false <![CDATA[The Scarlet Pimpernel]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172075548m/136116.jpg 136116 103 <i>The Scarlet Pimpernel</i> is a classic adventure novel, the storyline of which takes place in the early years of the French Revolution. It is also a precursor of spy novels, as the title character, the Scarlet Pimpernel, works undercover and in disguise to save French aristocrats from the guillotine. In the novel, Marguerite Blakeney, a French actress, is married to a Sir Percy Blakeney, a seemingly vain and simple man. The French Ambassador to England, Citizen Chauvelin, blackmails Marguerite into giving him information that leads to his discovery of the Scarlet Pimpernel's true identity. Marguerite only realizes once her husband has once again left for France that the man she betrayed, the Scarlet Pimpernel, is in fact none other but Sir Percy. Baroness Orczy also wrote many sequels to the novel which was based on a classic play by her. 750426 book 1905 The Scarlet Pimpernel total:7691|5:2934|4:2937|3:1469|2:292|1:59| 7691 31468 10404 1248 4 5 false false Fri Apr 04 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Feb 11 17:53:31 -0800 2008 Fri Apr 04 12:34:45 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 6 false false Fri Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Sun Oct 21 19:34:31 -0700 2007 Sun Oct 21 19:35:06 -0700 2007
...more...]]> 5 2 false false Thu Jul 03 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 08 06:22:08 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 29 03:54:52 -0700 2009 this book is one of those which are hard to find but very interesting to read and to learn.

this book is about the early period of the french revolution and a group of wealthy men from good and wealthy families who risk their lives to save the french royalties or used-to be royalti...more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Dec 22 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 19 11:41:30 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 22 09:33:10 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 1 true false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1998 Thu Aug 28 18:03:43 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 28 18:11:46 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Wed Jul 23 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 02 09:37:21 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 23 09:21:44 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Oct 12 07:50:28 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 31 10:20:39 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Jul 07 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 11 01:24:50 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 07 18:35:28 -0700 2008
Okay i finally finished it. I walked by it everyday for the past...oh i dont know, when did you loan it to me Katie? we will say a year ago just to put a date on it. Anyway, I would pick it up an...more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Mar 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Feb 27 18:52:50 -0800 2009 Sat Mar 21 10:57:36 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 1 false false Thu Jun 28 16:55:12 -0700 2007 Thu Jun 28 16:55:12 -0700 2007
I decided to read it for two reasons: 1) I love Terrence Mann. He played Chauvelin in the Broadway version and his final note from 'Falcon in the Dive' makes me swoon. 2) Seeing as how I'm going to be a Librarian... I figured I sh...more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 22 15:30:54 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 22 16:07:47 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1978 Wed Jan 09 16:01:03 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 09 16:07:46 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Mon Mar 24 01:27:55 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 24 01:42:40 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Dec 04 14:09:10 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 04 14:10:41 -0800 2008 2 4 1 false false Wed Apr 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Nov 08 14:54:26 -0800 2008 Thu Apr 16 00:11:32 -0700 2009
I would have liked to see a bit more about why the Scarlet Pimpernel set out on his mission in the first place. It seems rather disappointing for it to be simply sport. Not very noble t...more...]]> 3 0 false true Mon Jan 21 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 26 20:15:42 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 26 20:39:22 -0800 2009
It is so very fun to hear about the great escapes of the Scarlet Pimpernel, and how he foils those evil french upstarts. The morality is painfu...more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Jan 21 12:36:39 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 21 12:52:19 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Nov 25 11:57:09 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 25 11:57:58 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Nov 10 11:42:48 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 10 11:43:16 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Nov 07 19:06:06 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 07 19:07:36 -0800 2009
The Scarlet Pimpernel is the secret identity of a wealthy English nobleman who leads a group of like minded individuals in rescuing French aristocrats from "...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=136116