The Historical Night's Entertainment

by Rafael Sabatini

Rafael Sabatini wrote his stories of 'The Historical Night’s Entertainment' to thrill and delight his readers with accounts of bizarre and extraordinary episodes. Based on real events, Sabatini has brought to them his own masterly embellishments, adding all the liveliness and excitement of fiction. Although written many years ago, his tales still bring the purest form of entertainment.

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction

244 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1917

About the author

Rafael Sabatini (1875 - 1950) was an Italian/British writer of novels of romance and adventure. At a young age, Rafael was exposed to many languages. By the time he was seventeen, he was the master of five languages. He quickly added a sixth language - English - to his linguistic collection. 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. Sabatini was a prolific writer; he produced a new book approximately every year. He consciously chose to write in his adopted language, because, he said, "all the best stories are written in English. " In all, he produced thirty one novels, eight short story collections, six nonfiction books, numerous uncollected short stories, and a play. He is best known for his world-wide bestsellers: The Sea Hawk (1915), Scaramouche (1921), Captain Blood (1922) and Bellarion the Fortunate (1926). Other famous works by Sabatini are The Lion's Skin (1911), The Strolling Saint (1913) and The Snare (1917).

Reviews

[Noella · Rating 3 out of 5]

Korte verhalen over historische moorden en complotten. Ongeveer de helft van deze histories kende ik al, van de andere vond ik er vele interessant om te weten.

Deel 1

1. De nacht van Holyrood (de moord op David Rizzio)
2.De nacht van Kirk O'Field (de moord op Darnley)
3.De nacht van verraad (Antonio Perez en koning Philips II van Spanje)
4.De nacht van de barmhartigheid (de zaak van Lady Alice Lisle)
5. De nacht van de bloedbruiloft (de Bartholomeusnacht)
6.De nacht van de toverij (Lowijk XIV en Madame de Montespan
7.De nacht van de juwelen (de affaire van het halssnoer van de koningin)
8. De nacht van verschrikking (de Noyades te Nantes onder Carrier)
9.Een bruiloftsnacht (Karel de Stoute en Sapphira Danvelt)
10. De nacht van de worgers (Giovanna van Napels en Adreas van Hongarije)
11. De nacht van haat (de moord op de hertog van Gandia)
12. De nacht van de ontvluchting (Casanova's vlucht uit de Piombi)
13. De nacht van het gemaskerde bal (de moord op Gustaaf III van Zweden)

Deel 2

1. De absolutie (Affonso Henriques, eerste koning van Portugal)
2. De valse Demetrius (Boris Godunov en de pseudozoon van Iwan de Verschrikkelijke)
3. La hermosa fembra (een verhaal uit de dagen van de inkwizitie te Sevilla)
4. De pasteibakker van Madrigal (de geschiedenis van de valse Sebastiaan van Portugal)
5. Het einde van de "vert galant' (de moord op Hendrik IV)
6. De vruchteloze vrijage (de moord op Amy Robsart)
7. Heer Judas (het verraad van sir Walter Ralegh)
8. Zijn onbeschaamdheid de hertog van Buckingham (Hoe George Villiers Anna van Oostenrijk het hof maakte)
9. Het pad van de ballingschap (de val van lord Clarendon)
10. Het drama van Hessenhausen (Graaf Philipp Königsmark en Prinses Sophia Dorothea)
11. Tirannenmoord (Charlotte Corday en Jean-Paul Marat)

[Truls Ljungström · Rating 2 out of 5]

Korta historier om celebra brott; inte speciellt intressant.

[Melinda · Rating 4 out of 5]

A selection of short works in which Sabatini writes as different protagonists out for a night on the town. Using his talent for imagery, his wordsmithing and his wry sense of humor, it makes these books a window into the past. This review was written about NHE Part One, but the same goes for part two. Highly Recommended, and free on Amazon.

[Phil Hawkins · Rating 5 out of 5]

A FANTASTIC find on Project Gutenberg for free! Historical fiction that shines a light on so many intriguing leaders from throughout European history, told in short stories in fullest realistic detail.