Swashbucklers (559 books)

... on land and at sea.

Bring out those rapiers -- et en garde!

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1	The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas 4.10 avg rating — 346,211 ratings score: 16,017, and 162 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas 4.32 avg rating — 1,019,647 ratings score: 13,809, and 140 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Princess Bride by William Goldman 4.27 avg rating — 946,528 ratings score: 13,067, and 133 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson 3.85 avg rating — 538,994 ratings score: 10,695, and 110 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	The Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska Orczy 4.07 avg rating — 141,464 ratings score: 9,284, and 95 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Captain Blood by Rafael Sabatini 4.18 avg rating — 17,638 ratings score: 6,525, and 68 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Scaramouche (Scaramouche, #1) by Rafael Sabatini 4.10 avg rating — 9,219 ratings score: 5,169, and 54 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Peter Pan (Peter Pan, #2) by J.M. Barrie 4.03 avg rating — 373,391 ratings score: 4,697, and 49 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Kidnapped (David Balfour, #1) by Robert Louis Stevenson 3.79 avg rating — 67,959 ratings score: 4,350, and 46 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The Man in the Iron Mask (Le vicomte de Bragelonne #4/4) by Alexandre Dumas really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 66,415 ratings score: 4,308, and 45 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	The Prisoner of Zenda (The Ruritania Trilogy, #2) by Anthony Hope 3.83 avg rating — 22,699 ratings score: 3,745, and 40 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand 4.06 avg rating — 90,737 ratings score: 3,536, and 37 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Howard Pyle 4.07 avg rating — 66,884 ratings score: 3,312, and 35 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	His Majesty's Dragon (Temeraire, #1) by Naomi Novik (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 111,627 ratings score: 2,563, and 27 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Horatio Hornblower 1 - 11 by C.S. Forester 4.46 avg rating — 1,763 ratings score: 2,561, and 27 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Zorro by Isabel Allende (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 24,552 ratings score: 2,519, and 27 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Twenty Years After (Trilogie des mousquetaires #2) by Alexandre Dumas 4.09 avg rating — 25,728 ratings score: 2,444, and 26 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	The Mark of Zorro (Zorro, #1) by Johnston McCulley really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 7,229 ratings score: 2,399, and 26 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1) by Scott Lynch (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 339,445 ratings score: 2,387, and 25 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	The Sea-Hawk by Rafael Sabatini 4.08 avg rating — 3,769 ratings score: 2,352, and 26 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	King Solomon's Mines (Allan Quatermain, #1) by H. Rider Haggard 3.79 avg rating — 52,583 ratings score: 2,315, and 25 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Captain Alatriste (Adventures of Captain Alatriste, #1) by Arturo Pérez-Reverte 3.75 avg rating — 18,272 ratings score: 2,181, and 24 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	The Complete Aubrey/Maturin Novels (5 Volumes) by Patrick O'Brian 4.76 avg rating — 2,334 ratings score: 2,118, and 22 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare 3.74 avg rating — 2,814,681 ratings score: 1,901, and 21 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	A Princess of Mars (Barsoom, #1) by Edgar Rice Burroughs 3.81 avg rating — 60,427 ratings score: 1,776, and 20 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Le Morte d'Arthur: King Arthur and the Legends of the Round Table by Thomas Malory 3.92 avg rating — 39,426 ratings score: 1,759, and 19 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Alanna: The First Adventure (Song of the Lioness, #1) by Tamora Pierce (Goodreads Author) 4.27 avg rating — 136,640 ratings score: 1,728, and 18 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Bloody Jack (Bloody Jack, #1) by L.A. Meyer 4.12 avg rating — 27,718 ratings score: 1,665, and 18 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	The Fencing Master: A Deadly Arcane Secret and a Beautiful Woman Draw a Master into the Shadowy Politics of Madrid by Arturo Pérez-Reverte 3.80 avg rating — 11,847 ratings score: 1,641, and 18 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	The Black Arrow by Robert Louis Stevenson 3.79 avg rating — 19,839 ratings score: 1,586, and 18 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	The Vicomte de Bragelonne (Le vicomte de Bragelonne #1/3) by Alexandre Dumas really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 8,690 ratings score: 1,581, and 17 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Flashman (The Flashman Papers, #1) by George MacDonald Fraser 4.06 avg rating — 15,922 ratings score: 1,565, and 17 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Swordspoint (Riverside, #1) by Ellen Kushner (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 11,001 ratings score: 1,424, and 15 