Rafael Sabatini (Sabatini Rafael)

(1875-1950)
Born April 29, 1875 in Jesi (Italy). He was educated in Switzerland and Portugal, after which he settled in England. His first novel, Knight Tavern (The Tavern Knight), was published when Sabatini was 29 years old. The real fame came to the writer in 1921, after the publication of the novel Scaramouche (Scaramouche)
. From the works of Sabatini best known Bardelis Magnificent (Bardelys the Magnificent, . 1906), . Sea Hawk (The Sea Hawk, . 1915), . Trap (The Snare, . 1917), . Captain Blood (Captain Blood, . 1922) and its continuation - Chronicles of Captain Blood (The Chronicles of Captain Blood, . 1931) and the fun of Captain Blood (The Fortunes of Captain Blood, . 1936), . Bellarion (Bellarion, . 1926), . Hounds of God (The Hounds of God, . 1928), . Black Swan (The Black Swan, . 1933) and Columbus (Columbus, . 1942),
. Among his historical works should be noted Life of Cesare Borgia (The Life of Cesare Borgia, 1912) and Torquemada and the Spanish Inquisition (Torquemada and the Spanish Inquisition, 1913). Died Sabatini in Abelbodene (Switzerland) February 13, 1950.