The Nuptials of Corbal

The Nuptials of Corbal is a 1927 historical adventure novel by the British writer Rafael Sabatini. Set during the French Revolution, it portrays the escapades of a Frenchman who saves condemned prisoners from the guillotine.

Film adaptation
In 1936 the story was adapted into a British film The Marriage of Corbal directed by Karl Grune and starring Nils Asther.