First published in 1921, &quot;Scaramouche&quot; was Rafael Sabatini&rsquo;s fourteenth novel and a runaway best-seller.<br />Sabatini gives readers what they want: strong storylines, vivid characters and exotic settings. The plot is terrific and the pace fast and furious. Furthermore, Sabatini has done his research: the described adventures follow the course of the French Revolution as it moves ever closer to the Reign of Terror.<br /><br />&quot;Scaramouche&quot; tells the story of a hero who once was Andr&eacute;-Louis Moreau, a lawyer raised by nobility, unconcerned with the growing discontent among France&rsquo;s lower class&mdash;until his friend was mercilessly struck down by a member of the aristocracy.<br />Now he is <i>Scaramouche</i>. Speaking out against the unjust French government, he takes refuge with a nomadic band of actors and assumes the role of the clown Scaramouche&mdash;a comic figure with a very serious message...<br /><br />Set during the French Revolution, this novel of swashbuckling romance is also a thought-provoking commentary on class, inequality, and the individual&rsquo;s role in society&mdash;a story that has become Rafael Sabatini&rsquo;s enduring legacy.