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Scaramouche|Rafael Sabatini

Overview

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 struck down by a member of the aristocracy. Now he is a rabble-rouser and revolutionary, running from the law but sworn to avenge the death of his friend. Taking refuge with a band of actors, he assumes the role of Scaramouche--a comic figure with a serious message--and hones his skill with the sword. Finally he returns to Paris, where the story builds to a conclusion as surprising as it is reasonable. 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. Never will the reader forget the sardonic Scaramouche, who was "born with the gift of laughter and a sense that the world was mad."

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Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781434117786
  • ISBN-10: 1434117782
  • Publisher: Waking Lion Press
  • Publish Date: August 2016
  • Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.94 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.57 pounds
  • Page Count: 370

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