https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-rafael-sabatini-library--7322861enFictionPublic domainhttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/2c88ce823bcbb89c7770bfbb7c656885.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-rafael-sabatini-library--7322861Wed, 16 Sep 2026 18:31:54 +0000Rafael SabatiniGood Old Classicsfeeds@spreaker.comAdventure, intrigue, honour and rebellion await in The Rafael Sabatini Library. A collection of Sabatini’s great historical romances, read in full. Here are swordsmen and pirates, exiles and revolutionaries, men of wit and courage cast against the...falsedd251ba6-ab87-516a-9c53-c456a9a72b01serialhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bardelys-the-magnificent-chapter-i-the-wager--75057655https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75057655Fri, 11 Sep 2026 07:38:54 +0000Rafael SabatiniIn which the Comte de Chatellerault, recently spurned by the King and the fair Roxalanne de Lavedan, appears at a lively Parisian gathering, sparking a clash of wit and pride that culminates in a spirited wager over the conquest of the seemingly...1499false11fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bardelys-the-magnificent-chapter-ii-the-king-s-wishes--75057657https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75057657Fri, 11 Sep 2026 18:30:04 +0000Rafael SabatiniIn which the Marquis Bardelys contemplates the consequences of a foolish wager made in the heat of wine, resolving to seek a wife in Languedoc despite the King's stern disapproval and political intrigues. With the loyal Ganymede at his side and the...638false12fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bardelys-the-magnificent-chapter-iii-rene-de-lesperon--75057658https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75057658Sat, 12 Sep 2026 18:30:05 +0000Rafael SabatiniIn which our narrator embarks on a cautious journey through a troubled Languedoc, navigating rebellion and misdirection with a stubborn resolve characteristic of his spirited nature. Along the way, he discovers a grievously wounded young nobleman...945false13fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bardelys-the-magnificent-chapter-iv-a-maid-in-the-moonlight--75057659https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75057659Sun, 13 Sep 2026 18:30:04 +0000Rafael SabatiniIn which a determined solitary rider, pursued by soldiers in a restless province, seeks refuge beneath the moonlit shadow of a grand but silent château, where chance and desperation lead him to an encounter with a gentle maiden whose innocence and...1358false14fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bardelys-the-magnificent-chapter-v-the-vicomte-de-lavedan--75057660https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75057660Mon, 14 Sep 2026 18:30:05 +0000Rafael SabatiniIn which the Marquis de Bardelys awakens wounded and mistaken for a rebel at the chateau of the Vicomte de Lavedan, whose courteous yet treasonous hospitality entwines him unwittingly in a web of political intrigue and family alliances. As Bardelys...1247false15fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bardelys-the-magnificent-chapter-vi-in-convalescence--75057661https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75057661Tue, 15 Sep 2026 18:30:05 +0000Rafael SabatiniIn which the narrator finds himself convalescing at the chateau of Monsieur de Lavedan, where the presence of unwelcome servants stirs anxious schemes and conversations rife with courtly scandal and rivalries. Amidst delicate negotiations and a...1396false16fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bardelys-the-magnificent-chapter-vii-the-hostility-of-saint-eustache--75057662https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75057662Wed, 16 Sep 2026 18:30:05 +0000Rafael SabatiniIn which the narrative unveils a delicate and increasingly fraught tableau at Lavedan, where the narrator’s burgeoning passion for Roxalanne entangles with the enmity of the Chevalier de Saint-Eustache, culminating in a dramatic confrontation that...2702false17full