The Snare
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Editor's review
Who it's for
A good fit for
- Readers who enjoy historical adventure and suspenseful popular fiction
- Learners who want extensive reading practice with a public-domain English text
- Readers studying narrative techniques in early twentieth-century British popular fiction
- Readers who prefer dialogue-driven plots and brisk pacing
Not a good fit for
- Readers who prefer literary fiction with fine psychological detail
- Readers who find early twentieth-century English difficult and lack patience for it
- Readers expecting the tightly reasoned logic chains of modern suspense
Reading tips
- Read the first few chapters to clarify character relationships and central conflicts before continuing.
- Proceed chapter by chapter, briefly reviewing suspense threads at each chapter's end to keep up with the tightening plot.
- Keep pen and paper handy to note identities and allegiances and avoid confusion over names or titles.
- After finishing, compare with other Sabatini works to compare his suspense setup and pacing.
About the publisher
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About the author
Rafael Sabatini (1875–1950) was an Italian-born British novelist. Born in Jesi, Italy, to an English mother, he became a British citizen in 1918. He is known for historical adventure romances, including Scaramouche: A Romance of the French Revolution, Captain Blood and The Sea-Hawk, as well as Bardelys the Magnificent and Torquemada and the Spanish Inquisition: A History. The library holds 19 of his works, spanning novels and historical writing, often set amid revolution, piracy and courtly adventure, with tight plots and vivid characters. He wrote more than thirty novels in his lifetime, many of which were adapted for the screen, leaving a lasting influence on adventure fiction and film.
