cover image Scaramouche

Scaramouche

Chronicle Books, Rafael Sabatini. Chronicle Books, $10.95 (313pp) ISBN 978-0-8118-0190-4

Delightfully courtly, flowery but not dated, Sabatini's period romances--Scaramouche unfolds over the years leading up to the French Revolution--were deservedly popular when originally published, during the 20s and 30s. (July)