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Master & Commander (Aubrey & Maturin, #1) by Patrick O'Brian 4.07 avg rating — 63,350 ratings score: 1,424, and 15 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	The Blue Sword (Damar, #1) by Robin McKinley 4.20 avg rating — 62,847 ratings score: 1,357, and 15 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	The Game of Kings (The Lymond Chronicles, #1) by Dorothy Dunnett 4.14 avg rating — 10,095 ratings score: 1,306, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Louise de La Vallière (Le vicomte de Bragelonne #2/3) by Alexandre Dumas 3.90 avg rating — 4,619 ratings score: 1,283, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Sharpe's Tiger (Sharpe, #1) by Bernard Cornwell (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 29,407 ratings score: 1,281, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	The Black Moth (Historical Romances, 1) by Georgette Heyer 3.74 avg rating — 9,656 ratings score: 1,229, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Pirates! by Celia Rees (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 16,912 ratings score: 1,201, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	The Adventures of Robin Hood by Roger Lancelyn Green 4.07 avg rating — 14,423 ratings score: 1,173, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	Red Seas Under Red Skies (Gentleman Bastard, #2) by Scott Lynch (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 159,313 ratings score: 1,133, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	Prince of Foxes by Samuel Shellabarger 4.27 avg rating — 963 ratings score: 1,120, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	The Turncoat (Renegades of the American Revolution) by Donna Thorland (Goodreads Author) 3.69 avg rating — 1,932 ratings score: 1,074, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	The Masqueraders by Georgette Heyer 4.09 avg rating — 9,439 ratings score: 1,061, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	Raising Black Flags: Original Poetry By and About Pirates by Stephen Sanders (Editor) 4.23 avg rating — 13 ratings score: 1,030, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	The Devil's Fire (Devil's Fire, #1) by Matt Tomerlin (Goodreads Author) 3.64 avg rating — 1,487 ratings score: 989, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	Traitor's Blade (Greatcoats, #1) by Sebastien de Castell (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 25,985 ratings score: 983, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	Sharpe's Eagle (Sharpe, #8) by Bernard Cornwell (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 17,224 ratings score: 939, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	Watchmen by Alan Moore (Goodreads Author) 4.39 avg rating — 593,049 ratings score: 932, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	Devil's Cub (Alastair-Audley, #2) by Georgette Heyer 4.23 avg rating — 17,452 ratings score: 862, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	These Old Shades (Alastair-Audley, #1) by Georgette Heyer 4.10 avg rating — 21,739 ratings score: 843, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	The Pyrates by George MacDonald Fraser 3.73 avg rating — 1,483 ratings score: 830, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	The Master of Ballantrae: A Winter's Tale by Robert Louis Stevenson 3.70 avg rating — 6,485 ratings score: 823, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	Captain from Castile by Samuel Shellabarger 4.22 avg rating — 649 ratings score: 808, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	Swords and Deviltry (Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, #1) by Fritz Leiber 3.86 avg rating — 13,522 ratings score: 807, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	Shōgun (Asian Saga, #1) by James Clavell 4.41 avg rating — 211,746 ratings score: 788, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	The Black Swan by Rafael Sabatini 4.13 avg rating — 834 ratings score: 785, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	The White Company by Arthur Conan Doyle 3.89 avg rating — 4,816 ratings score: 778, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	The Savage Tales of Solomon Kane by Robert E. Howard 4.05 avg rating — 6,135 ratings score: 743, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	Crown Duel (Crown & Court, #1-2) by Sherwood Smith (Goodreads Author) 4.19 avg rating — 25,513 ratings score: 737, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	Stardust by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 480,794 ratings score: 728, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	Royal Flash (The Flashman Papers, #2) by George MacDonald Fraser 4.14 avg rating — 8,189 ratings score: 708, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
64	The Elusive Pimpernel by Emmuska Orczy 4.03 avg rating — 2,840 ratings score: 654, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
65	The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1) by Patrick Rothfuss (Goodreads Author) 4.52 avg rating — 1,077,868 ratings score: 645, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
66	The Traitor of Treasure Island by John Drake (Goodreads Author) 4.26 avg rating — 490 ratings score: 600, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
67	Dead Calm, Bone Dry (Caribbean Chronicles #2) by Eddie Jones (Goodreads Author) 4.35 avg rating — 43 ratings score: 596, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
