The Tavern Knight [Paperback]

Rafael Sabatini (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 2004

It was not to be his good fortune, however, to be in the earlier work of the day. Until afternoon he was kept within the walls of Worcester, chafing to be where hard knocks were being dealt - with Montgomery at Powick Bridge, or with Pittscottie on Bunn's Hill. But he was forced to hold his mood in curb, and wait until Charles and his advisers should elect to make the general attack.

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About the Author

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 --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 200 pages
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing (June 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1419184903
• ISBN-13: 978-1419184901
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Flawed second novel, March 6, 2006

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Flash Sheridan (Palo Alto, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Tavern Knight (Paperback)

Set during the English Civil War, this novel lacks the craftsmanship of both Sabatini's first novel and of his mature works. The setup (treachery, revenge, and an unsurprising surprise revelation) has the potential for classic Sabatini treatment, but from that point on the plot collapses. The main dramatic interest from that point on is how Sabatini will get himself out of the corner he's painted himself into. Minor spoiler warning: He doesn't. The ending, driven by coincidence (as is not uncommon in Sabatini) fails to satisfy the reader, and is completely unsatisfactory by Sabatini's later standards.

7 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Well written, March 19, 2005

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Hardy (Munich, Germany) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Tavern Knight (Paperback)

The Tavern Knight is a classic adventure story well written from the first to the last page. Rafael Sabatini has written better books but I can find no fault with this one.
If you're already familiar with Sabatini - just read it. If you are not, I'd recommend reading one of his more popular books such as 'Scaramouche' first.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Classic Author / unreadable edition, September 17, 2010

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Gary D. Douglass (South Florida, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Tavern Knight (Paperback)

This edition of Sabatini's novel is a poorly typed manuscript-- 8 1/2 x 11, typewriter font -- with a cover slapped on. It is an affront to anyone who values the work of Sabatini, or any other author. I attempted to struggle through it, but in the end returned it to order an edition by a publisher with some regard for readers and writers.