THE TRIUMPH OF THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL [Hardcover]

Baroness Orczy (Author)

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• Hardcover
• Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton; No Edition Stated edition (1938)
• ASIN: B001TLPEMS
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,005,507 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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40 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great finale, April 9, 1999

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[e-mail] (Barre, VT) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel (Hardcover)

This is Percy's last adventure of the Revolution. I must admit that I was glad that the man was finally going to get some time to go home to England and sit on his can! His wife must have been getting pretty lonely by then. Anyway, the Pimpernel's last escapade is a wow! He must help a misguided young French actress who is duped into Chauvelin's service. Several young counter-revolutionaries are also in trouble, as is Marguerite, per usual. As Percy plots to spring his wife, he stages lots of daring escapes and wears some classic disguises. Poor Chauvelin is on the verge of complete mental collapse by now, having been duped countless times, and the humiliating situation in which he is left at the end will make the reader guffaw out loud. Orczy paints an amazingly vivid portrait of Robespierre's fall and the end of that bloody revolution.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a triumphant ending, January 24, 2001

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Zara Kaal "ZKS" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel (Hardcover)

Triumph is an excellent ending to an excellent series. Sir Percy has to face his most difficult challenge. One that will bring him face to face with his most implacable enemey, and also save the life of the woman he adores. Full of Pimpernel wit and audacity, this is a must for all Pimpernel fans!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable, not excellent, November 11, 2001

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"[e-mail]" (Moorpark, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel (Hardcover)

Triumph is the first SP book I've read after the original story. I enjoyed it, but it wasn't excellent. I found the beginning to be very drawn out; it took me a very long time to read the first 75 pages or so, before it got going. Once it did start, (with Theresia and SP meeting for the first time) I found it to be fast paced, and I looked forward to reading it. However, the long beginning brought it down to a 3 star book for me. Also, the ending wasn't really explained at all...one second, literally, Robespierre is the tyrant in charge, next paragraph, well, no spoiler, but suffice to say he's not. Even in real life, the change was not so dramatic, and surely Orczy could have written a page or two more explaination.

Furthermore, I was disappointed that while St. Just, Andrew, and Tony were mentioned, that was about it; they were barely in the picture at all.

A fun adventure.....but not much more than that.