Fortune's Fool - Couverture souple

Sabatini, Rafael

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1417939796 ISBN 13 : 9781417939794

Editeur : Kessinger Publishing Co, 2004

Synopsis

Fortune's Fool is a historical fiction novel by Rafael Sabatini that takes place in the late 17th century. The story follows the life of a young man named Julian, who is born into a family of aristocrats but is orphaned at a young age. Julian is taken in by his uncle, who is a notorious gambler and spends his days at the gaming tables. Julian grows up in this environment and becomes an expert gambler himself. However, his luck takes a turn for the worse when he falls in love with a woman who is already engaged to another man. Julian is determined to win her over and ends up losing everything he owns in a game of cards. He is forced to flee the country and becomes a soldier in the army of King Louis XIV of France. Julian rises through the ranks and becomes a trusted advisor to the king. However, his past catches up with him and he is forced to confront his mistakes and make amends. The novel is a thrilling adventure that explores themes of love, loyalty, and redemption.1923. After a brief stint in the business world, Sabatini went to work as a writer. He wrote short stories in the 1890s, and his first novel came out in 1902. It took Sabatini roughly a quarter of century of hard work before he attained success with Scaramouche in 1921. This brilliant novel of the French Revolution became an international bestseller. It was followed by the equally successful Captain Blood in 1922. A prolific writer, he produced about a book a year. Fortune's Fool begins: The times were full of trouble; but Martha Quinn was unperturbed. Hers was a mind that confined itself to the essentials of life: its sustenance and reproduction. Not for her to plague herself with the complexities of existence, with considerations of the Hereafter or disputations upon the various creeds by which its happiness may be ensured-a matter upon which men have always been ready to send on another upon exploring voyages thither-or yet with the political opinions by which a nation is fiercely divided. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

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, desperate for an escape from his hopeless situation and almost certain execution, sees no option but to accept the Duke of Wellington’s rather dubious commission - to abduct a famous actress and bring her before him. However, as events take an unexpected turn, Holles is presented with the opportunity to be reinstated to his former glory. Rafael Sabatini was an Italian/British writer of novels of romance and adventure. He wrote short stories in the 1890s, and his first novel came out in 1902. It took Sabatini roughly a quarter of a century of hard work before he attained success with Scaramouche in 1921. This brilliant novel of the French Revolution became an international best-seller. It was followed by the equally successful Captain Blood in 1922. All of his earlier books were rushed into reprints, the most popular of which was The Sea Hawk from 1915. Sabatini was a prolific writer; he produced a new book approximately every year. While he perhaps didn’t achieve the mammoth success of Scaramouche and Captain Blood, nonetheless Sabatini still maintained a great deal of popularity with the reading public through the decades that followed. The public knew that in picking up a Sabatini book, they could always count upon a good read, and his following was loyal and extensive.

Biographie de l'auteur

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

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Kessinger Publishing Co
• Date d'édition: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1417939796
• ISBN 13: 9781417939794
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 312
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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