Scaramouche

Rafael Sabatini

Description

Scaramouche is a swashbuckling romantic adventure set during the French Revolution. A young lawyer becomes enmeshed in political turmoil, and goes into hiding as an actor with a traveling commedia dell'arte troupe. He plays the buffoon, Scaramouche. During his adventures he also becomes a master politician and swordsman, and though he is a revolutionary, circumstances force him to change sides several times. The tone of the book is set from the opening line: "He was born with a gift of laughter and a sense that the world was mad."

Informations

• Publié par: The Floating Press
• Date de parution: 01 octobre 2009
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781775416548
• Langue: English

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