{"product_id":"9781435162839","title":"A Treasury of Swashbuckling Adventures","description":"\u003cbr\u003eA flash of steel, a clash of blades, the roar of shot from a smoking musket! These are the basics of the swashbuckling adventure story, which for more than a century has thrilled readers with exciting accounts of chivalrous swordsmen, pillaging pirates, and gallant musketeers. \u003ci\u003eA Treasury of Swashbuckling Adventures\u003c\/i\u003e features fourteen classic tales whose accounts of heroic derring-do unfold upon the battlefield of Waterloo, the high seas of the Spanish Main, the sandy steppes of Persia, the streets of France at the height of the Reign of Terror, and other places where adventurers prove their honor with sword and steel.   Selections include:  \u003cb\u003eThe Prisoner of Zenda\u003c\/b\u003e—\u003ci\u003eAnthony Hope\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e When King Rudolf, the rightful ruler of Ruritania, is kidnapped on the eve of his coronation and hastened to a hideout in a castle in Zenda, his look-alike cousin Rudolf Rassendyll impersonates him to save the crown and launch a daring rescue mission to restore the monarch to his throne.  \u003cb\u003eThe Story of Cyrano de Bergerac\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Edmond Rostand and Ann O’Hagan\u003c\/i\u003e. Based on the life of the historical poet, playwright, and duelist, this rousing tale tells of the valorous soldier Cyrano, who proves that all is fair in love and war when he agrees to write letters on behalf of the cadet Christian in order to woo Roxane—the very woman for whom he burns with unrequited loved.   \u003cb\u003eThe Corsican Brothers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Alexandre Dumas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e Although separated surgically at birth and embarked on different paths in life, Lucien and Louis de Franchi each feels the others’ pain—a psychic bond that becomes a matter of life and death when Louis is appointed to mediate in the vendetta between the feuding Orlandi and Colona families.  \u003cb\u003eHow the Brigadier Bore Himself at Waterloo\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Arthur Conan Doyle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e Full of the swagger and braggadocio that makes him so unforgettable, the irrepressible Brigadier Etienne Gerard tell of his hair-raising adventures when trapped behind enemy lines at Waterloo, and of his heroic triumphs in a battle that his Emperor had the misfortune to lose.  \u003cb\u003eHow Jean-Pierre Met the Scarlet Pimpernel\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Baroness Orczy.\u003c\/i\u003e Trapped with their ailing child in the besieged town of Lyons, Mme. and M. de Marquise are dependent on the benevolence of that mysterious aristocrat, the Scarlet Pimpernel, for whom charade and masquerade prove invaluable aids in his arsenal of weaponry.   \u003cb\u003eCaptain Blood \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e Unjustly convicted of treason against the British crown and transported to Barbados to be sold into slavery, British physician Peter Blood effects his escape and, as the notorious pirate Captain Blood, wages war against nations who would dare to raise arms against the very country that so shamefully disserved him.\u003cbr clear=\"all\"\u003e  ","brand":"Fall River Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47026190188784,"sku":"9781435162839","price":7.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781435162839_p0.jpg?v=1763754458","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781435162839","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}