Monday, February 23, 2009

BOOKWORM
For readers of Sabatini, especially from the Rafael Sabatini Group, here is the first table for reference, if you want to arrive at a better understanding of this very private person as man & writer.
The tables are subject to modification after the eagerly-awaited biography cum bibliography by Jesse F. Knight and Steve Darley comes out.
Correction of the following text should be mailed to the author.
READING RAFAEL SABATINI
table 1
DATE
LIFE
WORK
1875, 29 April
Rafael is born

1892
Rafael begins to work as translator of commercial correspondence

1895/96
Rafael begins to write stories & articles, but doesn't immediately seek publication. Christine is born around this time

1898, December
Rafael's first published story – found thus far by JFK (2007). He is 23 yrs old
The Red Mask
1899, June
Rafael is 24
The Fool's Love Story
September

The Vicomte's Wager
November

The Curate and the Actress
December

Sword and Mitre
1900, January

The Dupes
May
Rafael is 25
The Coward
June

The Malediction
August

The Red Owl


The Outlaw of Falkensteig
September

The Evidence of the Sword
October

Out of the Dice Box
December

D'Aubeville's Enterprise
1901, January

The Marquis' Coach
February

Tommy
March

The Lottery Ticket
June
Rafael is 26
The Hostage
August

The Nuptials of Lindenstein
September

The Republic's Seal
November

Loaded Dice
December

Of What Befell at Bailienochy


The Outlaw and the Lady


[28 Dec.- Mar. 1902, 11 pt serial, The Lovers of Yvonne]
1902
collaborates with Stephanie Baring on play, prod. in Luton, Bedfordshire
Kuomi the Jester
January

After Worcester Field
February

Chancellor's Daughter
March

Carolus and Caroline
April
Rafael is 27
In the Eleventh Hour
August

Under the Red Seal
September

The Jealousy of Delventhal
November

The Shriving of Felsheim
? UK, May (US)

The Lovers (UK)/ Suitors (US) of Yvonne
1903, October
Rafael is 28
The Duellist's Wife


The Ghost of Citizen Duvallon
November

The Ducal Rival
Nov? Dec?

The Siege of Savigny
1904, January

Mademoiselle de Castelroc [to become Trampling of the Lilies]
February

The Sacrifice
March

The Locket
May?
Rafael is 29; he is courting Ruth Goad Dixon
My Lady Roseton
July

Judge Foscaro's Crime
August

The Face of the Clock
September

The Devourer of Hearts


The Metamorphosis of Colin
?

The Tavern Knight, dedicated "to R.G.D."
1905
Rafael marries Ruth; resigns his job & becomes a full-time writer

March

Annabel's Wager
May
Rafael is 30
The Captain of the Guard
July

The Spiritualist
December

His Last Chance
?

Some Verses to Alexia
?

The Rubicon
1906, 14 January

The Copyhunter
July
Rafael is 31
Wirgman's Theory
September

The Baker of Rousillon
October

The Spurs of Jealousy
December

Mr Dewbury's Consent
?

Bardelys the Magnificent [ser. April -?]
?

The Trampling of the Lilies
1907, May
Rafael is 32
The Elopement
2 July

The Opportunist
September

The Plague of Ghosts
October

The Fortunes of War
December.

The Risen Dead
?

Love-at-Arms, dedicated to "My Wife"
1908, 27 June
Rafael is 33
The Justice of the Duke
July

The Bargain
August

The Act of Sequestration
September

The Usurpers [to become St Martin's Summer]
December

The Abduction
?

The Shame of Motley
1909, March

The Avenger
April
Rafael-Angelo is born; his father, Rafael is 34

August

Monsieur Delamort
?

St Martin's Summer
1910
collaborates with Henry Hamilton on play, prod. in Birmingham
Bardelys the Magnificent
January

Gismondi's Wage
February

The Pasquinade
October
Rafael is 35
The Lust of Conquest


The Foster-Lover
?

Anthony Wilding (UK), Arms and the Maid (US) dedicated "To Rafael-Angelo"
1911
Rafael is 36; Bardelys is produced in London & he writes
The Fugitives
August

The Pretender
?

The Lion's Skin
1912, February.

The Blackmailer
August
Rafael is 37
Ambs-Ace


The Dream
?

The Justice of the Duke
?

The Life of Cesare Borgia
?after 1912?

Forestalled
1913, February.

Playing with Fire
April
Rafael is 38; has his marriage already begun to sour?
The Ordeal
June

The Altruist
September

The Wedding Gift
December

The Tapestried Room
?

The Strolling Saint
?

Torquemada and the Spanish Inquisition
1914
Rafael turns 39; around this time (1914/15) Christine would have been around 20.
We don't have a date for her marriage to Lancelot Dixon, but she may have entered his circle about this time

May

The Heresy of Don Ramon
August

The Sword of Islam (sh. st.)
September

The Valet Mystery


Casanova's Alibi
October

Shrinkage
November

Kynaston's Reckoning
?

The Gates of Doom

at some time after World War I breaks out, Rafael is employed by the British Govt to work in Intelligence, as a translator (for ciphers & codes)


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