A masterpiece of historical fiction—and a ferociously gripping adventure tale. Set during the French Revolution, the tale of the man "who was born with a gift of laughter and a sense that the world was mad."
This classic novel of swashbuckling adventure and sweeping romance is also a thought-provoking commentary on class, inequality, and the individual's role in society—a story that has become Rafael Sabatini's enduring legacy.
Rafael Sabatini (29 April 1875 – 13 February 1950) was an Italian-English writer of romance and adventure novels. He is best known for his worldwide bestsellers: The Sea Hawk (1915), Scaramouche (1921), Captain Blood(1922), and Bellarion the Fortunate (1926). In all, Sabatini produced 34 novels, eight short story collections, six non-fiction books, numerous uncollected short stories, and several plays.