The fourth volume of the collected works of R. Sabatini includes the novels “The Sword of Islam” and “The Dogs of the Lord.” The first of them takes place during the so-called Italian Wars, when France and Spain disputed dominance over Italy and at the same time were forced to fight corsair raids in the Mediterranean. The adventures of the heroes on land and sea are truly exciting. The events of the novel “Dogs of the Lord” take place during the Anglo-Spanish War. Sabatini's sympathies are, of course, on the side of the young and freer England in its struggle against King Philip's claims to the English crown and on the side of the English heroes who defend the dignity of the individual even in the dungeons of the Spanish Inquisition.