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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...

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”,...

A romantic tale of a young aristocrat's adventures during the French Revolution. At one point the hero joins a theater troupe to portray ''Scaramouche''. He also becomes a lawyer, a politician, and a...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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",...

From the author of TikTok sensations and global bestsellers The Love Hypothesis and Love on the BrainRival physicists collide in a vortex of academic feuds and fake dating shenanigans in this delightfully...

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A burned-out pop star stranded in small-town Kentucky can't help falling for her unlikely knight in shining armour - the notoriously grumpy owner of the local pie shop - in this charming slice of romance...

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Can the perfect village save the perfect wedding? INCLUDES EXCLUSIVE EXTRACT FROM A POSTCARD FROM ITALY Cher, the landlady of the Duck & Puddle...

If she isn't mine in the end, I'll still be hers.It's torture, but it's true...For years, I've dreamt of what college life could bring and while some things changed, there was always one constant.It didn't...

An enchanting collection containing books four, five, and six of #1 New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn’s beloved Regency-set Bridgerton novels—Romancing Mister Bridgerton; To Sir Phillip, with...

When the owner of the local flower shop in Rome, Kentucky, makes a questionable agreement with a tattooed bad boy, a delightful friends-to-lovers romance begins to bloom - from the author of When in Rome...

From the New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis comes a new steamy, STEMinist novella... Nothing like a little rivalry between scientists to take love to the next level.Mara,...

This volume collects the complete writings of Virginia Woolf: 8 novels, 3 'biographies,' 46 short stories, 606 essays, 1 play, her diary and some letters. Contents: THE NOVELS The Voyage Out Night...

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...

Wilde’s only novel, first published in 1890, is a brilliantly designed puzzle, intended to tease conventional minds with its exploration of the myriad interrelationships between art, life and consequence....

When her former governess finds happiness as the bride of a local widower, the brilliant and beautiful Emma Woodhouse — one of Jane Austen’s immortal creations — flatters herself that she alone has secured...

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SOMETIMES WHEN YOU LOVE SOMEONE... YOU LIEThe bestselling author and creator of the hit Netflix drama Fool Me Once explores the dangers of obsession in this #1 bestselling suspense thriller. Six years...

The lives and losses of slaves in the American south are portrayed in Harriet Beecher Stowe's unflinching indictment of slavery. When a benevolent landowner decides to sell two slaves—Uncle Tom and Eliza—in...

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A heart-wrenching grim cozy pirate's tale with a little bit of romance. This is not 'Cozy' in the traditional sense, unless you find misery and betrayal to be as comforting as a cup of hot cocoa."This...

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...