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...Significance. Though announced as a new novel and with no mention of the previous copyright, The Sea-Hawk is really a reprint of one of Sabatini's first novels. For that very reason, however, it is much better than his later and more successful but less brilliantly written romances. Both in style and color The Sea-Hawk continues the best traditions of the historical romance written frankly for pleasure and excitement. Sabatini is not at all "the modern Dumas" as some critics insist on calling him. He doesn't write in the grand manner of the great Frenchman...
...Author. Mr. Sabatini is now in his forties and has been writing historical romances for many years; but not until the publication of Scaramouch (1921) did he come into popularity. Born of Italian and English parentage in Italy, Mr. Sabatini knows many languages, but has elected to write in English and make his home in England. The recent popularity of Scaramouche and Captain Blood (1922) has caused the reprint of earlier novels such as The Snare and The Sea-Hawk...
Reduction of taxation which is apparent to the naked eye in England. (P. 9.) Rafael Sabatini's pro-pirate propaganda...
Another example is Raphael Sabatini. The success of "Seara Mouche" sold most of the copies of "Captain Blood", led to reprint of "The Snare", and will considerably hoost the sale of "The Sea Hawk" which was scheduled to appear this week. Houghton Miffin are the publishers...
...Sabatini has forgotten that the manner of presentation can make fiction more true than fact, and fact more false than fiction. He has presented his series of short stories in a manner that will cause them to be forgotten before the printer's ink is dry on the pages. Meanwhile improbable novels with fictitious characters and silly plots will reserve rights of translation including the Scandinavian...