{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Ep. 682, Scaramouche, Part 1 of 12, by Raphael Sabatini","description":"Will Andre-Louis help to bring justice for the murder of a poor peasant? Raphael Sabatini, today on The Classic Tales Podcast. Welcome to The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening. Thank you so very much to all of our supporters who have stepped up and helped us out during this tricky time. And thank you to all of our supporters who have pledged to help us on a monthly basis, so we can keep going strong. We couldn\u2019t do it without you, we really couldn\u2019t. In case you haven\u2019t already, feel free to take advantage of our free titles. I get so happy when I see someone has downloaded the free audiobook titles, especially new customers. I tried to have something for everyone, from several genres, and geared for all ages. Please click on over to our FREE section, and enjoy. You can find the free audiobooks here: https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/wfrphaw App users can hear another sonnet from William Shakespeare in their special features this week. Next Friday, we\u2019ll find out if The Hunchback of Notre Dame wins an Independent Audiobook Award. The awards ceremony is being held remotely. I\u2019m up against some of the best voices in the business, so the likelihood of winning is slim. But it\u2019s been an honor to be a finalist for this prestigious award. Okay, so we have a fair bit of Scaramouche ahead of us. I hope you\u2019re ready for this! First, I\u2019d like to thank Annie from the Join Us In France podcast for helping with the pronunciation of the French names and phrases in Scaramouche. If you\u2019re interested in France at all, check out her show. It\u2019s fantastic. The French Revolution. A time when the people had had enough of the corruption of the powerful people at the top, and tore it all down. We are at a similar point right now. The injustice and corruption around us is maddening, and things need to change. Andre-Louis, the protagonist in our story, goes through a very dramatic character arc. He begins as we see him today \u2013 basking in his lawyerly privilege - not caring about the murder of a lowly gamekeeper, or the corrupt laws that make such a vile deed legal. He becomes a mouthpiece for change. It\u2019s kind of disheartening that this story is so timely. You\u2019d think that we would have figured this out by now. But for this summer, let\u2019s enjoy the story of a privileged man who gave up his comfort for the greater good. And now, Scaramouche, Part 1 of 12, by Raphael Sabatini Tap here to go to www.classictalesaudiobooks.com and become a financial supporter!   Tap here to become an Erudite Troglodyte - The Classic Tales Merchandise store!   Tap here to purchase Huckleberry Finn \u2013 the first Hybrid Audiobook     ","author_name":"The Classic Tales Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/www.classictalesaudiobooks.com","html":"