68	The End of Calico Jack (Caribbean Chronicles Book 3) by Eddie Jones (Goodreads Author) 4.53 avg rating — 32 ratings score: 595, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
69	The Bounty Mutiny by William Bligh 3.85 avg rating — 3,336 ratings score: 592, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
70	Flashman in the Great Game (Flashman Papers #5) by George MacDonald Fraser 4.37 avg rating — 4,819 ratings score: 587, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
71	Excalibur (The Warlord Chronicles, #3) by Bernard Cornwell (Goodreads Author) 4.44 avg rating — 31,011 ratings score: 569, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
72	The Convenient Marriage by Georgette Heyer 3.71 avg rating — 17,831 ratings score: 567, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
73	The Privilege of the Sword (Riverside, #2) by Ellen Kushner (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 5,448 ratings score: 563, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
74	Jhereg (Vlad Taltos, #1) by Steven Brust (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 15,599 ratings score: 560, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
75	Glory Road by Robert A. Heinlein 3.79 avg rating — 14,530 ratings score: 552, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
76	Purity of Blood (Adventures of Captain Alatriste, #2) by Arturo Pérez-Reverte 3.81 avg rating — 7,491 ratings score: 545, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
77	Beauvallet (Historical Romances Book 5) by Georgette Heyer 3.73 avg rating — 4,681 ratings score: 535, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
78	The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights by John Steinbeck 3.83 avg rating — 6,887 ratings score: 534, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
79	The Mutiny on the Bounty Trilogy by Charles Bernard Nordhoff 4.41 avg rating — 1,530 ratings score: 520, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
80	The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux 3.96 avg rating — 276,261 ratings score: 517, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
81	She (She, #1) by H. Rider Haggard 3.56 avg rating — 14,120 ratings score: 508, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
82	The Golden Hawk by Frank Yerby 3.81 avg rating — 291 ratings score: 504, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
83	The Assiduous Quest of Tobias Hopkins: The Complete Novel by James Faro (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 126 ratings score: 499, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
84	The Assiduous Quest of Tobias Hopkins: Part Three: The Dutchman by James Faro (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 29 ratings score: 494, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
85	Curse of the Black Avenger (Caribbean Chronicles #1) by Eddie Jones (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 96 ratings score: 493, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
86	Don Juan by Lord Byron 3.78 avg rating — 8,929 ratings score: 486, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
87	Homecoming: The Assiduous Quest of Tobias Hopkins - Book One by James Faro (Goodreads Author) 4.49 avg rating — 35 ratings score: 484, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
88	The Sun Over Breda (Adventures of Captain Alatriste, #3) by Arturo Pérez-Reverte 3.82 avg rating — 5,956 ratings score: 475, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
89	The Republic of Thieves (Gentleman Bastard, #3) by Scott Lynch (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 120,588 ratings score: 469, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
90	Sharpe's Enemy (Sharpe, #16) by Bernard Cornwell (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 10,559 ratings score: 468, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
91	Airborn (Matt Cruse, #1) by Kenneth Oppel (Goodreads Author) 4.19 avg rating — 26,372 ratings score: 449, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
92	Sky of Swords by Dave Duncan 3.88 avg rating — 2,166 ratings score: 442, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
93	The Scottish Chiefs by Jane Porter 4.01 avg rating — 1,073 ratings score: 418, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
94	Sindbad the Sailor and Other Tales from the Arabian Nights by N.J. Dawood (Translator) 3.59 avg rating — 352 ratings score: 410, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
95	El oro del rey (Las aventuras del capitán Alatriste, #4) by Arturo Pérez-Reverte 3.92 avg rating — 4,891 ratings score: 408, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
96	Allan Quatermain (Allan Quatermain, #2) by H. Rider Haggard 3.89 avg rating — 5,435 ratings score: 404, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
97	ARRGH! by Stacey R. Campbell (Goodreads Author) 4.58 avg rating — 38 ratings score: 400, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
98	Pieces of Jade (Pirates of Orea #1) by Lani Woodland (Goodreads Author) (contributor) 4.01 avg rating — 208 ratings score: 399, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
99	The Code: The Assiduous Quest of Tobias Hopkins - Part Two by James Faro (Goodreads Author) 4.60 avg rating — 25 ratings score: 388, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
100	Tai-Pan (Asian Saga, #2) by James Clavell 4.31 avg rating — 58,841 ratings score: 385, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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message 1: by Deb (new)

