The Gamester (novel)

The Gamester
First edition
AuthorRafael Sabatini
LanguageEnglish
GenreHistorical
PublisherHutchinson
Houghton Mifflin (US)
Publication date
1949
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint

The Gamester is a 1949 historical adventure novel by the Italian-born British writer Rafael Sabatini. It was his final published novel before his death the following year.[1] The plot revolves around the life of the Scottish financier John Law who created a large boom in France during the early eighteenth century.[2]

  1. ^ Hoppenstand p.56
  2. ^ Orel p.154