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This is another great novel by Rafael Sabatini, the prolific Italian-English novelist who was in his lifetime a major and successful writer of over thirty novels of romance and adventure, as well as non-fiction books. An avid researched, his novels were based in accurate historic facts. Some of his novels as Scaramouche, The Captain Blood Saga, Sea Hawk, Columbus and many others, achieved great critical and public success.

In this novel, London in 1665 is no place for Randal Holles, former soldier of Cromwell, now that the monarchy is restored. Desperate to escape from almost certain execution, he accepts a dubious commission from the Duke of Wellington - to abduct a famous actress. As events take an unexpected turn, Holles meets an opportunity to regain his former glory...