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Scaramouche - A Romance of the French Revolution - cover

Scaramouche - A Romance of the French Revolution

Rafael Sabatini

Publisher: Perennial Press

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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" (a roguish buffoon character in the commedia dell'arte). 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. The book also depicts his transformation from cynic to idealist...
Available since: 03/11/2016.

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