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Rafael SabatiniThe Sea Hawk (October 2, 2007)

LibriVox recording of The Sea Hawk, by Rafael Sabatini. Read by Denny and Sandra.

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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This audio is part of the collection: LibriVox

Artist/Composer: Rafael Sabatini
Date: 2007-10-02
Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text
Keywords: librivox; literature; audiobooks; adventure; sea stories; pirates; sabatini

Creative Commons license: Public Domain

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Reviewer: FNH - - June 30, 2008
Subject: Free Audio, Review
Simply put, I enjoyed this. I downloaded it without reading the official blurb, expecting it to be a history of the British sailor known as "the Sea Hawk". Nope, I got that wrong.

What we have here is a story of the sea, betrayal and love. In the tradition of these older books we have the set up, the recovery, the chance for revenge, and the endgame. The story is not your hyper paced modern adventure but rather a steady series of events that explore the characters and their motivations.

I was enthralled by the story slipping an episode/chapter between every other podcast I've been listening to, and was happily satisfied by the ending.

Well worth listening to.

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