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Scaramouche is a classic historical adventure novel by Rafael Sabatini , first published in 1921. Set in 17th century Italy, it tells the story of a young man who is driven to seek justice against a powerful and oppressive oppressor. Through thrilling twists and turns, Scaramouche... Read Full Overview

Set during the French Revolution, the tale of the man who was born with a gift of laughter and a sense that the world was mad. This classic novel of swashbuckling adventure and sweeping romance is also a thought-provoking commentary on class, inequality, and the individual's... Read Full Overview

Rafael Sabatini's classic tale of historical fiction, set during the French Revolution, in which a young lawyer portrays the character "Scaramouche" as allegiances shift.

"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... Read Full Overview

He was born with a gift of laughter and a sense that the world was mad. And that was all his patrimony. His very paternity was obscure, although the village of Gavrillac had long since dispelled the cloud of mystery that hung about it. Those simple Brittany folk were not so simple... Read Full Overview

This anthology is a thorough introduction to classic literature for those who have not yet experienced these literary masterworks. For those who have known and loved these works in the past, this is an invitation to reunite with old friends in a fresh new format. From Shakespeare's... Read Full Overview

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He was born with a gift of laughter and a sense that the world was mad. And that was all his patrimony. His very paternity was obscure, although the village of Gavrillac had long since dispelled the cloud of mystery that hung about it. Those simple Brittany folk were not so simple... Read Full Overview

He was born with the gift of laughter and a sense that the world was mad. So begins Rafael Sabatini's Scaramouche, the gripping tale of an 18th-century man seeking to avenge the death of his friend at the hands of an evil aristocrat.

The passionate Andre-Louis Moreau makes an unexpected entrance into the French Revolution when he vows to avenge his best friend's death. His target: Monsieur de La Tour d'Azyr, the aristocratic villain who killed his friend. Andre-Louis rallies the underclass to join him in... Read Full Overview

He was born with the gift of laughter and a sense that the world was mad. So begins Rafael Sabatini's Scaramouche, the gripping tale of an 18th-century man seeking to avenge the death of his friend at the hands of an evil aristocrat.

He was born with the gift of laughter and a sense that the world was mad. So begins Rafael Sabatini's Scaramouche, the gripping tale of an 18th-century man seeking to avenge the death of his friend at the hands of an evil aristocrat.