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`the plot is terrific and the pace fast and furious...A terrific story told by a master storyteller' --Historical Novels Review
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A classic tale of high adventure, the story of a man 'born with a gift of laughter and a sense that the world was mad'.
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
"He was born with the gift of laughter and a sense that the world was mad," so begins Scaramouche, Rafael Sabatini's 1921 novel set during the French Revolution. That single and unforgettable sentence propelled me back to my childhood and awoke in me nostalgia for the excitement and adventure I once held for books and movies.
Scaramouche is a tale of revenge, an astonishing tour de force - every single page seethes with incident, color, and detail. How could it no be? It is the story of a man born on the wrong side of the blanket, fugitive from the King's justice, star of traveling players, and the finest swordsman in all of France. A tale of revenge and revolution.
Scaramouche helped me rediscover everything I loved about the classic swashbucklers of the 40s starring Tyrone Power, Errol Flynn and Robert Donat. Sabatini also led me to other great tales of adventure by Alexandre Dumas, PC Wren, Emilio Salgari Henry Rider Haggard and Samuel Shellabarger. Scaramouche definitely has a special place in my heart ;)
Scaramouche is a tale of revenge, an astonishing tour de force - every single page seethes with incident, color, and detail. How could it no be? It is the story of a man born on the wrong side of the blanket, fugitive from the King's justice, star of traveling players, and the finest swordsman in all of France. A tale of revenge and revolution.
Scaramouche helped me rediscover everything I loved about the classic swashbucklers of the 40s starring Tyrone Power, Errol Flynn and Robert Donat. Sabatini also led me to other great tales of adventure by Alexandre Dumas, PC Wren, Emilio Salgari Henry Rider Haggard and Samuel Shellabarger. Scaramouche definitely has a special place in my heart ;)
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Kindle Edition
This is a great novel, even better than "Captain Blood" in my opinion. But the number of typing errors is unforgiveable considering how much this edition costs..
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Kindle Edition
Kindle edition spoilt by many errors, some of which are like those made by speech recognition software! Try The Sea Hawk (Vintage Classics - Kindle) until another version available.
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Scaramouche - A brilliant book but a dreadful transcription.
The transcription of this book is appalling. Some of the words are totally wrong. Weird punctuation that barely makes sense. Good job we've got a printed version. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Laughalot
Scaramouche - poorly printed
I enjoyed reading Sabatini's "Scaramouche" but this enjoyment was spoiled by the appalling spelling mistakes throughout the book. Read more
Published 1 month ago by collingwood
Dumas-esque adventure
This is the famous Dumas-like adventure written in 1921 by this Italian author (writing in English so not a translation). Read more
Published 3 months ago by H. Tee
Revolutionary tales of derring-do
The book is set in a France on the cusp of the French Revolution. Andre-Louis Moreau is a young gentleman lawyer in his early 20's who has been brought up by his godfather, a dull... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Adrenalin Streams
Hidden Depths to a Swashbuckler
I acquired 'Scaramouche' after seeing again the 1952 film starring Stewart Granger. The film is a fine swashbuckler but with several weak links in plot. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Bob
Scaramouche
This book is very the same vein as Alexandre Dumas, and covers the same period, athough the writers lived in different era's. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Kevin A. Lazenby
Sabatini genious ... avid reader
A really first class read not a bit dated even if written some time ago. I loved it but am afraid I would not pay the £6 put on by Mr Cornwell introduction to the novel. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Mr. K. Wareham
(3.5) Good, but not great
Andre-Louis Moreau, parentage unknown, is brought as an infant to a small village in Brittany where his support and education is supplied by his "god-father" M. Read more
Published on 23 May 2010 by Misfit
A great, fun read
Scaramouche is a great, fun read, if you don't pause too long to work out character motivations. It has one of the most memorable first lines ever written:
"He was born with... Read more
"He was born with... Read more
Published on 20 Jan 2004 by Martin Turner
Good - but perfect?
Warning: this is not a pure swashbuckler. It goes a lot deeper than, say, "Captain Blood". Read more
Published on 10 Mar 2002
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