Captain Blood (Diversion Classics) - format ePub

Set against a backdrop of pre-Renaissance Italy, convent-bred orphan Bellarion is sidetracked almost immediately upon setting out on a journey from the monastery at Cigliano to study at Pavia. The adventure...

Excitement and anticipation are rife in the New World - it is a land offering new beginnings and new opportunities. Yet it is also a land of intrigue, deception and deadly opposition. Centred on the rich...

When Don Pedro is shipwrecked off the Cornish coast and captured by the formidable Lady Margaret Trevanion, he expects trouble. What he doesn't expect is to fall in love and run away with Lady Margaret,...

Peter Blood, an Irish physician and soldier in England in the 1680's, is wrongly convicted of treason and sentenced to indentured slavery in the Caribbean. He escapes and becomes the most feared pirate...

Depend above all on Pauncefort', announced King James, 'his loyalty is dependable as steel. He is with us body and soul and to the last penny of his fortune.' So when Pauncefort does indeed face bankruptcy...

In an endeavour to trace the Inquisition to its source it is not necessary to go as far back into antiquity as went Paramo; nor yet is it possible to agree with him that God Himself was the first inquisitor,...

Oliver Tressilian, a Cornish gentleman who helped the English defeat the Spanish Armada, is betrayed by his ruthless half-brother and seeks refuge in the Middle East, where he takes on a new role as a...

Peter Blood, an Irish physician and former soldier is happily settled, in the 1680's, as the doctor in an English town, when the rebellion of the Duke of Monmouth catches him by accident. He saves a man's...

Prince Anthony d'Egmont preserves the ideals of chivalry in this historical novel set in the time of Louis XI. An incredible historical adventure, written by one of the masters of the genre, Rafael Sabatini,...

London 1665 is no place for Randal Holles, a former soldier in Cromwell's army, now that the monarchy has been restored and the exploits of the Republicans are being condemned in the highest degree. Holles,...

A masterpiece of historical fictionand a ferociously gripping adventure tale.A man wrongly punished for treason escapes from slavery in the West Indies to become a savvy pirate, yet he longs for the plantation...

Scaramouche Rafael Sabatini - Scaramouche tells the story of an unlikely hero during the French Revolution. Andre-Louis Moreau, a lawyer, is transformed from cynic to idealist as circumstances force him...

Fortune's Fool Rafael Sabatini - London 1665 is no place for Randal Holles, a former soldier in Cromwells army, now that the monarchy has been restored and the exploits of the Republicans are being condemned...

The Trampling of the Lilies - Rafael Sabatini - La Boulaye was a man with no grievance against aristocracy until his employer, the Marquis de Fresnoy de Bellecour, ruthlessly dismissed him. Faced with...

King James I, narrowly escaping assassination in the infamous Gunpowder Plot, has reason to suspect all around him. But surely he can trust members of his Privvy Council - and especially Robert Carr of...

Peter Blood, après une vie aventureuse, ne demandait qu’à exercer son métier de médecin dans une paisible bourgade d’Angleterre... jusqu’au jour où la justice du roi le condamne pour avoir porté secours...

Entre l’amour et la haine, cette dernière l’emporte parfois. Deux frères, dans l’Angleterre de la fin du XVIe siècle, sont aussi différents l’un de l’autre que peuvent l’être l’eau et le feu. Le premier...

Rafael Sabatinin teos 'Corbalin vihkiäiset: Romaani Ranskan vallankumouksen ajoilta' vie lukijansa myrskyisiin aikoihin, jolloin henkilökohtaiset ja poliittiset jännitteet kulminoituvat suureen vallankumoukseen....

Harry Latimer og Myrtle Carey eru ástfangin, en Latimer lendir á andstæðri hlið við föður hennar á tímum Bandarísku byltingarinnar. Latimer hefur samstarf með uppreisnarhópum Suður-Karólínu, sem verður...

In the tumultuous era of the Italian Renaissance, a young man named Andrea Orsini finds himself caught in a web of intrigue and danger. Driven by a thirst for revenge against the powerful Orsini family,...

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY KATE MOSSEWrongfully arrested following the Monmouth rebellion of 1685, Peter Blood, country physician and former soldier, escapes the hangman's noose only to be exiled to the...

Rafael Sabatini's 'The Tyrant' is a gripping historical novel set in the backdrop of political turmoil and betrayal during the Renaissance period. The book is filled with vivid descriptions of opulent...

Der auf allen Meeren gefürchtete Kapitän Tom Leach, der Herr des Piratenschiffs Schwarzer Schwan, hat die zauberhafte Miss Harradine in Gefangenschaft gebracht, die allein durch ihre bloße Anwesenheit...

Rafael Sabatini's 'Scaramouche' is a captivating historical novel set in the tumultuous times of the French Revolution. Filled with political intrigue, swashbuckling adventure, and romance, the book follows...

Rafael Sabatini's 'The Chronicles of Captain Blood' is a thrilling adventure novel set in the 17th century Caribbean. The book follows the escapades of Peter Blood, an English physician turned pirate,...

Rafael Sabatini's 'Venetian Masque' is a thrilling adventure novel set in the intricate world of 17th century Venice. The story follows the protagonist, a daring and resourceful young nobleman, as he...

Sir Oliver Tressilian wird fälschlicherweise des Mordes an Peter Godolphin, dem Bruder seiner Verlobten Rosamund, beschuldigt. Lionel, sein eifersüchtiger Halbbruder, ist der wahre Mörder. Zu feige jedoch,...

Immorale, cinico e crudele: questo è il ritratto che la storia ci ha consegnato di Cesare Borgia, duca di Valentinois e della Romagna, detto il Valentino. Nel suo romanzo a episodi "La giustizia del duca",...

