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Rafael Sabatini Dustjacket Gallery |
| The Hounds of God |
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Illustrator: Harold Mathews Brett (1880-1955)
Illustrator: Mach Tey (?-?)
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The Hounds of God US Edition - Houghton-Mifflin - [1928] |
| A new book by Sabatini is a matter of excitement to thousands of readers. His is the power -- that of a few writers in every generation -- to make history a living thing, and to recreate in flesh and blood the fighting men of the past. In "The Hounds of God" he places his story in England at the time of the Armada. A young Spanish grandee, Don Pedro, Count of Marcos, escapes drowning when the Concepcion, a galleon of the great fleet, flounders in the storm. Finding himself on a Cornish beach, at the mercy of his enemies, he willingly becomes the captive of Lady Margaret, daughter of the Earl of Garth. While he waits for his ransom, she makes him her prisoner in still another way, but although she recognizes his charm she refuses him for love of the English Gervase. His ransom comes, and with it the day when he must go to Spain. In this thrilling story is concentrated all the romance of that exciting time -- the period Sabatini has already dealt with in his "Torquemada" -- when the flash of swords led the way to fame and courage was the best of fortunes, no one else could tell as Sabatini does. |
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The Hounds of God - Editions & Formats |
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