Scaramouche

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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 Andr Louis Moreau, a lawyer raised by nobility, unconcerned with the growing discontent among France s lower class until his friend was mercilessly struck down by a member of the aristocracy.Now he is Scaramouche Speaking out against the unjust French government, he takes refuge with a nomadic band of actors and assumes the role of the clown Scaramouche a comic figure with a very serious messageSet during the French Revolution, this novel of swashbuckling romance is also a thought provoking commentary on class, inequality, and the individual s role in society a story that has become Rafael Sabatini s enduring legacy.With an Introduction by Gary Hoppenstand Read Scaramouche – kino-fada.fr At the dawn of the French Revolution, when Aristocrats are about to tumble down into the toxic precipice, there lived in the village of Gavrillac, Brittany, with his Godfather, Andre Louis Moreau A young lawyer of unknown origin, now, but earlier when the infant Andre Louis was brought there, Quentin de Kercadiou, Lord of that settlement, announces that he is the Godfather , the people are amused Obviously the child is a product of an ill fated romance, and Monsieur Kercadiou, is the father, At the dawn of the French Revolution, when Aristocrats are about to tumble down into the toxic precipice, there lived in the village of Gavrillac, Brittany, with his Godfather, Andre Louis Moreau A young lawyer of unknown origin, now, but earlier when the infant Andre Louis was brought there, Quentin de Kercadiou, Lord of that settlement, announces that he is the Godfather , the people are amused Obviously the child is a product of an ill fated romance, and Monsieur Kercadiou, is the father, which the boy also believes the child is well educated , sent to Paris, after the village school The Lord, gruff, but loving, wears unfashionable clothes,like a member of the 3rd estate, is n...He was born with a gift of laughter and a sense that the world was mad Everybody and their brother quote the opening sentence of the book and no wonder it really is very much quotable In this case I do not want stand up in the crowd and there you have it Andr Louis Moreau was born from unknown parents and raised by a local lord Quentin de Kercadiou Thanks to him Andr Louis received a good education and became a lawyer We are talking about France right before the revolution Try as he coHe was born with a gift of laughter and a sense that the world was mad Everybody and their brother quote the opening sentence of the book and no wonder it really is very much quotable In this case I do not want stand up in the crowd and there you have it Andr Louis Moreau was born from unknown parents and raised by a local lord Quentin de Kercadiou Thanks to him Andr Louis received a good education and became a lawyer We are talking about France right before the revolution Try as he could, Andr Louis was not able to remain outside of politics as he originally intended Driven by desire to avenge the...4.5 stars for this swashbuckling historical novel by Rafael Sabatini, set during French Revolution times in the late 1700s Andre Louis Moreau is a young lawyer of unknown parentage, but has a protective godfather, Quentin de Kercadiou, a local lord in Brittany, France Andre Louis is very fond of de Kercadiou s niece Aline, so when he finds out she s planning on accepting a proposal from the Marquis de la Tour d Azyr for practical reasons, not love, he s deeply disappointed Things get worse wh 4.5 stars for this swashbuckling historical novel by Rafael Sabatini, set during French Revolution times in the late 1700s Andre Louis Moreau is a young lawyer of unknown parentage, but has a protective godfather, Quentin de Kercadiou, a local lord in Brittany, France Andre Louis is very fond of de Kercadiou s niece Aline, so when he finds out she s planning on accepting a proposal from the Marquis de la Tour d Azyr for practical reasons, not love, he s deeply disappointed Things get worse when the Marquis, accosted by Andre Louis s best friend Philippe for having his gamekeeper shoot a poaching villager and leaving the villager s family destitute, picks a fight with Philippe and ends up killing him in a duel with swords One thing leads to another, and soon Andre Louis is on the run from de la Tour d Azyr s vengeance, with revenge in his own heart We follow his adventures through the next few years, including taking up with a group of traveling theater players and learning to ... This reviews can be found on Amaranthine Reads He was born with a gift