SABATINI, RAFAEL

(1875), Eng. novelist and dramatist; his novels include The Tavern Knight, 1904; Bardelys the Magnificent, 1906: The Trampling of the Lilies, 1906; Love-at Arms, 1907; The Shame of Motley, 1908; St. Martin’s Summer, 1909; Anthony Welding, 1910; The Lion’s Skin, 1911; The Justice of the Duke, 1912: The Strolling Saint, 1913; The Gates of Doom, 1914; The Sea Hawk, 1915; The Snare, 1917; The Historical Night’s Entertainment; Scaramouche, 1921; his plays include Fugitives and with H. Hamilton, mystic and pseudo-me iah. His eloquence and religious fervor attached to him vast crowds of followers. His disquieting influence was apprehended by the Sultan, and Sabbat a i was imprisoned and put to death.