The Scarlet Pimpernel (Puffin Classics - The Essential Collection)

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Summary: A romantic mystery during the French Revolution.
Review: The Scarlet Pimpernel was recommended to me by my aunt who saw the movie. A little unsure I started to read it. Immediately I fell in love with the vivid characters and thrilling plot. Soon after I did see the movie and I loved that too. This book was very well written and the story line is organized and thought out.

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Summary: One of the greatest books the world ever knew and will know
Review: Exciting, suspenceful, and intriguing, The Scarlet Pimpernel is truely one of the best books on earth. The charecters seem to pop out of the pages and dance across your mind. It catches the tragedy of the French Revolution, the danger and excitment of the escapes of the aristos, and the sadness and joy of love, all without a dull moment. Equal to any present day mysteries, if you haven't read the Scarelt Pimpernel, or any of the series, THEN YOU MUST!!! You're missing out on a lot. I haven't read them all, only a few, but I can't wait to get my hands on another. Even a friend of mine, who, when I first told her about it was't interested, fell in love with it. It is a definate MUST READ.

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Summary: Scarlet Pimpernel is a wonderful display of storytelling...
Review: I had to read Scarlett Pimpernel for a summer reading requirement and I wasn't too excited about it at first...but after I started reading the first chapter i was completely under it's grasp. Orczy's ability to keep the reader's attention throughout the book shows what a powerful storyteller she is.

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Summary: Suspenful, keeps you on the edge of your seat, realistic
Review: This book is fablous! Most classics are boring and tedious, not the Scarlet Pipmernel, it seems as if it were written in present day. The characters are believeable and well formed. This book is full of suspense and wonderful writing. It is the best book of all time, i strongly suggest you read it.

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Summary: This series is the BEST!!!!!
Review: The Scarlet Pimpernel series is the BEST!!!! Baroness Orczy is one of my favorite authors now, thanks to the Scarlet Pimpernel series. I am only 12, but I love to read and collect her novels. I've only known about this series for a little over a year, but I've already bought The Scarlet Pimpernel, Eldorado, The Elusive Pimpernel, The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel, and the Way of the Scarlet Pimpernel. I've bought almost all of these with my own money too!! That's how much I love this series. I hope to buy all of her books, as soon as I have the money to, but, it would help if the publisher wasn't always running out of them. So, keep on gettin them in Amazon.com, and I'll keep buying them.

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Summary: Great Book easy to understand, Historical...
Review: I've read this book, for a literary analysis class, is really a very good book, specially because is easy to understand, and the plot is more interesting than many other historical books, is better than the book of Tale of Two cities, by Charles Dickens, and is about the same subject, the French Revolution, and also, the story is not as confusing as Charles Dickens' Tale of Two Cities. Is a good book for those who don't like to read but they have to because of a literary analysis class.... :)

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Summary: This book is a romantic classic for teenagers to adults.
Review: I liked this book very much. I want to compare it's entertainment value to that of "Kidnapped" by R.L. Stevenson. Both, "The Scarlet Pimpernel" by Baroness Orczy and "Kidnapped" are of extreme value to the intermediate reader. Yet SP is a thrilling adventure involving the class struggle behind the French Revolution and, this might be appealing to individuals looking to piece together the jig saw puzzle that makes up Western Civilization. Although, SP doesn't bring out the general attraction as in "Kidnapped". I felt my interests in the Comedy of Manners, espionange, and most recently, "Les Miserable" by Victor Hugo have been highlighted by this grand little story of an secret order with a ink drawing of a minuscule flower as a calling card. Sounds like Skull and Bones stuff to me. I was excited to read the page turner, SP and never the less, I wanted to save every episode that intwined the mystery of "Who is the Scarlet Pimpernel's illustrious leader.
The things that make young reader settle down to a good book are in this book. The last book I recomended to the young readers club at the down town library was "Kidnapped", but I hadn't read the Scarlet Pimernel yet. A chill ran up my spine each time the Guillotine was mentioned and I was thrilled at the getaways. I am proud to say I am 39 and have read "The Scarlet Pimernel" I recently found out that this book has been used as the source for a Broadway Play. It is playing now. It's fun to fall apon current events and be up beat just by reading my books. Reading is suposed to be fun and "The Scarlet Pimpernel" is great fun to read and explore the past with.

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Summary: A Great Classic!
Review: My only problem that I have with the Scarlet Pimpernel is that I can never read it for the first time again and feel that old suspenseful feeling.As it is I always feel a thrill of excitement when I read it. The romance is captivating and the adventure is original and breathtaking.Orczy weaves a splendid plot holding the reader in exquisite suspense to the last page.I recommend this for anybody!

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Summary: THIS IS A REALLY GREAT BOOK!
Review: I WAS ONLY 11 YEARS OLD WHEN I FIRST READ THIS BOOK. I THOUGHT IT WAS REALY GOOD, EVEN IF I DID HAVE A HARD TIME READING AT HTE BEGINING.ONCE I STARTED GETTING TOWARDS THE MIDDLE OF THE BOOK I GOT SO CAUGHT UP IN IT I DIDN'T WANT TO PUT IT DOWN NOW I'M GOING TO GIVE IT TO MY SISTER FOR A CHRISTMAS PRESENT.I KNOW SHE'L LOVE IT TOO.

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Summary: THE BOOK
Review: I read The Scarlet Pimpernel about three years ago and have read it about six times since then in bits and pieces. It IS my favorite book and always will be. I've have never met a character quite like the pimpernel. I adore the book so much that I hope to include it in a college essay or two and a research paper. So, if anyone knows where I can find some criticism...