The Sea-Hawk (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)
by Rafael Sabatini
This 1915 novel is one of Sabatini's greatest adventure tales. Set in the sixteenth century, it tells the story of Sir Oliver Tressilian, a Cornish knight betrothed to Rosamund Godolphin and betrayed into slavery by his jealous half-brother. Sir Oliver is sent to Spain and vows vengeance against his treacherous sibling.