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Scarlet Pimpernel [Paperback]

Baroness Orczy (Author)
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Publication Date: 10 Oct 2005
The Terror has begun.



Paris, 1792. Each day scores of the French nobility feed the guillotine. They are trapped in the capital. There is no escape.



But rumours whisper of a league of young English gentleman of unparalleled daring who are risking their lives to spirit aristocrats across the Channel. They leave no trace behind them except a note from the 'Scarlet Pimpernel'.



The ruthless spy master Chauvelin is determined to stop the rescuers by fair means or foul, and, desperately outnumbered, the Scarlet Pimpernel and his men must use all their wits to evade capture and stay alive.

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  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Hodder Paperbacks; New Ed edition (10 Oct 2005)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0340894989
  • ISBN-13: 978-0340894989
  • Product Dimensions: 12.9 x 2 x 19.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 202,346 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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'Anyone who feels that their outward manner is but a travesty of their inner self can hardly fail to respond to THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL' (Independent )

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Baroness Orczy was the daughter of a musician. Educated in Paris and Brussels, she then studied art in London, where she exhibited some of her work at the Royal Academy. THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL was the first success in her long writing career which encompassed both plays and novels.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Timeless delight. 12 Mar 2007
By L. Hay VINE™ VOICE
Format:Paperback
This is a lovely book which has everything, and has stood the test of time. There is adventure, espionage, blackmail, intrigue and romance. It has atmosphere and tension, and you cannot help but to cheer on Marguerite as she persues her husband to save him from the vile Chauvelin. Delightful characters depicted with grace and charm, in keeping with the era. A thoroughly good read.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Adventure, suspense, humor and romance - magnifique! 19 Nov 1998
By A Customer
Format:Audio Cassette
Baroness Orczy's classic story set in 1792 during the French Revolution is about a band of valiant Englishmen under the leadership of a mysterious man whose unsurpassed grit, audacity and clever disguises would rescue the fortunate few aristos from the insatiable Madamme Guillotine.

Actor/Writer Hugh Laurie (Cousin Bette, Jeeves and Wooster, The Gun Seller), does rightful justice to The Scarlet Pimpernel as he brillantly brings this classic to life. With sharp characterizations of the villainous French agent Chauvelin; unerring shifts from foppish and inane to the cold, proud, passionate Sir Percy Blakeney and a dozen other characters, each with their own distinctive voices and accents, Laurie gives you the illusion of listening to a cast of superb readers. Thoroughly enjoyable! Drawback - it's abridged. Asset - The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A great read 2 April 2010
By Sereima
Format:Paperback
I originally read this book (and the rest of Orczy's Pimpernel books) when I was 12 and remember thoroughly enjoying them then. 13 years later I have re-read the books, and they are still just as enjoyable as they were the first time round.

The Scarlet Pimpernel books never seem to date, and seem much more readable than many of the well known books written around the same time.
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3.0 out of 5 stars A romp
A romp, a bit of fluffy fun, somewhat spoilt by the story being so well known and everyone of the right side being beautiful/hansome/charming etc.
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I last read this book age 13, I'm now a pensioner and read it again - it has lost non of the intrigue or romance - love itso much have now bought the DVD!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Good fun, if very simplistic and sterotyped
This classic story of an English aristocrat rescuing doomed French aristocrats from the guillotine in the Reign of Terror through ingenious disguises and escapes has been mimicked... Read more
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I was prompted into reading this by William Doyle's The French Revolution - A Very Short Introduction; it mentions the book rather disparagingly in comparison with Dickens' A Tale... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars "It was the sound of a good, solid, absolutely British `Damn!'"
I first saw several movie versions of "The Scarlet Pimpernel" and always wanted to see the Play. With the purchase of a Kindle and text-to-speech I could not afford to pass up the... Read more
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I chose the Scarlet Pimpernel for the book club I'm in...it was an easy read and I found it refreshing in the style that it was written. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars A must read
Amazing book; be prepared to read it all in one sitting.

Now........On to the rest of the series.
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