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31%OFFLawrence Ellsworth - The Big Book of Swashbuckling Adventure: Classic Tales of Dashing Heroes, Dastardly Villains, and Daring Escapes - 9781605986500 - V9781605986500
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The Big Book of Swashbuckling Adventure: Classic Tales of Dashing Heroes, Dastardly Villains, and Daring Escapes

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Description for The Big Book of Swashbuckling Adventure: Classic Tales of Dashing Heroes, Dastardly Villains, and Daring Escapes Paperback. Num Pages: 604 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DQ; FJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 180 x 35. Weight in Grams: 750.
The word “swashbuckler” conjures up an indelible image: a hero who’s a bit of a rogue but has his own code of honor, an adventurer with laughter on his lips and a flashing sword in his hand. This larger-than-life figure is regularly declared passé, but the swashbuckler is too appealing to ever really die. Who wouldn’t want to face deadly danger with confidence and élan? Who can deny the thrill of clashing blades, hairbreadth escapes, and daring rescues, of facing vile treachery with dauntless courage and passionate devotion?The swashbuckler tradition was born out of legends like the Knights of the Round Table and of Robin Hood, revived in the early 19th century by authors such as Sir Walter Scott, then caught hold with the publication of Alexandre Dumas’ The Three Musketeers in 1844. For the next century, it was arguably the world’s leading form of adventure fiction.Featuring selections by twenty hugely popular writers from the last century including Rafael Sabatini; Johnston McCulley (creator of the Zorro character); Alexandre Dumas, Arthur Conan Doyle; and Pierce Egan, author of Robin Hood, this anthology is dedicated to the swashbuckler’s roots: historical adventures by masters of the genre. Most of these stories have been out of print for decades; some have never before been collected in book form.

Product Details

Publisher
Pegasus Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
604
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781605986500
SKU
V9781605986500
Shipping Time
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99-18

About Lawrence Ellsworth
Lawrence Ellsworth is the pen name of Lawrence Schick. An authority on historical adventure fiction, Ellsworth is the translator of Alexandre Dumas’s The Three Musketeers, Twenty Years After, The Red Sphinx, and Blood Royal. Lawrence was born in the United States and now lives in Dublin.

Reviews for The Big Book of Swashbuckling Adventure: Classic Tales of Dashing Heroes, Dastardly Villains, and Daring Escapes
“Captain Blood, Zorro, the Scarlet Pimpernel, Brigadier Gerard, Robin Hood; stories with titles such as ‘Pirate’s Gold’ and ‘The Queen’s Rose’— this is just the gift for, in Arthur Conan Doyle’s words, ‘the boy who’s half a man, OR the man who’s half a boy.’”
Michael Dirda - The Washington Post “A fantastic selection of brilliant, old-school swashbucklers. Ellsworth has chosen sterling historical adventures from neglected and forgotten writers.”
Howard Andrew Jones, author of the acclaimed Desert of Souls series and editor of the eight-volume collected historical adventures of Harold Lamb “An excellent read for all those who enjoy swashbuckling—and for those who’d like an introduction to the world of derring-do.”
AuthorLink “The combined historical research is impressive. The tales are as quick and cutting as a rapier blade. An excellent and entertaining survey of the genre’s roots, a brilliant selection of dash, pluck, skill, yearning, and fortune.”
Publishers Weekly

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