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The Sea-Hawk

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  • 1900 first published
  • 366 pages
  • ★ 3.8 (4 ratings)
  • 201 editions
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Published in 1900, The Sea-Hawk is a historical fiction and pirate adventure novel by Rafael Sabatini. The story is set in Cornwall and England. It features Oliver Tressilian. It deals with Spanish Armada, pirates, barbary Pirates and British.

Open Library readers give it an average of 3.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, and 23 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 201 editions across 4 languages. On Project Gutenberg it was downloaded 942 times in the last 30 days.

At about 366 pages, most readers finish it in 6–7 hours. It is in the public domain in the United States and free to read on Project Gutenberg.

About The Sea-Hawk

Oliver Tressilian, a Cornish gentleman who helped the English defeat the Spanish Armada, is betrayed by his ruthless half-brother and seeks refuge in the Middle East, where he takes on a new role as a Barbary pirate.
Description from Open Library

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“SIR OLIVER TRESSILIAN SAT at his ease in the lofty dining-room of the handsome house of Penarrow, which he owed to the enterprise of his father of lamented and lamentable memory and to the skill and invention of an Italian engineer named Bagnolo who had come to England half a century ago as one of the assistants of the famous Torrigiani.”

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Characters

  • Oliver Tressilian

Subjects

  • Spanish Armada
  • Pirates
  • Barbary Pirates
  • British
  • Muslims
  • Action & adventure
  • Historical
  • Africa
  • Cornwall, England : county
  • Sea stories
  • Historical fiction
  • Adventure stories
  • British, Africa, North
  • Africa, North
  • Cornwall, England : County
  • Adventure

Quick answers

Who wrote The Sea-Hawk?

The Sea-Hawk was written by Rafael Sabatini and first published in 1900.

What genre is The Sea-Hawk?

It is usually shelved as Historical Fiction, Pirate Fiction and Adventure.

How long is The Sea-Hawk?

The median edition has 366 pages, about 6–7 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

Is The Sea-Hawk free to read?

Yes. It is in the public domain in the United States and can be read free on Project Gutenberg in EPUB, Kindle and HTML formats.

What books are similar to The Sea-Hawk?

Readers who like it often enjoy David Balfour, Treasure Island and Corsarios de Levante.

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