The sea-hawk

by Rafael Sabatini

Overview

The sea-hawk, a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work and hence the text is clear and readable.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789357913881
Publisher:	Alpha Edition
Publication date:	08/05/2023
Pages:	306
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.69(d)

About the Author

Rafael Sabatini (1875–1950), the Anglo-Italian novelist and historian, occupies a unique space in the pantheon of early 20th-century adventure literature. Born in Jesi, Italy, to an English mother and Italian father—both opera singers—Sabatini was multilingual from an early age, mastering English, Italian, Spanish, French, and German. He chose to write in English, and it is this language, imbued with his continental flair and historical sensibility, in which he crafted some of the most enduring works of romantic adventure fiction.

Sabatini’s literary output was prodigious, with over thirty novels, numerous short stories, and several historical works. His most acclaimed titles include Scaramouche (1921), Captain Blood (1922), and The Sea-Hawk (1915), each of which helped define the swashbuckler genre for a new century. His style was marked by a precise, sometimes florid elegance, a strong moral undercurrent, and a gift for rendering historical settings with immersive detail. Unlike many of his contemporaries, Sabatini did not rely solely on the sensational or the picturesque; rather, he infused his stories with philosophical weight, often interrogating themes such as justice, identity, honor, and the corruptibility of power.

Though born on the Continent, Sabatini spent much of his adult life in England, becoming a naturalized British citizen and deeply engaging with British history in his fiction. His fascination with the English Civil War, the French Revolution, and the age of piracy informed the backdrops of his novels, where historical events are not mere scenery but active forces shaping his characters' destinies. Critically, Sabatini’s work was admired not only for its entertainment value but for its literary craftsmanship. His novels were frequently adapted into films, notably the silent and early sound versions of The Sea-Hawk and Captain Blood, the latter famously starring Errol Flynn. These adaptations cemented his influence on popular representations of historical heroism and adventure.