Dec 10, 2009 08:21AM

Unfortunately I cannot add "The Sword of the House of de Marillac" (Amazon ASIN B000MRQM62) because this site can't recognise it. Pity - though I don't know if it would live up to my childhood memories.

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message 2: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (last edited Dec 10, 2009 10:22AM) (new)

Dec 10, 2009 10:01AM

Doesn't seem to be in the database, that one.

The only book by Mr. Mawhinney currently in the database would seem to be "English Oak and Spanish Gold."

So I added it to the database.

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message 3: by Mike (the Paladin) (last edited Jun 23, 2010 06:46PM) (new)

Jun 23, 2010 06:45PM

I love Ivanhoe, but he wasn't a swashbuckler. But then half the books on the list aren't swashbuckler/swashbuckling books.....

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message 4: by Mohammed (new)

Jun 24, 2010 02:27AM

Mike wrote: "I love Ivanhoe, but he wasn't a swashbuckler. But then half the books on the list aren't swashbuckler/swashbuckling books....."

What do you mean by that ? Many of those are adventure swashbucklers.

I cant believe though that people added Sharpe books but not Hornblower. We two have to do something about that Mike ;)

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message 5: by Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) (new)

Jun 24, 2010 09:24AM

The complete set of Hornblower books is on the list (currently ranking qt #17). Feel free to vote for it! :)

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message 6: by Mike (the Paladin) (new)

Jun 24, 2010 12:51PM

Come on...."swash buckler"... Swashtop boots, crossed belts...capes....not armor! Hornblower, okay, ya, but Captain Blood, Scaramouche, The Scarlett Pimpernel, these are swashbucklers!

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message 7: by Mohammed (last edited Jun 24, 2010 03:55PM) (new)

Jun 24, 2010 03:55PM

Mike wrote: "Come on...."swash buckler"... Swashtop boots, crossed belts...capes....not armor! Hornblower, okay, ya, but Captain Blood, Scaramouche, The Scarlett Pimpernel, these are swashbucklers!"

Hornblower does have some books that have alot Swashbuckling action,elements. I dont think the word stands for the actual meaning its just a word these days for historical adventure like the books you mentioned.

I agree many of the books in the list are not. Solomon Kane is the right age for historical adventure but its more horror,fantasy.

Too many books are there because they are famous historical books but they are not actual adventure books.

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message 8: by Pat (new)

Mar 29, 2013 11:29AM

I discovered Sabatini when I was about 12, and I was absolutely thrilled. I tracked down a copy of Zorro by McCulley a few years ago, to see if it was a good as I remembered - no, but I can still smell the hot grass coming through the window when I read it the first time. Shellabarger's Prince of Foxes was great as book, and as a movie with Borgia played by Orson Wells.

