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Readers who love swashbuckling adventure, quick wit and a duel on every other page will feel at home here, as will anyone drawn to the French Revolution.
Che cos’è questo libro
Can a man start a revolution by accident? Andre-Louis Moreau, a young Breton lawyer, believes the human race is mad and that nothing can mend it. Then a nobleman kills his dearest friend in a contrived duel, and the cynical lawyer finds himself addressing a crowd ready to march against the King's Lieutenant.
Scaramouche, A Romance of the French Revolution, was written by Rafael Sabatini. It follows Andre-Louis from a quiet village in 1788 to the fall of the monarchy in 1792, as a lawyer, orator, fugitive, comedian, fencing master and deputy.
In questo riassunto
- 1A skeptical lawyer meets a poacher's deathFree
- 2Aline lets a great nobleman come courting
- 3A quarrel is staged to silence Philippe
- 4Justice refuses to listen and an oath is sworn
- 5A borrowed voice sets two cities alight
- 6A fugitive vanishes into a troupe of players
- 7Scaramouche wins the stage and loses his heart
- 8Sword and Assembly give the orator new power
- 9Privilege against reason drives the whole story
- 10Masks, the stage and a wry storyteller
Punto chiave 1 di 10
A skeptical lawyer meets a poacher's death
The story opens in November 1788 in Gavrillac, a village in Brittany. Andre-Louis Moreau is twenty-four, a lawyer, and the godson of the local lord, Quintin de Kercadiou. He has read everything from Thucydides to Rousseau and has settled on one firm belief, that people are mad.
His closest friend is Philippe de Vilmorin, a gentle seminary student who believes the world can be remade. Philippe brings news that a peasant named Mabey has been shot dead for taking a pheasant. The gamekeeper acted on orders from the Marquis de La Tour d'Azyr, the greatest nobleman in the region. Philippe wants justice for the widow.
Andre-Louis answers with cool arguments. A new ruling class of merchants would be no kinder than the old one, he says, and human nature does not change.
A mind that mocks every cause must still answer when injustice comes close to home.
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Who’s who
- Andre-Louis Moreau
- A witty young Breton lawyer of unknown parentage who swears to avenge his friend and discovers he has a gift for speaking, acting and fencing.
- Philippe de Vilmorin
- Andre-Louis's gentle friend, a seminary student and idealist who believes that reform can make a better France.
- Marquis de La Tour d'Azyr
- A proud, skilled swordsman and great landowner of Brittany who defends privilege and wants to court Aline.
- Aline de Kercadiou
- Lord Kercadiou's lively niece, raised in part at Versailles, torn between her ambitions and her loyalty to Andre-Louis.
- Quintin de Kercadiou
- The kind, stubborn Lord of Gavrillac, Andre-Louis's godfather, who loves comfort and peace and dislikes new ideas.
- Binet
- The fat, scheming master of a company of strolling players, who turns Andre-Louis into Scaramouche for his own profit.
- Climene
- Binet's lovely daughter and the troupe's leading actress, who wants fame and wealth above all.
- Le Chapelier
- A blunt, energetic lawyer from Rennes and leader of the young reformers, who keeps urging Andre-Louis into politics.
About this edition
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- LengthAbout 114,900 words
- Reading timeAbout 8 h 5 min
- FormatseBook, large-print eBook, audiobook, 15-minute summary
- LanguagesEnglish and 11 other languages
Questions about Scaramouche
What is Scaramouche about?
It follows Andre-Louis Moreau, a young Breton lawyer, who vows vengeance when a nobleman kills his friend. He becomes a revolutionary orator, an actor, a fencing master and a deputy during the French Revolution.
Why is the hero called Scaramouche?
Scaramouche is a stock character of Italian street comedy, a quick-witted trickster. Andre-Louis takes the name while hiding among strolling players, and it suits his habit of stirring up trouble and slipping away.
Is Scaramouche a true story?
No. Andre-Louis and his enemies are invented. Sabatini set them among real events and people of 1789 to 1792, such as the fall of the Bastille, the Assembly, Danton and Le Chapelier.
Is Scaramouche easy to read?
It is a lively adventure with short chapters, brisk dialogue and plenty of humour. Duels, disguises and theatre scenes keep the story moving, and the Revolution is explained as the plot goes along.
What is the main message of Scaramouche?
The book shows how stubborn privilege pushes ordinary people toward revolution, and how words can be as strong as swords. It also suggests that a person's worth lies in what he does, not in his birth.
Cite this edition
Sabatini, Rafael. Scaramouche: A Romance of the French Revolution. Library of Alexandria, 2026, libraryofalexandria.com/products/scaramouche-a-romance-of-the-french-revolution.
Sabatini, R. (2026). Scaramouche: A romance of the French Revolution. Library of Alexandria. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/scaramouche-a-romance-of-the-french-revolution (Original work published 1921)
Sabatini, Rafael. Scaramouche: A Romance of the French Revolution. Library of Alexandria, 2026. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/scaramouche-a-romance-of-the-french-revolution.
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