Scaramouche, Rafael Sabatini
Scaramouche, Rafael Sabatini
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Scaramouche

Author: Rafael Sabatini

Narrator: Cate Barratt, Simon Paxton, Amy Soakes, Johnathan Welsh, Robin Siegerman, David Stifel, David Shears, John Burlinson, Marty Krz, Russell Gold, Aisling Gray, Kendra Murray, Melissa Green, various narrators

Unabridged: 13 hr 18 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/30/2024

Synopsis

Romance and the French Revolution! Politics and love! Scaramouche, published in 1921, explores age-old tensions that continue into the present.“He was born with a gift of laughter and a sense that the world was mad …” So begins this historical tale of romantic adventure. Andre-Louis Moreau is an orphan and cousin of the beloved Aline. He is raised by his godfather, the Lord of Gavrillac, and matures into an educated lawyer—while Aline sets her mind on marrying the rich but dishonorable Marquis de la Tour d’Azyr. But when Moreau’s closest friend is killed by the Marquis in a duel, Moreau vows vengeance.After publicly denouncing the aristocracy and stirring up the crowds, Moreau is forced to go into hiding. He joins a troupe of traveling actors and begins playing ‘Scaramouche,’ the buffoon. When his identity is revealed, he hides out in Paris, becoming Master of a Parisian Fencing Academy and then a dueling politician.In the tumult of the French Revolution, Moreau and Aline are drawn together again. But the secrets of the past threaten to break apart their present and future. Scaramouche is Sabatini’s reasoned and passionate argument for representative government against the agendas of elitist governments of royalty and privilege.

About Rafael Sabatini

Rafael Sabatini (1875–1950) was the son of two opera singers. Schooled in England and Switzerland, he would learn many languages. His first job was as a translator, and he would later translate for British Intelligence during World War I. He began writing historical romances for fun, and after publishing his first story in the mid 1890s, produced a new book every year for the next twenty five years.

About Cate Barratt

After a career in communications and a life dabbling in theatre, Cate Barratt now spends her time narrating audiobooks—from mysteries to dramatic readings, from comedies to history books. These can be found on Audible, iTunes, Amazon, and more. 

About Amy Soakes

Amy Soakes is an Australian voice actor with over twenty years of experience both in performing and production. She has produced over eight hundred video segments and voiced over a thousand television shows, corporate videos, training programs, and commercials. An expert in utilizing accents, she has been narrating audiobooks for more than four years.

About Robin Siegerman

Robin Siegerman is a trained actor, improv artist, and audiobook narrator as well as an award-winning interior designer, author, and speaker. Originally from Montreal, she grew up speaking English and French. When not working or training, she can be found spending time with her rescue dogs or playing board games with her family.

About David Stifel

David Stifel trained at the Yale School of Drama and has worked for such noted film directors as Steven Spielberg and Danny Boyle.

About Marty Krz

Marty Krz is an actor, musician, film maker, and audiobook narrator, located in Philadelphia, USA.

About Russell Gold

Russell Gold has reported on energy regularly in the Wall Street Journal since 2002. His coverage of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill was honored with a Gerald Loeb Award and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. He lives in Austin, Texas.

About Melissa Green

Melissa Green is an audiobook narrator, currently residing on the northwest coast of Washington. She is a passionate reader and has pursued many areas of study including biology, premed, massage therapy, European history, vocal performance, opera, street theatre, and dance.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Tadiana ✩Night Owl☽ on August 23, 2020

4.5 stars for this swashbuckling historical novel, written in 1921 by Rafael Sabatini, set during French Revolution times in the late 1700s. Andre-Louis Moreau is a young lawyer of unknown parentage, but has a protective godfather, Quentin de Kercadiou, a local lord in Brittany, France. Andre-Louis......more

Goodreads review by Henry on October 24, 2022

At the dawn of the French Revolution, when Aristocrats are about to tumble down into the toxic precipice, there lived in the village of Gavrillac, Brittany, with his Godfather, Andre-Louis Moreau. A young lawyer of unknown origin, now, but earlier when the infant Andre-Louis was brought there, Quent......more

Goodreads review by Nayra.Hassan on September 30, 2022

*حيث جرت الدماء لا تنمو شجرة النسيان* و هل هناك اكثر من دماء الثورة الفرنسية؟ في احدي أشهر كلاسيكيات المغامرات التاريخية يؤكد لنا رافييل ساباتيني الذي يتقن خمس لغات  ان: أفضل القصص مكتوبة بالإنجليزية هل المتألم يسعى جاهدا للخلاص من المه و لو بقطع راسه او التخلي عما بها كلياً؟ هل من الممكن ان تتماهي مع......more

Goodreads review by [ J o ] on September 05, 2022

This reviews can be found on Amaranthine Reads. "He was born with a gift of laughter and a sense that the world was mad." André-Louis Moreau, a country lawyer with no idea and no care for his birth-heritage, witnesses the murder of his eloquent friend by a swarthy aristocrat and swears vengeance, yet......more

Goodreads review by Terry on May 15, 2013

I wavered between four and five stars on this one, but I totally have to go with the five. It’s just that awesome. I was actually a little surprised at how much I loved this book. I mean, I love swashbucklers and historical fiction…Dumas père is my man, but the only other Sabatini novel I’ve read, V......more

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