Houghton Mifflin, 1931, 420 pages, hardback

I picked this up at a library book sale--you know, a bag of books for a buck deal. Since I enjoy Errol Flynn movies like Captain Blood and The Sea Hawks, that lead to the books of the same name by Sabatini. And seeing this work in the bin, well, the price was right and I figured, why not?

The setting is the initial period of Revolution in Paris. The guillotine has not yet taken the head of the French King and Queen, and a young royalist flees Paris with his intended bride, her father, and other émigrés to a German city. Here, the plots of counter-revolution and restoration of the monarchy hatch, and young Andre-Louis Moreau seeks to make them work. For if they do, he will be allowed to marry his precious Aline, a goal so far unattained because hers was a noble family and he just a commoner.

In a series of adventures, narrow escapes, and lucky breaks, Moreau flits between Germany and France to see his schemes through. Of course, the monarchy never becomes reality, but the plot keeps you reading. It’s worth looking up more books from this author.

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