Emilio Salgari

Born August 21, 1862· Verona, Veneto, Italy

† Died April 25, 1911

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Emerging from a modest merchant family in Verona, he briefly pursued seamanship at a Venetian technical school before abandoning formal studies. Turning to journalism, he began publishing serialized adventure tales and eventually authored over two hundred novels set in exotic locales with swash-buckling heroes. His four flagship series-the Pirates of Malaysia, the Black Corsair saga, the Pirates o… Read more

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources