The Suitors of Yvonne Author:Raphael Sabatini Rafael Sabatini was an Italian/British writer of novels of romance and adventure during the beginning of the 20th century. . His best-known works were The Sea Hawk, Scaramouche, Captain Blood and Bellarion the Fortunate. Sabatini produced thirty one novels, eight short story collections, six nonfiction books, numerous uncollected short stories... more », and a play. The Suitors of Yvonne also known as The Lovers of Yvonne was written in 1902. This first novel of Sabatini is told in the first person narrative style. It is a swachbuckling romance, full of swordplay, foiled assassination attempts, and a heroic rescue. Sabatini is a master of writing action and adventure scenes.« less