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The Scarlet Pimpernel

Emmuska Orczy

Start date: March 1, 2015

Finish date: March 31, 2015

Discussion: New School Classics- 1915-2005

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Jul 09, 2009 Laura rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: historical-fiction, classics, e-books, french-revolution, read-2011, gutenberg

The unforgettable tale of the Scarlet Pimpernel wrote by this magnificent author. Many other authors tried to wrote the same story by just adding some more romantic figures into the plot, without any success as the original story.

Free download available at Project Gutenberg ...more

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Jan 16, 2015 Nadine in NY Jones rated it it was ok

Shelves: classic, historical-fiction, saw-the-movie-b4-i-read-the-book, gutenberg, era-regency, napoleonic-wars-and-spies

I'm reading this as part of the 2015 Ultimate Reading Challenge, a book more than 100 years old.

I'd certainly HEARD of the Scarlet Pimpernel before ... I saw the Anthony Andrews TV movie, I've heard it mentioned and referenced (not least in the Pink Carnation series) ... But somehow it never occurred to me that I could actually, you know, READ the book. (Kind of like it had never occurred to me that I could read Frankenstein ... until it was assigned in a class in college, and I was all: "hey! ...more

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Feb 24, 2008 Chloe rated it really liked it

Shelves: english-lit, modern, hungarian-lit

This book is pure, vintage fun. The classic story of the mysterious Scarlet Pimpernel, a man who defies the French revolutionaries and rescues condemned nobles (under the very noses of their executioners); the foppish Sir Percy, who may or may not be more than he seems; Marguerite, Percy’s beautiful, cleaver wife… who has secrets of her own. Add to the mix a determined villain, and you have a classic adventure story of the highest order. There is danger, romance, mystery and plenty of humor. I a ...more

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Jul 22, 2009 superawesomekt rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: historical-fiction

So fun! I loved it. Totally frivolous and charming - I will definitely re-read this one. I had seen the musical, the movie, etc. and am pleased with the inspiration of the same. Love the Scarlet Pimpernel!

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Mar 18, 2008 Terri rated it really liked it

I thought it very witty and I loved the whole "secret identity" thing. And the reclaiming of a marriage relationship which had become stagnent. Many themes going at once ...more

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