"He was born with a gift of laughter and a sense that the world was mad."

The opening line of Scaramouche, by Rafael Sabatini. One of the most gripping historical novels I've ever read!

(Compared to Sabatini's original story, the movie version with Stewart Granger kinda stank a lot! The acting was fine, but the script must have been written by the legendary "infinite number of chimpanzees.")

Don Firth