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Rafael Sabatini was born to an English mother and Italian father, both well-known opera singers. At seventeen Sabatini moved to England, where, after a brief stint in the business world, he started to write. His major breakthrough came with Scaramouche, which became an international bestseller and was followed by the equally successful Captain Blood. All his earlier books were then rushed into reprint. Many of his novels were subsequently adapted into classic films which appealed to both a male and female market with their drama, romance and action, set against a variety of historical settings. 'One wonders if there is another storyteller so adroit at filling his pages with intrigue and counter-intrigue, with danger threaded with romance, with a background of lavish colour, of silks and velvets, of swords and jewels' - Daily Telegraph
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Very early Sabatini, and it shows,
By janowacki (Virginia, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Bardleys the Magnificent (Hardcover)
Bardelys the Magnificent is a fairly good novel, one of Sabatini's earliest (my copy lists the copyright date as 1905). His writing isn't quite as polished as it would be later on and the story isn't told quite as smoothly as in other, later books. Still, it's a good and entertaining read.The Marquis de Bardelys is a court favorite of Louis XIII who is goaded into a wager that he can woo and wed the country noblewoman Roxalanne de Lavédan, the wager being with his court rival who recently failed to win said fair maiden. Upon his arrival at the Lavédans' château, Bardelys is mistaken for someone else and initially unable to correct the mistake. As Roxalanne and he get along, he finds himself afraid of the consequences should he reveal himself to be the notorious libertine Bardelys (whose reputation is exaggerated, anyway). Others jealous of Bardelys for various reasons complicate matters further, and before all is finally resolved, he stands for a while in real danger of losing his head. I give this three stars in comparison to Sabatini's other works (I have 26 of his novels), but it's still a book I'd recommend for fans of this author or those who enjoy this genre.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Very early Sabatini, and it shows,
By janowacki (Virginia, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Bardleys the Magnificent (Hardcover)
Bardelys the Magnificent is a fairly good novel, one of Sabatini's earliest (my copy lists the copyright date as 1905). His writing isn't quite as polished as it would be later on and the story isn't told quite as smoothly as in other, later books. Still, it's a good and entertaining read.The Marquis de Bardelys is a court favorite of Louis XIII who is goaded into a wager that he can woo and wed the country noblewoman Roxalanne de Lavédan, the wager being with his court rival who recently failed to win said fair maiden. Upon his arrival at the Lavédans' château, Bardelys is mistaken for someone else and initially unable to correct the mistake. As Roxalanne and he get along, he finds himself afraid of the consequences should he reveal himself to be the notorious libertine Bardelys (whose reputation is exaggerated, anyway). Others jealous of Bardelys for various reasons complicate matters further, and before all is finally resolved, he stands for a while in real danger of losing his head. I give this three stars in comparison to Sabatini's other works (I have 26 of his novels), but it's still a book I'd recommend for fans of this author or those who enjoy this genre.
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Monsieur de Lesperon, Monsieur de Bardelys, Mademoiselle de Lavédan, Monsieur de Marsac, Monsieur de Chatellerault, Keeper of the Seals, Mademoiselle de Marsac, Comte de Chatellerault, Monsieur de Lavédan, Monsieur de Castelroux, Monsieur de Saint-Eustache, Vicomte de Lavédan, Marcel de Bardelys, Rene de Lesperon, Chevalier de Saint-Eustache, Roxalanne de Lavédan, King's Commissioner, Duchesse de Bourgogne, Marquis de Bardelys, The President, Cap de Dieu, Mon Dieu, Hotel de la Couronne, Auberge Royale Browse Sample Pages:
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Monsieur de Lesperon, Monsieur de Bardelys, Mademoiselle de Lavédan, Monsieur de Marsac, Monsieur de Chatellerault, Keeper of the Seals, Mademoiselle de Marsac, Comte de Chatellerault, Monsieur de Lavédan, Monsieur de Castelroux, Monsieur de Saint-Eustache, Vicomte de Lavédan, Marcel de Bardelys, Rene de Lesperon, Chevalier de Saint-Eustache, Roxalanne de Lavédan, King's Commissioner, Duchesse de Bourgogne, Marquis de Bardelys, The President, Cap de Dieu, Mon Dieu, Hotel de la Couronne, Auberge Royale Browse Sample Pages:
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