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Streszczenie książki Jastrząb morski
- 8 min czytania
- 10 parts
- Nagranie wkrótce
Betrayed by his own brother, a Cornish knight becomes a Barbary corsair and sails home to settle the score.
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Jastrząb morski — najważniejsze informacje
Streszczenie: 8 min czytania
- Czas czytania
- Około 7 h 40 min6 h 5 min fast, 9 h 10 min slow
- Długość
- Liczba słów: 109 900
- Poziom trudności w bibliotece
- Średni longer sentences, everyday words
- Pierwsze wydanie
- 1915by Rafael Sabatini
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Jastrząb morski in short
The Sea-Hawk follows one man through a fall and a return. Oliver Tressilian loses his name, his bride and his liberty because a brother he loved chose fear over honor. He climbs back as Sakr-el-Bahr, a corsair of Algiers, and brings raiders to the house where his life was ruined.
What Jastrząb morski is about
What would you do if the brother you raised and protected sold you to the slave traders of Barbary? That question drives The Sea-Hawk, the adventure novel by Rafael Sabatini. It opens on a sunny September noon in Cornwall, where Sir Oliver Tressilian, knighted by the Queen for his part against the Spanish Armada, is engaged to the girl he loves.
The book carries Oliver from a terraced garden to a Spanish galley bench, and on to the corsairs of Algiers.
Dla kogo. Readers who love swashbuckling adventure, sea battles, duels and sweeping romance will enjoy this novel. It suits those drawn to wronged heroes and the conflict between honor and revenge.
The story in 10 parts
Key idea 1 · free to read
An old feud spoils a happy courtship
Sir Oliver Tressilian begins the book at ease in the best year of his life. He is young and rich from his voyages with Hawkins, and Rosamund Godolphin, aged seventeen, has agreed to marry him.
His peace ends when Rosamund's brother Peter strides in and tells him he is no longer welcome at Godolphin Court. Peter sneers at Oliver's dead father and strikes him across the shoulder. Oliver laughs it off and refuses to fight the boy. He names the real cause, which is money. Peter and their guardian, Sir John Killigrew, want a new port at Smithick, and Oliver has blocked it with a petition to the Queen.
Oliver rides to Arwenack to punish the slander at its source, and Sir John lies bleeding on the grass in three minutes. Oliver then tells Rosamund himself and swears never to harm her brother. Old grudges and small profits are enough to poison a happiness that seemed safe.
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A whip in the snow sets a trap
A week before Christmas Oliver's horse loses a shoe near Smithick, and he stops at the village forge.
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A wounded brother brings home a secret
Lionel, Oliver's half brother, is not yet twenty one, gentle, fair and idle.
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Rosamund believes the rumor and shuts the door
Next morning old Nicholas brings terrible news.
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A frightened man buys his brother's ruin
Lionel's fear grows through the Christmas weeks.
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A Cornish knight becomes the Hawk of the Sea
Jasper Leigh proves a rogue even to his employer.
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Sakr-el-Bahr comes home to Arwenack
In the fifth year, Oliver captures a Spanish carrack and finds Jasper Leigh among the slaves.
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In Algiers, jealousy and desire close in
Algiers is a white city above a blue bay, ruled by the old Asad-ed-Din, who loves Sakr-el-Bahr like a son.
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A basket on the Basha's galley hides a bride
Oliver prepares a raid on a Spanish treasure galley, but Asad takes command after Marzak urges him to lead it.
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Brothers, judges and the price of a quick verdict
Two themes run through the book.
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Characters, plot and themes
Main characters
- Sir Oliver Tressilian A proud Cornish knight, rich from sea raids, who wants to marry Rosamund and later rises as the corsair Sakr-el-Bahr.
- Rosamund Godolphin A spirited young Cornish heiress who loves Oliver but is swayed by rumor, and who wants the truth about her brother's death.
- Lionel Tressilian Oliver's gentle, idle half brother, ruled by fear, who wants to keep his comfort and his secret safe.
- Sir John Killigrew The master of Arwenack and Rosamund's guardian, quick to judge, who wants to build a port and protect her from the Tressilians.
- Jasper Leigh A scarred, quick-witted sea captain who sells his services to the highest bidder and wants only to survive and profit.
- Asad-ed-Din The aging Basha of Algiers, devout and fierce, who loves Oliver like a son and wants a worthy heir and peace at home.
- Fenzileh Asad's Sicilian wife, clever and fearless, who wants to see Oliver brought down so that her son Marzak may rule.
- Marzak Asad's vain young son, jealous of Oliver, who wants his father's favor and the Bashalik for himself.
How it ends (spoiler)
Oliver stops a bloody fight aboard the galleass by holding a lantern over the powder, and surrenders himself to Sir John Killigrew in exchange for safety for his men and for Rosamund. Sir John prepares to hang him, but Rosamund pleads for him and tells the court the truth. The dying Lionel confesses everything and begs his brother's forgiveness. Oliver gives it, is cleared, and clasps hands with Sir John.
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Pytania o Jastrząb morski
What is The Sea-Hawk about?
It tells of Sir Oliver Tressilian, a Cornish knight falsely accused of killing his bride's brother. Kidnapped and condemned to the Spanish galleys, he is freed by corsairs, becomes their feared captain Sakr-el-Bahr, and sails home for revenge.
Who is Sakr-el-Bahr in The Sea-Hawk?
Sakr-el-Bahr, meaning Hawk of the Sea, is the name Oliver Tressilian takes as a corsair of Algiers. Under the Basha Asad-ed-Din he rises to command the Algerian galleys and becomes famous across the Mediterranean.
Is The Sea-Hawk a true story?
It is a work of fiction by Rafael Sabatini, set in the age of Queen Elizabeth and the Spanish Armada. Real people such as Hawkins and places such as Algiers appear, but the knight and his adventures are invented.
Who is Lord Henry Goade in the book?
Lord Henry Goade is the Queen's Lieutenant of Cornwall, a grumbling writer who knew Oliver. The narrator presents his large chronicles as the source of the tale, and he appears in some key scenes himself.
Is The Sea-Hawk worth reading?
Readers who enjoy a fast plot find a clear story with duels, sea fights, a slave market and a love story. Short chapters, vivid settings and a hero torn between revenge and mercy make it easy to follow.
Zacytuj to wydanie
Sabatini, Rafael. The Sea-Hawk. Library of Alexandria, 2026, libraryofalexandria.com/products/the-sea-hawk.
Sabatini, R. (2026). The Sea-Hawk. Library of Alexandria. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/the-sea-hawk (Original work published 1915)
Sabatini, Rafael. The Sea-Hawk. Library of Alexandria, 2026. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/the-sea-hawk.
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author = {Sabatini, Rafael},
title = {The Sea-Hawk},
publisher = {Library of Alexandria},
year = {2026},
url = {https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/the-sea-hawk},
note = {First published 1915}
}
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