conan Doyle
How the Brigadier Played for a Kingdom * by Arthur Conan Doyle
About Pierce Egan
Robin Hood Meets Guy of Gisborne * by Pierce Egan
The Buccaneer’s Last Shot * by Farnham Bishop
About Alexandre Dumas
White Plume on the Mountain * by Alexandre Dumas
About John Bloundelle-Burton
The King of Spain’s Will * by John Bloundelle-Burton
About Baroness Orczy
The Cabaret De La Liberté * by Baroness Orczy
About Harold Lamb
The Bride of Jagannath * by Harold Lamb
The Pirate Sea * by Lilian Nicholson
About Rafael Sabatini (2)
Captain Blood’s Dilemma * by Rafael Sabatini
About Stanley J. Weyman
Crillon’s Stake * by Stanley J. Weyman
About Marion Polk Angellotti
The Black Death * by Marion Polk Angellotti
About Jeffery Farnol
The Fight for Black Bartlemy’s Treasure * by Jeffery Farnol
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