Posted in Administrative, Blogroll, Cool Stuff, Flynn, Movies, Pirates, Sabatini, Swashbuckling on September 19, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Melody over at Redeeming Qualities has invented a holiday that warms me right to my little heart. So read the book, watch the movie, maybe save the life of a revolutionary, liberate a bunch of slaves, or sack Cartagena if you like, because it’s Captain Blood Day!
Posted in Flynn, Movies, Pirates, Reviews, Sabatini, Swashbuckling on June 8, 2007 | 3 Comments »
The vast bulk of our pirate story conventions come from Treasure Island. Duh. I do think, however, that one can safely say that the majority of those not originating from Stevenson come from the works of Rafael Sabatini–and movies based upon the works of Rafael Sabatini.
This, naturally, is because Rafael Sabatini’s books are, as a [...]
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