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message 9: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Mar 29, 2013 01:38PM

I turned to Scarlet Pimpernel when I had a cold recently; for some reason when I'm sick I want the books my inner twelve-year-old wants to read. Enjoyed it thoroughly.

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message 10: by Richard (new)

Nov 19, 2013 07:16AM

I've always wondered... How do you buckle a swash?

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message 11: by Mike (the Paladin) (last edited Nov 19, 2013 11:22AM) (new)

Nov 19, 2013 09:28AM

Well it can refer to the "swash" of a sword and the "buckler" used to block the blow (a buckler being a small shield). Later it also referred to the swirling shirts and vests that buckled and the "swash top boots" that also had buckles.

So...you can "swash and buckle" thus being a 'swash, buckler'. Or you can buckle the buckles on your "pirate/Musketeer clothes" thus being a "swash buckler".

My mind's a junk yard.

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message 12: by Richard (new)

Nov 19, 2013 11:05AM

Mike (the Paladin) wrote: "Well it can refer to the "swash" of a sword and the "buckler" used to block the blow (a buckler being a small sword). Later it also referred to the swirling shirts and vests that buckled and the "s..."

Wow, Mike! I'm impressed by this informative answer. Thank you!

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message 13: by Mike (the Paladin) (new)

Nov 19, 2013 11:21AM

Misspent youth....

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message 14: by Mike (the Paladin) (new)

Nov 19, 2013 11:23AM

I don't know if you noticed but for some reason in the original I typed that a "buckler' was a small "sword" I meant to type "small shield"...oops.

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message 15: by Richard (new)

Nov 19, 2013 11:24AM

Mike (the Paladin) wrote: "I don't know if you noticed but for some reason in the original I typed that a "buckler' was a small "sword" I meant to type "small shield"...oops."

I won't tell if you won't. :)

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message 16: by Mike (the Paladin) (new)

Nov 19, 2013 11:31AM

Thanks...it could ruin my rep.

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message 17: by Richard (new)

Nov 19, 2013 11:33AM

Mike (the Paladin) wrote: "Thanks...it could ruin my rep."

You might have to do some swashing to defend your honor.

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message 18: by Mike (the Paladin) (new)

Nov 19, 2013 11:39AM

Humm.... Haven't done that for years.

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message 19: by Richard (new)

Nov 19, 2013 11:48AM

Mike (the Paladin) wrote: "Humm.... Haven't done that for years."

Then maybe you need a buckler (lol).

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message 20: by Mike (the Paladin) (last edited Nov 19, 2013 12:09PM) (new)

Nov 19, 2013 12:08PM

Naaa....over time I've become more of a "Have gun will Travel" type. I find that all in all I'm a better shot than I ever was a fencer....

Referring to blade work there, not building fences.

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message 21: by Richard (new)

Nov 19, 2013 12:44PM

Mike (the Paladin) wrote: "Naaa....over time I've become more of a "Have gun will Travel" type. I find that all in all I'm a better shot than I ever was a fencer...."

http://insidemovies.ew.com/2012/09/07...

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message 22: by Mike (the Paladin) (new)

Nov 19, 2013 01:08PM

Oh yeah, great scene.

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message 23: by T (new)

Feb 13, 2014 08:54AM

Some great ones on the list above. Some not deserving of being on it either - as they are of different genres entirely. Fantasy, Romance and Alternative History are not Swashbucklers IMO Far too many of these on the above list.

I have read most of the true Swashbucklers on this list and many more not on this list that should be on it in lieu of misplaced others .

What is the best Swashbuckler. It depends.

The best "Classically' written to the definition of a Swashbuckler are the Adventures of Captain Alatriste series books. They are on center target for the genre (written by a known worshiper of the genre): they are intellectually fulfilling at the same time (with the quality research found in the best of other more serious historical fiction novels); they possess the requisite humor of wit and circumstance balanced against the mandatory lone hero's fight against those who abuse others and are evil; and they are all always, of course, cliffhangers. The great Sabatini and Dumas have lead us to Perez Reverte.

Note*** Sabatini's work is starting to disappear at the libraries - demand his return to the shelves.

