Though Andre-Louis Moreau was educated as a simple lawyer, the murder of his friend in cold blood by the villainous Marquis de la Tour d'Azyr force him to take more drastic action. When no justice is found in the courts, and he is told that nobles do not care to interfere with the Marquis' business, Moreau sparks the powder keg that is the French peoples' growing hatred of the nobility - fanning the flames of revolution.

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"Scaramouche" tells the story of a young lawyer during the French Revolution. In the course of his adventures he becomes an actor portraying "Scaramouche" (a roguish buffoon character in the commedia dell'arte). He also becomes a revolutionary, politician, and fencing-master, confounding his enemies with his powerful orations and swordsmanship. He is forced by circumstances to change sides several times.

Scaramouche: A Romance of the French Revolution by Rafael Sabatini Scaramouche is a historical novel by Rafael Sabatini, originally published in 1921. A romantic adventure, Scaramouche tells the story of a young lawyer during the French Revolution. During his adventures, he becomes an actor incarnating "Scaramouche" (a mischievous jester character in the commedia dell'arte). He also becomes a revolutionary, politician and fencing master, mistaking his enemies with his powerful speeches and mastery of the sword. He was forced by circumstances to change sides several times. The book also describes his transformation from cynic to idealist. The three-part novel opens with the memorable phrase: "He was born with a gift of laughter and a feeling the world was crazy." This line would become Sabatini's epitaph, on his gravestone in Adelboden, Switzerland.

He was born with a gift of laughter and a sense that the world was mad. And that was all his patrimony. His very paternity was obscure, although the village of Gavrillac had long since dispelled the cloud of mystery that hung about it. Those simple Brittany folk were not so simple as to be deceived by a pretended relationship which did not even possess the virtue of originality. When a nobleman, for no apparent reason, announces himself the godfather of an infant fetched no man knew whence, and thereafter cares for the lad's rearing and education, the most unsophisticated of country folk perfectly understand the situation. And so the good people of Gavrillac permitted themselves no illusions on the score of the real relationship between Andre-Louis Moreau—as the lad had been named—and Quintin de Kercadiou, Lord of Gavrillac, who dwelt in the big grey house that dominated from its eminence the village clustering below. Andre-Louis had learnt his letters at the village school, lodged the while with old Rabouillet, the attorney, who in the capacity of fiscal intendant, looked after the affairs of M. de Kercadiou. Thereafter, at the age of fifteen, he had been packed off to Paris, to the Lycee of Louis Le Grand, to study the law which he was now returned to practise in conjunction with Rabouillet. All this at the charges of his godfather, M. de Kercadiou, who by placing him once more under the tutelage of Rabouillet would seem thereby quite clearly to be making provision for his future. Andre-Louis, on his side, had made the most of his opportunities. You behold him at the age of four-and-twenty stuffed with learning enough to produce an intellectual indigestion in an ordinary mind. Out of his zestful study of Man, from Thucydides to the Encyclopaedists, from Seneca to Rousseau, he had confirmed into an unassailable conviction his earliest conscious impressions of the general insanity of his own species. Nor can I discover that anything in his eventful life ever afterwards caused him to waver in that opinion.

Scaramouche is a historical novel by Rafael Sabatini, originally published in 1921. A romantic adventure, it tells the story of a young lawyer during the French Revolution.

"Scaramouche: A Romance of the French Revolution" by Rafael Sabatini is a thrilling historical novel set against the backdrop of the turbulent French Revolution. The story follows André-Louis Moreau, a young lawyer whose life is turned upside down when his best friend is killed by the aristocratic Marquis de La Tour d'Azyr. Swearing vengeance, André-Louis joins a troupe of actors and assumes the role of Scaramouche, a cunning and eloquent character who becomes a voice of the people. As André-Louis navigates his dual life as a revolutionary and a performer, he becomes deeply involved in the political upheaval of the time. His journey takes him from the grand theaters of Paris to the dangerous streets filled with revolutionary fervor. Along the way, he encounters a cast of unforgettable characters, including the passionate Aline, the formidable Georges Danton, and the ruthless Robespierre. Sabatini's "Scaramouche" is renowned for its masterful blend of romance, adventure, and historical detail. The novel captures the spirit of an era marked by dramatic change and the fight for justice. With its swashbuckling hero and intricate plot, "Scaramouche" offers readers an exhilarating ride through one of history's most pivotal periods. This timeless tale of love, revenge, and political intrigue remains a beloved classic in historical fiction.