The Lost King tells the story of Louis XVII - the French royal who officially died at the age of ten but, as legend has it, escaped to foreign lands where he lived to an old age. Sabatini breathes life into these age-old myths, creating a story of passion, revenge and betrayal. He tells of how the young child escaped to Switzerland from where he plotted his triumphant return to claim the throne of France.
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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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In contrast to Sabatini's most famous works, such as Scaramouche, The Lost King is no swashbuckler, but rather a novel of political intrigue and machinations that take decades to play out. I almost gave up early on, as the plot developed rather slowly and episodically. However, my patience was rewarded when Sabatini turned this novel on its head several times on its way to a very satisfying conclusion. Nearly every detail in the first half proved critical to understanding what transpired in the second, and I found myself referring back frequently and smiling at how neatly the author had set things up.
One word of caution: Sabatini was a bestseller in the nineteen teens and twenties, and his style seems a bit convoluted and dated, today. Stick with it, and the story and fascinating characters will repay you, and you may even add to your vocabulary along the way.
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Monsieur de Sceaux, Madame Royale, Monsieur de la Salle, Monsieur Deslys, Charles Deslys, Mademoiselle de Castillon-Fouquières, Citizen Simon, Duke of Otranto, Joseph Perrin, Orphan of the Temple, Temple Tower, King of France, Marquis de Sceaux, Baron von Ense, Widow Simon, Queen of France, Name of God, Charles Perrin Deslys, Pauline de Castillon-Fouquières, The Prefect, Marie Jeanne, Committee of Public Safety, Madame de Castillon-Fouquières, Florence de La Salle, Count of Provence Browse Sample Pages:
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