IN THE SHADOW OF THE GUILLOTINE (1,077 pp.)Rafael SabatiniHoughton Mifilin ($6).
He was born in Italy, the son of an English soprano and an Italian tenor, picked up an education in Switzerland and Portugal, became a British subject and a proper young businessman. But not for long. As soon as he could read, he had begun to devour history, and one day he left his proper job for the happier one of cranking out historical novels. Quote the opening line of one of his most famous ones"He was born with a gift of laughter...
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