I bumped this up to a three because of Emm's clever voice and the great plot. It's a short read and some may find the old English a bit harrowing..but to me, it adds to the charms. I completely LOVE the Scarlet Pimpernel even though who it was was obvious to me from the start. However, Percy's wife ...
They seek him here, they seek him thereThose Frenchies seek him everywhereIs he in heaven or is he in hell?That damned elusive PimpernelThe Scarlet Pimpernel is a brilliant novel and fully deserves five stars pinned to its jacket for valour. I first read this astounding novel as part of a holiday cl...
I almost gave this 5 stars -- I really wanted to because it was hugely entertaining for such a quick, light read, but I found Orczy's prose just a little too purple and repetitious at times. She gives great descriptions, and Sir Blakeny's clever disguises and escapes from the French Republicans are ...
This book is about a fashionable lady who thinks she's better than her husband, but don't worry, it has a happy ending: she learns that her husband is actually a superhero and she was wrong to have opinions (outside of preferred colors for ball gowns). She learns this through hiding in the corner an...
I'd seen a movie version of this ages ago, but remembered nothing of it other than the "They seek him here, they seek him there" rhyme and that I rather enjoyed it, so when I discovered that one of my favourite Librivox readers had recorded it, I decided to try it out.And it's quite good. Nothing th...
I really don't know how I managed to go so many years without reading The Scarlet Pimpernel. Baroness Orczy's entertaining novel about a foppish Englishman who, by night, dares to rescue potential victims of the French revolution kept me engaged and amused.Orczy's politics are clearly on display (a...
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