First published in 1921, "Scaramouche" was Rafael Sabatini's fourteenth novel and a runaway best-seller. Sabatini gives readers what they want: strong storylines, vivid characters and exotic settings. The plot is terrific and the pace fast and furious. Furthermore, Sabatini has done his research: the described adventures follow the course of the French Revolution as it moves ever closer to the Reign of Terror. "Scaramouche" tells the story of a hero who once was André-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.
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