Book description
WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY BERNARD CORNWELL
When Andre-Louis witnesses the murder of his best friend by an
arrogant and privileged aristocrat he swears to avenge his death.
Forced to flee his hometown after stirring up revolutionary fervour in
the citizens, he falls in with a travelling theatre company and
disguises himself as the character of the wily rogue Scaramouche. His
ensuing adventures involve hair-raising duels, romance, treachery and
shocking family secrets all handled with brilliance and wit by this
extraordinary hero.
Rafael Sabatini was born in Jesi, Italy in 1875 to an English mother
and Italian father, both renowned opera singers. At a young age, Rafael
travelled frequently, and could speak six languages fluently by the age
of seventeen. After a brief stint in the business world, Sabatini turned
to writing. He worked prolifically, writing short stories in the 1890s,
with his first novel published in 1902.
Scaramouche
was published in 1921 to widespread acclaim, and was soon followed by
the equally succesful
Captain Blood
and
The Sea Hawk
. He died on February 13, 1950 in Switzerland.
