The Big Book of Swashbuckling Adventure

The Big Book of Swashbuckling Adventure

â€œA delicious, pulse-quickening compendium of thrilling rescues, daring escapes, dreadful peril, and glorious adventure, masterfully curated by an editor who wields his pen as skillfully as any swashbuckler ever swung a sword."â€•Charles Ardai, Edgar Award-winning author and publisher of Hard Case Crime
The word â€œswashbucklerâ€ conjures up an indelible image: a hero whoâ€™s a bit of a rogue but has his own code of honor, an adventurer with laughter on his lips and a flashing sword in his hand. This larger-than-life figure is regularly declared passÃ©, but the swashbuckler is too appealing to ever really die. Who wouldnâ€™t want to face deadly danger with confidence and Ã©lan? Who can deny the thrill of clashing blades, hairbreadth escapes, and daring rescues, of facing vile treachery with dauntless courage and passionate devotion?

The swashbuckler tradition was born out of legends like those of the Knights of the Round Table and of Robin Hood, revived in the early 19th century by Romantic movement authors such as Sir Walter Scott. The genre caught hold with the publication of Alexandre Dumasâ€™ The Three Musketeers in 1844, and for the next century it was arguably the worldâ€™s leading form of adventure fiction.

Featuring selections by twenty hugely popular writers from the last century including Rafael Sabatini; Johnston Mcculley (creator of the Zorro character); Alexandre Dumas: Arthur Conan Doyle; and Pierce Egan (author of Robin Hood), this anthology is dedicated to the swashbucklerâ€™s roots: historical adventures by the masters of the genre. Most of these stories have been out of print for decades; some have never before been collected in book form. All are top-notch entertainment.

So, ready for some action?

En garde!
Country USA
Brand Pegasus Books
Manufacturer Pegasus Books
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber illustrations
ReleaseDate 2014-12-15
UnitCount 1
UPCs 884629419210
EANs 9781605986500

Country	USA
Brand	Pegasus Books
Manufacturer	Pegasus Books
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	illustrations
ReleaseDate	2014-12-15
UnitCount	1
UPCs	884629419210
EANs	9781605986500

The Big Book of Swashbuckling Adventure

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