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The Historical Nights' Entertainment Second Series   By: (1875-1950)

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The Historical Nights' Entertainment Second Series by Rafael Sabatini is a captivating collection of historical short stories that transport readers to different eras and locations across the globe. Sabatini’s writing is rich in detail and historical accuracy, making each story feel like a window into the past. From the intrigue of the Spanish Inquisition to the swashbuckling adventures of pirates, this book offers a diverse range of narratives that will appeal to history buffs and fans of adventure alike. The characters are well-developed and the plots are engaging, keeping readers hooked until the very end. Overall, The Historical Nights' Entertainment Second Series is a well-crafted and entertaining read that brings history to life in a way that is both educational and enjoyable.

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THE HISTORICAL NIGHTS' ENTERTAINMENT, SECOND SERIES

By Rafael Sabatini

To David Whitelaw

My Dear David,

Since the narratives collected here as well as in the preceding volume under the title of the Historical Nights Entertainment narratives originally published in The Premier Magazine, which you so ably edit owe their being to your suggestion, it is fitting that some acknowledgment of the fact should be made. To what is hardly less than a duty, allow me to add the pleasure of dedicating to you, in earnest of my friendship and esteem, not merely this volume, but the work of which this volume is the second.

Sincerely yours,

Rafael Sabatini

London, June, 1919.

Preface

The kindly reception accorded to the first volume of the Historical Nights Entertainment, issued in December of 1917, has encouraged me to prepare the second series here assembled.

As in the case of the narratives that made up the first volume, I set out again with the same ambitious aim of adhering scrupulously in every instance to actual, recorded facts; and once again I find it desirable at the outset to reveal how far the achievement may have fallen short of the admitted aim.

On the whole, I have to confess to having allowed myself perhaps a wider latitude, and to having taken greater liberties than was the case with the essays constituting the previous collection... Continue reading book >>


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