tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5426133566476743259.post3885656045730649837..comments2023-04-24T16:45:24.838-07:00Comments on Blogging the Canon: Book #29 - Scaramouche (Rafael Sabatini)Robby Virushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01206018782013858134noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5426133566476743259.post-45221036091629234422009-10-30T18:43:56.737-07:002009-10-30T18:43:56.737-07:00Reading this one myself - discovered it in grade s...Reading this one myself - discovered it in grade school and just re-discovered it clearing out bookcases. Happily I don't remember much of it so it feels all new!Lyndahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07788269318643736775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5426133566476743259.post-16085521726216226552009-02-13T09:43:00.000-08:002009-02-13T09:43:00.000-08:00CULTurally promoted "Great" literature &...CULTurally promoted "Great" literature & whiskey ALWAYS go together well ;-)<BR/><BR/>Stay on groovin' safari,<BR/>Torhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03037704048671379868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5426133566476743259.post-84158183129516839422009-02-03T02:18:00.000-08:002009-02-03T02:18:00.000-08:00Sounds a little similar to the books by Dumas that...Sounds a little similar to the books by Dumas that you've listed. Entertaining stories set in France of older times. A bit of duelling over fair ladies etc. I'm sure it's just healthy to mix in some lighter entertainment with the heavier works. Enjoy the rest of the book! :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5426133566476743259.post-3859008190639012322009-02-02T05:58:00.000-08:002009-02-02T05:58:00.000-08:00Your description reminds me The Scarlet Pimpernel,...Your description reminds me <I>The Scarlet Pimpernel</I>, another French Revolution novel one would think was written in the 19th century, but is actually an early 20th century English work. The plots are probably similar as well, though the Scarlet Pimpernel is English and rescues French aristocrats. It was of course made famous - in my mind at least - by Daffy Duck as "The Scarlet Pumpernickel."Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10652999940839556218noreply@blogger.com