"Armed with only his wits and his cunning, one man recklessly defies the French revolutionaries and rescues scores of innocent men, women, and children from the deadly guillotine. His friends and foes know him only as the Scarlet Pimpernel. But the ruthless French agent Chauvelin is sworn to discover his identity and to hunt him down."
Dana says: I
had never heard of this book until my friend Shelley suggested it for
my ladies classics book club a few month ago. I am glad I added it to
the reading list as I really enjoyed the book. It did take me about 50
pages to get into it but from then on it was hard to put down. Very fast
paced with surprises, suspense, heros, villains, romance and historical
insight into France and Britain during the late 18th century. I enjoyed
the characters (even if Margarite Blankely is rediculously vain) and
found Orczy's writing to be quite smart and entertaining. I even learned
a few new words! Highly recommended for anyone who likes a good
adventure story with good writing!
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