The Justice of the Duke (collection)

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The Justice of the Duke (1915)
by Rafael Sabatini
Edition: Toronto: Thomas Allen, circa 1915 (judging by the advertisements). First published 1912. Seven stories of the of the Duke's peculiar sense of "justice". The Duke is, of course, Cesare Borgia...

... an Italian cardinal and condottiero (mercenary leader) of Aragonese (Spanish) origin, whose fight for power was a major inspiration for The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli.

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THE JUSTICE OF THE DUKE

UNIFORM CHEAPER EDITIONS OF

RAFAEL
SABATINI'S

WONDERFUL ROMANCES

In Crown 8vo, cloth, coloured Wrappers.


The Strolling Saint

“No man writes historical romances so well as Mr. Sabatini.”—Pall Mall Gazette

The Lion's Skin

“A brilliantly clever story.”—Evening Standard

The Justice of the Duke

“Wonderfully effective.”—Westminster Gazette.

Bardelys the Magnificent

“Mr. Sabatini has no equal.“—Newcastle Daily Chronicle.

The Gates of Doom

“A clever story, well and amusingly told.“—The Times.

THE JUSTICE OF THE
DUKE

BY
RAFAEL SABATINI
AUTHOR OF
“THE LION'S SKIN,” “TORQUEMADA AND THE SPANISH INQUISITION,”
“THE LIFE OF CESARE BORGIA,” “THE STROLLING SAINT,” “BARDELYS THE
MAGNIFICENT,” ETC,, ETC.

TORONTO:
THOMAS ALLEN


MADE AND PRINTED IN GREAT BRITAIN
BY THE DEVONSHIRE PRESS, TORQUAY

To

LANCELOT and MARTHA DIXON

THESE PAGES ARE

AFFECTIONATELY INSCRIBED

CONTENTS

This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1929.


The longest-living author of this work died in 1950, so this work is in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 73 years or less. This work may be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works.

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