Scaramouche: A Romance of the French Revolution (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781533323248)

"He was born with a gift of laughter and a sense that the world was mad." This line was to become Sabatini's epitaph, on his gravestone in Switzerland. Scaramouche is a historical novel by Rafael Sabatini, originally published in 1921. A romantic adventure, Scaramouche tells the story of a young lawyer during the French Revolution. In the course of his adventures he becomes an actor portraying "Scaramouche". He also becomes a revolutionary, politician, and fencing-master, confounding his enemies with his powerful orations and swordsmanship. He is forced by circumstances to change sides several times and his transformation of a cynic into an idealist.

Author: Rafael Sabatini
ISBN-10: 1533323240
ISBN-13: 9781533323248
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 05/19/2016
Pages: 382
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.23lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.85d