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7. The Scarlet Pimpernel
By Baroness Emmuska Orczy
3 stars
p. 273
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times....oh, but that is another book. I quite enjoyed the historic melodrama The Scarlet Pimpernel By Baroness Emmuska Orczy, set in revolutionary France and England during that time. We are given both an over the top hero and heroine in the foppish sir Percy Blakely and his wife the trend setting and brilliant (according to the author) Marguerite.
Following them, we go from escapade to mi ...more
By Baroness Emmuska Orczy
3 stars
p. 273
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times....oh, but that is another book. I quite enjoyed the historic melodrama The Scarlet Pimpernel By Baroness Emmuska Orczy, set in revolutionary France and England during that time. We are given both an over the top hero and heroine in the foppish sir Percy Blakely and his wife the trend setting and brilliant (according to the author) Marguerite.
Following them, we go from escapade to mi ...more
Loved it! Didn't love the sexist attitudes; still, it's kind of given the cultural attitudes of the time. Beautiful use of imagery and portrayal of throbbing emotion.
I was pondering it later, and realized that it is an almost direct analogy for Jesus and his saving Atonement for us. I won't say more for fear of spoiling anything. ...more
I was pondering it later, and realized that it is an almost direct analogy for Jesus and his saving Atonement for us. I won't say more for fear of spoiling anything. ...more
A classic must read. I thoroughly enjoyed this.
It's 1792, the early days of the French Revolution, and the Reign of Terror is at its peak: thousands of French aristocrats, men, women and children, are sent to the guillotine, regardless of actual fault. But a group of brave English noblemen, led by the mysterious Scarlet Pimpernel, are rescuing many of the condemned French aristocrats and spiriting them away to England. French authorities are outraged.
The story is told from the point of view of ...more
It's 1792, the early days of the French Revolution, and the Reign of Terror is at its peak: thousands of French aristocrats, men, women and children, are sent to the guillotine, regardless of actual fault. But a group of brave English noblemen, led by the mysterious Scarlet Pimpernel, are rescuing many of the condemned French aristocrats and spiriting them away to England. French authorities are outraged.
The story is told from the point of view of ...more
I found this to be a real page-turner once I got the characters sorted out. It was full of suspense with a lot of surprises.
I always felt I should read this book because it is a classic. But the title never appealed to me so I prepared myself for a dry book that I would have to force myself through. I actually really liked it and would highly recommend it.
Jan 23, 2011
Rosanna
marked it as back-burner
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Feb 12, 2013
Jayalalita devi dasi
marked it as to-read
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