Scaramouche (novel) Scaramouche (novel) Scaramouche is an historical novel by Rafael Sabatini, originally published in 1921. A romantic adventure, "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. The book also depicts his transformation from cynic to idealist. The three-part novel opens with the memorable line: "He was born with a gift
Scaramouche (novel) the travel permits; it is learned that La Tour d'Azyr crossed safely to Austria and took service with the King of Austria. Because of his recent actions, Moreau knows that he can't remain in Paris or even in France, so he decides to cross the border with the women and his godfather. After safely escaping from Paris and relatively safe back in Gavrillac, Andre-Louis and Aline unravel the misconceptions about their feelings for each other and declare their love. A decade later, Sabatini wrote a sequel titled "Scaramouche the Kingmaker" that was not as well received. It was Sabatini's first