As a stand alone Swashbuckler, for me, it has always been the Prince of Foxes. Perfection in the genre. Shellabarger's work is disappearing too. Sabatini's - "The Sword of Islam" is a must read for Shellabarger fans

My personal favorite Swashbuckler series ever is Dewey Lambdin's, The Alan Lewrie Naval series. Starting with a "The King's Coat" on through 20 more novels in the series> All are superbly researched and with series linkage in detail (without the being repetitive - the C&P feel). Over 7000 pages of it now and still going strong. He has put all Age of Sail writers who came before him in his wake. E.G. Forster, O'Brian, Kent and the rest of the fleet of the authors and characters. The books are swashbucklers with a more modern adult twist. The libertine Lewrie is the most flawed of all Swashbuckler hero's to ever take to the page. I have loved these books for 25 years now. A new one is out this month - O' boy!

Robin Hood books are all great, I wish, there were more of them - even bad ones.

The "Religion" is a modern adult Swashbuckler, And great one IMO. For the many who didn't like it, I can only tell them, they are reading the wrong genre (go back to your stuffy old moldy and fart stink filled room HF reading). Willocks has finally started writing again. Mattias Tannhause Trilogy continues with "The Twelve Children Of Paris" is out in Europe - Not in USA - and may not make it here given the publishing house turf wars... A double bummer, that

Enough past read ruminating for me now. Off to study up on the forthcoming MLB season. Baseball and reading go great together - like cereal and milk.

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message 24: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Feb 13, 2014 10:25AM

You can, of course, add your own choices. (At the top of the list, at the tab next to "all votes.")

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message 25: by T (new)

Feb 13, 2014 11:25AM

Susanna: Thanks. I get lost on this site all the time. They need a docent program to help geezers like me to figure it all out. A little buzzer that shouts, "HELP ME! I'VE FALLEN AND CAN'T GET UP!!!""

Plus, I enjoy commenting. It makes me read what others have to say about given reads and then allows me the opportunity to complain about it.

If MLB and reading are like cereal and milk, then complaining is like the honey on top for me.

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message 26: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Feb 13, 2014 12:11PM

Yeah, we keep telling them on Feedback that things aren't as obvious as they think they are, but they don't generally listen.

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message 27: by T (new)

Feb 14, 2014 08:16AM

Susanna: What is this "Censored by GoodReads" note behind your name? Are you the with GoodReads police dept?

It comes off quite sinister, you know. Perhaps, that is the intent.

It works. It scares the bejeues out me. I keep looking over my shoulder while typing comments like this, now.

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message 28: by Fred (new)

Sep 04, 2014 10:03AM

I doubt the biography of Howard Zinn belongs on the list. Perhaps you could replace it with Mistress Wilding? Or The Trampling of the Lilies?

To me, if a book doesn't compare favorably to Sabatini at his worst (The Shame of Motley, The Vicar and the Actress) it wouldn't belong on the list.

If something fits into the same category as Dumas (Three Musketeers, natch) at his best and Sabatini at his best (take your pick: Captain Blood, Scaramouche, The Lion's Skin...) then it's a treasure.

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message 29: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Sep 04, 2014 11:14AM

It's pretty easy to add books to lists (at the top of the list, at the tab next to "all votes.")

The biography of Howard Zinn does sound a bit odd for this list - where on the list is it?

Anyone else think that should go?

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message 30: by Mike (the Paladin) (new)

Sep 04, 2014 11:31AM

No it's possibly just someone who thinks they need to "make everyone aware" so they seed the book on all kinds of lists. People do that on all these lists. The person who set the list up can edit it.

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message 31: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Sep 04, 2014 11:45AM

No, I don't think the creator of the list can, unless they are also a librarian.

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message 32: by Mike (the Paladin) (new)

Sep 04, 2014 12:04PM

I don't know. I've seen it on other lists...but then I don't know if those happened to all be librarians. Most of the lists become pretty pointless after a while without editing. People fill them up with books that have nothing to do with what the list was about.

