Synopses & Reviews
Once he was André-Louis Moreau, a lawyer raised by nobility, unconcerned with the growing discontent among France's lower class until his best friend is mercilessly struck down by a member of the aristocracy.
Now, he is Scaramouche. Speaking out against the unjust French Government, he takes refuge with a nomadic band of acting improvisers where he assumes the role of Scaramouche The Clown a comic figure with a very serious message.
Set during the French Revolution, this novel of swashbuckling romance is also a thought-provoking commentary on class, inequality, and the individual's role in society a story that has become Rafael Sabatini's enduring legacy.
Review
"[H]as all the elements that made his books such appealing movies: sword fights, swooning damsels, class conflict, and melodramatic revelation." Kirkus Revies
Synopsis
Last Wednesday he had been engaged in moving an audience of Rennes to anger; on this Wednesday he was to move an audience of Guichen to mirth....
Once he was Andre-Louis Moreau, a lawyer raised by nobility, unconcerned with the growing discontent among France s lower class until his friend was mercilessly struck down by a member of the aristocracy.
Now he is Scaramouche. Speaking out against the unjust French government, he takes refuge with a nomadic band of actors and assumes the role of the clown Scaramouche a comic figure with a very serious message .
Set during the French Revolution, this novel of swashbuckling romance is also a thought-provoking commentary on class, inequality, and the individual s role in society a story that has become Rafael Sabatini s enduring legacy.
With an Introduction by Gary Hoppenstand"
Synopsis
A vigorous, page-turning historical romance set in revolutionary-era France.
About the Author
Rafael Sabatini was born in Italy, in 1875, to two opera singers, and often joined his parents on their professional tours of Europe. In 1918, he became a British subject and worked for the British Intelligence during World War I. He published his first novel, The Lovers of Yvonne, at the age of 27, and continued to produce numerous historical novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, and some biographies. Scaramouche was first published in 1921, followed by Captain Blood in 1922. Sabatini died in 1950, while vacationing at a Swiss ski resort.