A non-idealistic character is pointedly not joining a cause supported by other, idealistic characters. Not in This for Your Revolution: This is a recurring theme in Sabatini's novels.He seemed to have a particular fondness for setting works in or around some major war or time of historical strife, most often The French Revolution. Historical Fiction: Most of what he wrote.Historical Domain Character: Too numerous to list.The Highwayman: Sabatini wrote many stories about highwaymen, including several concerning the fortunes of a charming rogue who called himself "Captain Evans".Imagine Joseph, but without the rape accusation, and Potiphar found an excuse to send Joseph away. A Family Affair: In Bellarion, Facino Cane's younger wife Beatrice keeps flirting with the title character - her adopted son - in as deniable a manner as she can contrive, and he keeps rejecting her.For bonus points, it was at the hands of the man who tried to use Kenneth to do this to the title character. Which is directly contrary to how he acted the entire book, and in order to avenge the father he thought he hated. In The Tavern Knight, Kenneth/Jocelyn dies after he decides to be brave.The Justice of the Duke is an anthology of stories where Cesare Borgia doles these out.Deadpan Snarker: Protagonists are often "ironical" and otherwise witty.There will also be misunderstandings, lies, intrigues, and thwarted love.Creator Thumbprint: Almost every work or series of his will have at least one Duel to the Death (or at least to incapacitation) at some point, most famously in Scaramouche.Contrived Coincidence: In The Tavern Knight, the title character ends up working with a young man who happens to be his long-lost son.Including against his own foster-dad, sometimes. This leads to situations where he ends up being the Only Sane Man who comes up with sensible plans. But I Read a Book About It: The titular Bellarion was tutored and adopted by one of the finest mercenary captains of the time, and was also familiar with books.Sabatini's other works include the following tropes:
Works by Sabatini with their own trope pages include:
The Lovers of Yvonne ( AKA The Suitors of Yvonne) (1902).
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