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message 33: by Yuletidekid (new)

Sep 18, 2014 11:15PM

T wrote: "Some great ones on the list above. Some not deserving of being on it either - as they are of different genres entirely. Fantasy, Romance and Alternative History are not Swashbucklers IMO Far too..."
I totally agree that many of these works are not swashbucklers. IO also concur that many of the greats such as Sabatini do not get any shelf space any more. I talked with a used book dealer and she said that she wouldn't buy my Sabatini books even in pristine condition.

Missing from the list is my favourite regency romance and pyrate (yes, with a "y") writer Jeffery Farnol. BLACK BARTLEBY'S TREASURE, MARTIN CONISBY'S VENGEANCE, and ADAM PENFEATHER, BUCCANEER are about as pure as the genre gets.

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message 34: by Mike (the Paladin) (new)

Sep 19, 2014 08:34AM

Of course there isn't room for Sabatini...you have to fill the shelves with books about sparkly vampires written on an elementary school level.

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message 35: by T (last edited Sep 19, 2014 04:45PM) (new)

Sep 19, 2014 04:43PM

YTK: Yep, There are so many great swashbucklers that are disappearing - from decay (acid paper) and library's programs that round file books that are not checked out. Sad that.

Stuff like Leslie Turner White's The Highland Hawk or Lord Johnnie - swashbucklers for Young Adults - are now going away into the recycle bin of reading history - never to be read again.

I would make an exception for the currently being written and wonderful historical fiction mystery "Medicus" series by Ruth Downie as almost being fitting for listing here as a swashbuckler read.

Downie has had these books take on a cliffhanger aspect = page to page, "how will they ever manage get out of this one". They are almost of a swashbuckler bent and they have a humorous bent as well in her stories of the Roman Army doctor (medicus) Ruso (who has managed to get involved with the Roman Imperial security apparatus along the way) and his presumptuous and self assured British (his ex-slave) wife, Tilla. She fulfills the role of the doctor's swashbuckler-esque sidekick in the stories). I do believe, she has done this on purpose -duh!

The two are somehow always forced into discovering why the world is falling apart about them (often to save their very lives) and help save the day for everyone else too. Great dialogues, super characters (many returning), outrageous situations, male/female - husband/wife interplay and a modern day like twist within the view she presents to us of everyday Roman provincial life (this really works well).

They are a pleasure to read - often LOL - and they are exciting too. Downie has created a near perfect HF series here IMO. Give them a spin, I'm sure you will like them.

Thanks for writing a comment

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message 36: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Sep 25, 2014 12:02PM

If you want to add books that aren't already on the list, it's pretty easy - at the top of the list, at the tab next to "all votes."

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message 37: by Gerard (new)

Jun 16, 2016 05:44PM

This list has helped me find some books I'm really digging, especially some of the ebook-only ones.

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message 38: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (last edited Jul 15, 2018 03:53AM) (new)

Jul 15, 2018 03:40AM

Don't get me wrong, I loved reading The Sea Wolf (#288) recently, but is Wolf Larsen really a Swashbuckler?

Same goes for The Last of the Mohicans (#30) (but I have to add it's over 30 years ago since I read it).

Seems to me the earlier comment(s) made by Mike (the Paladin) is/are true...

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message 39: by Mike (the Paladin) (new)

Jul 15, 2018 03:56PM

This happens on most lists here. People either don't get what the title means or simply disregard it and add a favorite book anyway... No The Last of the Mohicans isn't really a "swash buckler".

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message 40: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (last edited Jul 15, 2018 09:40PM) (new)

Jul 15, 2018 09:28PM

As there are no 'swashbucklers' in it, I've removed both The Last of the Mohicans and The Sea Wolf from this list.

I started re-reading the comments and as a result have also removed Ivanhoe (didn't seem to me like it belonged on this list either, and it seems I was not the only one who thought so).

By the way, a creator of a list can't remove books from his/her list (apart from his/her own votes), unless he/she is a librarian as well. Odd, I admit, but that's how it is.

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