of laughter and a sense that the world was mad Andr Louis Moreau, a country lawyer with no idea and no care for his birth heritage, witnesses the murder of his eloquent friend by a swarthy aristocrat and swears vengeance, yet the laws of pre Revolution France do not equate to justice ... He was born with a gift of laughter and a sense that the world was madOne of the best opening lines I ve ever read I m sure this will end up being one of my favourite re reads of the year.A fast paced read that seamlessly merges Andr Louis story with real history and leaves you wanting to readof both The style is romantic, but the romance s are of the realistic sort view spoiler I love that Andr Louis is shown havingthan one love hide spoiler and that he is a very fla H...I wavered between four and five stars on this one, but I totally have to go with the five It s just that awesome I was actually a little surprised at how much I loved this book I mean, I love swashbucklers and historical fiction Dumas p re is my man, but the only other Sabatini novel I ve read, Venetian Masque, I found to be a little underwhelming so I did not expect this from Sabatini Speaking of Dumas, I almost think that _Scaramouche_ can be placed in the same company as that master s gre I wavered between four and five stars on this one, but I totally have to go with the five It s just that awesome I was actually a little surprised at how much I loved this book I mean, I love swashbucklers and historical fiction Dumas p re is my man, but the only oth...From the Robe to the Buskin, and now from the buskin to the Sword What will be the end of you I wonder It is always a gamble to re read your childhood favourites Lately I v had a couple of bad hits while trying to revoke the passion towards a few books that I worshipped as a child Scaramouche, is one of those titles Without going into the details of the book, I am happy to conclude that afterthan a decade I have a better understanding of this book This is a story of swashbuckling From the Robe to the Buskin, and now from the buskin to the Sword Wha...Seminal novels have a curious tendency of being very much unlike the genres they inspire It s something I ve explored before, inThe Lord of the Ringsfantasy ,The Virginianwestern , andThe Moonstonemystery , and Scaramouche definitely resembles the latter two in how they stray from what we might expect.Firstly, we have an unusually introspective, complex protagonist Much less the dashing hero, we are shown a doubting cynic, a recluse who sees the cruel inequality of the world and Seminal novels have a curious tendency of being very much unlike the genres they inspire It s something I ve explored before, inThe Lord of the Ringsfantasy ,The Virginianwestern , andThe Moonstonemystery , and Scaramouche definitely resembles the latter two in how they stray from what we might expect.Firstly, we have an unusually introspective, complex protagonist Much less the dashing hero, we are shown a doubting cynic, a recluse who sees the cruel inequality of the world and does his best to avoid it Yet it is a world he must live in, and so he finds himself thrust again and again into compli...Andre Louis Moreau is the Scaramouche of fame I am delighted with this knowledge, as it finally helps me to solve one of the many mysteries of Queen Butthan that, I am absolutely delighted with the work in general Sabatini s evocation of the heady, tense, uncertain, firecracker days before the beginning of the French Revolution of 1789 is beautifully done I classified this as fantasy because I believe that it is painted brightly enough to sear into my imagination as much as any Midd...Thunderbolt of Lightning, Very, Very FrighteningScaramouche, Scaramouche, Will You Do the Fandango This a rollicking romantic adventure, circa 1921, following the life, loves and transformation of Andre Louis Moreau in the years leading up to the late 18th Century French Revolution, from cynical lawyer to comic actor playing clownish Italian character Scaramouche and, ultimately, into a swashbuckling romantic It s no literary treasure though.If you enjoyed Alexandre Dumas The Three Musketeer Thunderbolt of Lightning, Very, Very FrighteningScaramouche, Scaramouche, Will You Do the Fandango This a rollicking romantic adventure, circa 1921, following the life, loves and transformation of Andre Louis Moreau in the years leading up to the late 18th Century French Revolution, from cynical lawyer to comic actor playing clownish Italian character Scaramouc...

Scaramouche
  • English
  • 16 May 2017
  • Mass Market Paperback
  • 359 pages
  • 0451527976
  • Rafael Sabatini
  • Scaramouche