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ROSTAND, EDMUND 
A playwrite, who made his claim to fame by writing one of the most popular plays in history - Cyrano de Bergerac! The play is a tribute to Rostand's poetical genious, and borrowing heavily from the real Cyrano.

WORKS BY THIS AUTHOR:

Cyrano de Bergerac

 

SABATINI, RAFAEL 
One of the most talented of all the Swashbuckling authors! Sabatini stands tall amongst greats, such as Dumas and Scott! His well written stories first made their way to the silver screen when movies couldn't talk, but then it made it to the talkies as well. His works are still being published, establishing, in my eyes, as classics! TO READ MORE UPON THIS AUTHOR, CLICK HERE! We have a page dedicated to him!

WORKS BY THIS AUTHOR:

The Sea Hawk

Captain Blood

The Black Swan

Scaramouche

 

SCOTT, SIR WALTER 
Credited, by many, as to have written the first "official" Swashbuckling novel: "Ivanhoe." Which is one of the greatest books in history! Scott, a scotsman, loved to make his heroes from Scotland (stands to reason!) His attention to detail astonishes! You cannot go wrong in reading a Scott novel.

WORKS BY THIS AUTHOR:

Rob Roy

The Pirate

Ivanhoe

The Talisman

 

STEVENSON, ROBERT LOUIS 
"Fifteen men on a dead man's chest, yo ho ho, and a bottle of rum! Drink and the devil had done for the rest, yo ho ho, and a bottle of rum!!" . . . can be read in Treasure Island, Stevenson's first work, and based upon a Treasure map that he drew for his kid. Stevenson is one of the best Swashbuckling authors to hit pen and ink! Like Scott, he loved to tell tales of the Scotsman! The Highlanders and the Lowlanders can all be met within his pages. One will always find a good read with Stevenson. TO READ MORE ON THIS AUTHOR, CLICK HERE! We have a page dedicated to him.

WORKS BY THIS AUTHOR:

Treasure Island

Kidnapped

David Balfour: a sequel

The Master of Ballantrae

The Black Arrow

 

TARKINGTON, BOOTH 
Not sure if this author wrote many Swashbucklers, but his biggest claim to fame was none other than "Monsieur Beaucaire." Set in the time of the French Revolution, this classic has made it to the screen at least twice: First, a silent rendetion; second, Bob Hope sort of changed it into a comedy! One thing I remember reading about Booth was his comment he made concerning Douglas Fairbanks portrayal of D'Artagnan, in the 1921 movie classic: The Three Musketeers: "Fairbanks is D'Artagnan!"

WORKS BY THIS AUTHOR:

Monsieur Beaucaire

 

STEVENSON, ROBERT LOUIS

                Kidnapped

                Treasure Island

                Master of Ballantrae

                David Balfour (Sequel to Kidnapped)

                The Black Arrow

                Merry Men

 

SCOTT, SIR WALTER

                Ivanhoe

                Rob Roy

                Quentin Durward

                The Talisman

                Lady of the Lake

 

SABATINI, RAFAEL

                The Black Swan   

                The Sea Hawk

                Captain Blood

                Scaramouche

                Trampling of the Lillies

                The Tavern Knight