The story “The Coward” by Rafael Sabatini (1875-1950) was first published in Pearson's Magazine (USA) in May 1900. “The Coward is a powerful story from the t...

The story "The Vicomte's Wager" was first published in Harmsworth Magazine in September 1899. Signs of the time - swords, louis d'or (first issued in 1640 du...

The short story “The Fool's Love Story” by Rafael Sabatini (1875–1950) was first published in The Ludgate magazine in June 1899. This is the second of the wr...

French Revolution. A young patriot, Colonel Vidal returns from the front with orders to gather new recruits and inform the National Assembly about the abuses...

Nathaniel and Jake were petty London pickpockets, but decided to engage in armed robbery on the Plymouth Road, in the grounds of the famous robber “Captain E...

Sir Joffrey was a cheerful and carefree fellow, so when he was hanged, his widow found herself on the brink of poverty...

The story "Sword and Miter" by Raphael Sabatini (1875-1950) was published in December 1899 in The Royal Magazine, and in July 1929 under the title "Rendezvou...

Raphael Sabatini's story "The Red Mask" was published in Ludgate magazine in December 1898. At the center of the story is Giulio Mazarin (1602–1661), born Gi...

The story “The Dupes” was published by Raphael Sabatini (1875–1950) in the London monthly magazine “The Ludgate” in January 1900.

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The story “The Curate and the Actress” by Rafael Sabatini (1875–1950) was first published in The Royal Magazine in November 1899. Place and time of action - ...