Preface and Chapter One The Huckster

The Sea Hawk

by Rafael SABATINI (1875 - 1950)

The Sea Hawk is a novel by Rafael Sabatini, originally published in 1915. The story is set in the late 16th century, and concerns a Cornish sea-faring gentleman, Sir Oliver Tressilian, who is villainously betrayed by a jealous brother. After being forced to serve as a slave on a Spanish galley, Sir Oliver is liberated by Barbary pirates. He joins the pirates under the name "Sakr-el-Bahr", the hawk of the sea, and swears vengeance against his brother. (Summary from Wikipedia)

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Competitors , Homeward Bound , In the Sight of Allah , Jasper Leigh , Marzak-Ben-Asad , Moriturus , Mother and Son , Rosamund , Sheik Mat , The Advocate , The Buckler , The Captive , The Convert , The Dupe , The Forge , The Heathen Creed , The Intervener , The Judgement , The Judges , The Lion of the Faith , The Messenger , The Mutineers , The Pannier , The Raid , The Renegade , The Sign , The Slave-Market , The Spaniard , The Subtlety of Fenzileh , The Surrender , The Truth , The Voyage , Trepanned