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The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel (The Scarlet Pimpernel)
The second collection of short stories featuring Sir Percy Blakeney, The Scarlet Pimpernel.
Set in revolutionary France in 1793, these further adventures will thrill the first time reader as much as those who are familiar with the Pimpernel and the League. Their arch enemy Chauvelin and the Committee of Public Safety are never far behind, whilst back in England the beautifu...more
Set in revolutionary France in 1793, these further adventures will thrill the first time reader as much as those who are familiar with the Pimpernel and the League. Their arch enemy Chauvelin and the Committee of Public Safety are never far behind, whilst back in England the beautifu...more
Paperback, 264 pages
Published
May 31st 2002
by House of Stratus
(first published 1905)
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I liked the first book better. It was a little hard to follow at first.Then I understood that each chapter is a completely different story, and I learned to pick out where Percy appeared in the story before he revealed himself. Mostly I was expecting a book that told one story from start to finish. I liked the last chapter the best because it had more of a story line than the others, and I think I'd like to read the next book as it tells about one of the traitors to the Pimpernel League.
This book takes place during the French Revolution. Percy, the main character, travels back and forth between France and England. The Scarlet Pimpernel tries to end the French Revolution by being a spy for both sides. No one knows the true identity of the Scarlet Pimpernel.
I would not recommend this book. The dialect is hard to follow because of the time era that it takes place. The musical and the movie is better than the book. This was also a boring book.
I would not recommend this book. The dialect is hard to follow because of the time era that it takes place. The musical and the movie is better than the book. This was also a boring book.
While it was a fun read, it was more of a bunch of short stories of how he helped various people escape. There is no in depth character development and you really don't hear much from the Scarlet Pimpernel at all. I like the first one much better, because you saw a depth of emotions and grew to like the characters. This one was just snipets of ways to escape.
I fell in love with the theater play when I saw it. Finally I read the book and found it - if not equally as endearing - still an interesting read. The plots are always intriguing, and the characters fun (if over-dramatic at times).
The Scarlet Pimpernel leads a band of followers who make it their goal to resuce inoccent people from France during the French Revolution. Who is the Scarlet Pimpernel, though? He's sought after by the French (government? sorry, my history is sadly very poor), and is...more
The Scarlet Pimpernel leads a band of followers who make it their goal to resuce inoccent people from France during the French Revolution. Who is the Scarlet Pimpernel, though? He's sought after by the French (government? sorry, my history is sadly very poor), and is...more
So at this point in the series this is what I'd recommend if you want to read the stories, but not all the books. Read The First Sir Percy (it is about Percy Blakney's father or grandfather) and read the original book The Scarlet Pimpernel, then read this book. The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel has a lot of the rescues that are in the other books, true it doesn't have all the details, but it has enough to suffice. It also has a few other adventures that are not in the books that I have rea...more
This book is a fun read, but not nearly as fun as the original, The Scarlet Pimpernel, which is one of my favorite books. This is a collection of short stories meant to be read after the first book. These tales are lighthearted and fun, but they are missing the exciting storyline that is found in the original book.
This wasn't as good as I remembered it. There's a bit of a difference between reading a book at the age of 12 (possessed by more than a bit of a "crush" on the hero) and reading it...well, now.
Still, who can hate a Scarlet Pimpernel novel?
Still, who can hate a Scarlet Pimpernel novel?
Nowhere near as good as the actual novel. Easy to skim though.
Sep 09, 2009
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Great historical romance.
I was really excited to read this, since I only recently discovered that there were more Scarlet Pimpernel books. Unfortunately, I learned that more is not always better. This book is a collection of short stories, each describing a "miraculous" rescue pulled off by the Pimpernel and his men. But, the format means that there is very little character development, and the multiple stories all start sounding the same- and the Pimpernel's plots start being a little too predictable.
A collection of short stories featuring the elusive Pimpernel and his band. The stories get a bit formulaic after awhile, but still some fun historical adventure with nice bits of humor and action.
It was mildly entertaining. This is a few short stories about the Scarlet Pimpernel. None of them are amazing and they are all pretty cookie cutter, so I was fairly bored with this book by the end.
Mar 18, 2008
Lizzy
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i'm reading it for school
i finished it now and it ended up SO SO good!! really exciting!!!!!! :) i LOOOVVVVE the movie too~ :) if you wanna watch the movie, you NEED to get the one with Elisabeth McGovern as Margureite!! THE MOVIE IS SOOO GOOD! ROMANTIC ROMANTIC EXCITING AWESOME!!!!!! :) ***
Oh, the suspense! The drama! I adore these stories!
Yay!
This is a collection of short stories. Some of them I didn't really like because they were all from the enemy's perspective, but some I really liked. My favorite was "In the Tiger's Den."
This is a collection of short stories. Some of them I didn't really like because they were all from the enemy's perspective, but some I really liked. My favorite was "In the Tiger's Den."
I don't remember liking this book so much in high school, but I just finished it and it was FUN! The cleverness and the mystery makes for a really quick, enjoyable read.
I originally read this for school, it ended up perdy good. It's a little slow in the begining, but it gets exciting later on in the book.
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Full name: Emma ("Emmuska") Magdolna Rozália Mária Jozefa Borbála Orczy de Orczi was a Hungarian-British novelist, best remembered as the author of THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL (1905). Baroness Orczy's sequels to the novel were less successful. She was also an artist, and her works were exhibited at the Royal Academy, London. Her first venture into fiction was with crime stories. Among her most popular c...more
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