Bellarion the Fortunate

1926. 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. In this book, set in Italy in the 15th century, Bellarion is en route for the priesthood but is diverted to the service of the Princess Valeria. He serves her for five years, developing in that time from a convent-bred youth to a soldier of great strength and cunning, adoptive son of Lord Facino, and the feared and hated object of all his enemies. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.