Scaramouche: A Romance of the French Revolution Contributor(s): Sabatini, Rafael (Author) |
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ISBN: 1434104087 ISBN-13: 9781434104083 Publisher: Waking Lion Press OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Action & Adventure - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Classics |
Physical Information: 0.82" H x 6" W x 9" (1.19 lbs) 370 pages |
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Publisher Description: 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." |