Sir Galliard è stato un valoroso cavaliere e abile spadaccino, ma dopo l'assassinio della moglie e del figlio perde ogni ragione per vivere e passa le sue giornate gozzovigliando, da qui il soprannome...

The Sea-Hawk is a novel by Rafael Sabatini, originally published in 1915. The story is set over the years 1588–1593 and concerns a retired Cornish seafaring gentleman, Sir Oliver Tressilian, who is villainously...

"'There is a plot, Harry Potter. A plot to make most terrible things happen at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry this year.'" Harry Potter's summer has included the worst birthday ever, doomy...

The long-awaited explosive climax to the first arc of the Number One New York Times bestselling Stormlight Archive. Dalinar Kholin challenged the evil god Odium to a contest of champions with the future...

The Thought Police, Doublethink, Newspeak, Big Brother – 1984 itself: these terms and concepts have moved from the world of fiction into our everyday lives. They are central to our thinking about freedom...

Readers love The Ingredients for Happiness! ‘A gorgeous summer read’ ‘Uplifting, funny, romantic and charming’...

A spellbinding epic tale of ambition, anarchy and absolute power set against the sprawling medieval canvas of twelfth-century England, The Pillars of the Earth is Ken Follett's classic historical masterpiece.A...

One of the BBC's '100 Novels That Shaped Our World' HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. Winston Smith rewrites history. It’s his...

‘Addictive. A first-class page-turner.’ Lisa Hall, author of Between You and Me Can the past ever be forgotten? As soon as nurse Maura Lyle sets foot inside the foreboding Essen Grange,...

"'Welcome to the Knight Bus, emergency transport for the stranded witch or wizard. Just stick out your wand hand, step on board and we can take you anywhere you want to go.'"When the Knight Bus crashes...

THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP BESTSELLER#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERSHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZELONGLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE'An utterly mesmerising novel..I absolutely loved this book' Bernardine Evaristo,...

WINNER OF THE HUGO AWARD FOR BEST ALL-TIME SERIES The Foundation series is Isaac Asimov’s iconic masterpiece. Unfolding against the backdrop of a crumbling Galactic Empire,...

The hauntingly prophetic classic novel. Over 1 million copies sold in the UK. Guy Montag is a fireman. His job is to burn books, which are forbidden, being...

Is it ever too late to leave the friend zone? Friends-to-lovers TikTok sensation, The Cheat Sheet, is the rom-com that has readers laughing and rooting for these lovable best friends from the first page!...

The inspiration for the new Netflix series, Lupin, starring Omar Sy. Leblanc's creation, Gentleman thief Arsène Lupin, is everything you would expect from a French aristocrat—witty, charming, brilliant,...

The most famous by far of all twentieth-century political allegories, Animal Farm is the account of a group of barnyard animals who revolt against their vicious human master, only to submit to a tyranny...

Isolated from society in a tenement basement in St. Petersburg, a malicious former civil servant vents his resentments. In the rambling notes that follow, we are exposed to the inner turmoil of the Underground...

Fame. Fashion. Friendship. Hollie can't catch a break. She's broke, she's back living with her family, and her career prospects are precisely zero. So when the chance arises for her and her best friend...

Jonathan Harker, a young London solicitor travels to Transylvania to help a rich nobleman, Count Dracula, purchase an estate in England. Dracula is planning to immigrate to England, and wants Harker to...

This ebook compiles Jule Verne's complete collection, including "Twenty-Thousand Leagues Under the Sea", "Journey to the Interior of the Earth", "The Mysterious Island", "Around the World in Eighty Days",...

The story of the orphan Oliver, who runs away from the workhouse only to be taken in by a den of thieves, shocked readers when it was first published. Dickens's tale of childhood innocence beset by evil...

In the vast expanse of the treacherous ocean, a legendary tale unfolds, gripping the hearts of readers for generations to come. Immerse yourself in the thrilling world of "Moby Dick," a literary masterpiece...

As the interminable case of Jarndyce and Jarndyce grinds its way through the Court of Chancery, it draws together a disparate group of people: Ada and Richard Clare, whose inheritance is gradually being...

"Turning the envelope over, his hand trembling, Harry saw a purple wax seal bearing a coat of arms; a lion, an eagle, a badger and a snake surrounding a large letter 'H'."Harry Potter has never even heard...

"One of the strangest and most wonderful books in the world." —D. H. Lawrence "‘Moby-Dick’ is the book which I put down with the unqualified thought, 'I wish I had written that'…" —William Faulkner "What...

The series that inspired the Netflix show. This collection contains 38 Arsène Lupin stories (the biggest and greatest Arsène Lupin collection in the eBook world), including: - Arsène Lupin, Gentleman...

Mrs. Dalloway chronicles a June day in the life of Clarissa Dalloway–a day that is taken up with running minor errands in preparation for a party and that is punctuated, toward the end, by the suicide...

Mary Shelley began writing Frankenstein when she was only eighteen. At once a Gothic thriller, a passionate romance, and a cautionary tale about the dangers of science, Frankenstein tells the story of...

The Brothers Karamasov is a murder mystery, a courtroom drama, and an exploration of erotic rivalry in a series of triangular love affairs involving the “wicked and sentimental” Fyodor Pavlovich Karamazov...

What The Lord of the Rings is to fantasy, Dune is to science fiction. Presenting one of the most influential works of all time, which has inspired countless other stories for more than half a century,...

An enchanting collection containing the first three novels in New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn’s beloved Bridgerton series set in Regency England—The Duke and I, The Viscount Who Loved Me,...

Pre-order Beth's epic new novel, SWEPT AWAY, now! 'Beth O'Leary is that rare, one-in-a-million talent who can make you laugh, swoon, cry and ache all in the same book' EMILY HENRYTiffy and Leon share...