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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. paperback edition, 1940s This image is a book cover. ...
paperback edition, 1940s This image is a book cover. ...
Jump to: navigation, search Rafael Sabatini (April 29, 1875 - February 13, 1950) was an author of novels of romance and adventure. ...
Jump to: navigation, search 1915 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...
Jump to: navigation, search A French galley and Dutch men-of-war off a port by Abraham Willaerts, painted 17th century. ...
Though at least a proportion of them are better described as privateers, the Barbary pirates operated out of Tunis, Tripoli, Algiers, Salè and ports in Morocco, preying on shipping in the western Mediterranean Sea from the time of the Crusades as well as on ships on their way to Asia...
Sabatini's novel has nothing to do with the well-known 1940 film The Sea Hawk. The silent film adaptation from 1924, starring Milton Sills, was fairly faithful to Sabatini's plot. The Sea Hawk is a 1940 adventure film about an English privateer set in the Elizabethan era, loosely based on the historical figure Sir Francis Drake. ...
Milton Sills Milton Sills (January 12, 1882 - September 15, 1930) was a highly successful American stage and film actor of the early twentieth century. ...
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