"The Scarlet Pimpernel" is considered one of the greatest adventure novels of all time. It is the first in a series of stories about Percy Blakeney, an Englishman in France during the French Revolution's Reign of Terror, who lives a double life as an English aristocrat and a swashbuckling masked rescuer of French aristocrats from the guillotine. "The Scarlet Pimpernel" is the classic tale of action and adventure that literally invented the genre of the masked avenger.
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"It was the sound of a good, solid, absolutely British `Damn!'",
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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 book. I was amazed to see that the book started out like the movies with the telling of the blood lust of the French revolution and how one man for the sport of it saved many from the guillotine thwarting the authorities and tricking the sergeant at the city gate into letting him through. Then I was afraid the story was going to bog down as we took a long time to drudge through a scene in an inn. I did not realize that this was to introduce the major players in the soon to be mystery. The essence of the story was best said in the book: "Only between these two hearts there lay a strong, impassable barrier, built up on pride on both sides, which neither of them cared to be the first to demolish." The story really picks up after Marguerite realizes what she has done by giving away the pimpernels identity and disides to make amends. Usually I cannot stand flowery writing or long descriptions of feelings. But for some reason this book was so well written that what would seem like extraneous information actually enhanced the tale. I also noticed it is told mostly from Lady Blakeney's point of view. Once again this is a case of the book being better than the movie. I was surprise to find the Pimpernel poem came from the book: They seek him here they seek him there Them Frenchies seek him everywhere. Is he in Heaven? Is he in Hell? That damned elusive pimpernel.
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Sir Andrew, Sir Percy, Scarlet Pimpernel, Lady Blakeney, Lord Antony, Lord Grenville, Marguerite Blakeney, The Fisherman's Rest, Day Dream, Lord Tony, Lady Portarles, Père Blanchard, Lord Fancourt, Reuben Goldstein, Comte de Tournay, Committee of Public Safety, Chat Gris, Miss Sally, French Government, Captain Jutley, Prince of Wales, Martin Road, Gris Nez, Royal Highness, Comtesse de Tournay Browse Sample Pages:
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