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Summary: Great and suspenseful fiction
Review: This story is about france during the French Revolution. It is a story of beautiful Margurite Blakney, Wife of Sir Percy Blakney, And that myterios figure The Scarlet Pimpernel. The
Scarlet Pimpernel is an elusive hero who rescuses the condemmed upper-class people of
France From the Gillotine. Though this is fiction, the carecters seem to come alive (at least for
me). Baronness Orczy is a Wonderful fiction writer and all her other books are realy good too and though some of them are out of print you
can probely get them at a local Library
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Summary: THIS BOOK HAS IT ALL
Review: I'll be the first one to really say it, I HATE most classics I read--forced to read that is. This one was a case of pick a book from a list, and between this and Emma, I chose the Scarlet Pimpernel (hey it was shorter). But once I really got into the story, tried not to focus on the language gap, and really concentrated, I was captivated by the story! It is one of the BEST books I've ever read! It has a little something for everyone. Read it, and you'll be glad you did
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Summary: Best of the old tradition of excitement
Review: This book is a keeper. Once you've read it you will want to do so over and over again for years to come.
Adventure, romance and humor, this book has it all.
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Summary: More plausible than Zorro
Review: The Scarlet Pipernel is like Zorro but more realistic. The new ruling class is subjecting the old ruling class to state terror during French Revelution. How do you get out of the hell, that Paris has now become? It is difficult there are check-points at every exit from Paris. But the Scarlet Pimpernel an English aristocrat is too smart and deceptive for the blood thirsty French revelutionaries. He makes them look like fools. He gets a
lot of people out with their heads still attached. Good old story and I now see the French Revolution in a different light
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Summary: Wonderful book, but a terrible audio (ISBN: 1567404529 )
Review: This review is specifically of the audiobook edition of this (ISBN: 1567404529) (I state this because reviews are sometimes posted on multiple editions).
The Scarlet Pimpernel is a wonderful book, and has been one of my favorites since middle school.
The problem here is the format of the audio book referenced by that ISBN. It is listed as a multi-track. Unfortunately, the information on the item does not make it clear what this is means. I did not understand until I actually purchased the item.
Multitrack means that the tape is designed for a special audiobook reader that can be adjusted so that you only hear one track of the tape at a time. Unfortunately, if you don't have an audiobook reader (or at least a stereo that allows you to adjust the balance between speakers) and you try to play these tapes on a normal cassette player, what you get is different parts of the story coming out of each speaker. Needless to say this makes this audio edition useless for listening to in a car or on a common cassette player.
Be warned. This edition is not for everyone. If you do not have the equipment to play it, seek an alternative edition.
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Summary: A fun read
Review: I read this book expecting it to be as boring as most books from that time period are. Boy was I wrong! This, hands down, is my favorite book of all time. The characters were human (in terms of their personalities anyway), meaning they have the same flaws as you or me. And it wasn't just action and suspense....there was romance too. The relationship between Percy and Marguerite is beautifully orchestrated...there's one particular part in the book that shows the longing the two of them have for eachother. I wont describe it, but it had me in tears. All in all, it was an exciting and fun book to read, even if some aspects are a little far fetched (that whole escaping alive EVERY time thing gets to be a bit much after a while).
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Summary: Average
Review: When I read this book I was disappointed. Marguerite's attitude to her husband is revolting. She treats him like a piece of meat until she finds out her husband's secret. Then she has a sudden change of personality. Many other characters had personal flaws which I did not like and the fact that the Scarlet Pimpernel escaped without harm and the way he did it is truly deus ex machina. The identity of the Scarlet Pimpernil is obvious very early in the book as well. How did this become a Puffin classic?
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Summary: My Favorite Book
Review: This book is exellent! Although it contains romance, it also has adventure, suspense, mystery, and action. I work at a library and have recommended it to many, even reluctant readers. Few have come back not liking it. Most have wanted to know if we had anything similar to it or had other books by her.
Summary: Marguerite St. Just is put in a tough position when an old friend shows up with papers that prove her brother to be a traitor to the French Republic. Although her husband has connections in France that might save her brother, she doesn't know if it will be enough to save him. Taking place during the French Revolution, Marguerite must decide to help the old friend discover the true identity of the Scarlet Pimpernel and help bring this crusader to justice or let her brother be killed by the Guillotine. Who is the Scarlet Pimpernel? Will Marguerite's husband be able to help her or will she have to betray the Pimpernel? Does the Pimpernel get saved? Does the brother get saved? You'll have to find out for yourself. The mystery is half the fun.
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Summary: A Classic French Revolution Romance Novel
Review: I am a huge fan of the classics and this book is definitely a classic. This is a gripping tale of terror during the French Revolution and how one man, the Scarlet Pimpernel, and his followers decide to take a stand by helping people out of France. Meanwhile the brother of one of England's most important people, Lady Marguerite Blakeney (who is originally from France), married to Sir Percy Blakeney, returns to France on business. Soon after Percy also goes off to France on business. Then the French agent Chauvelin comes to Lady Blakeney with stunning evidence of her brother's treason against France and blackmails her into helping him find and apprehend the Scarlet Pimpernel, whom she admires from afar. But it turns out that nothing is quite as it seems...
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Summary: Great Book!!!
Review: The Scarlet Pimpernel is set during the French Reign of Terror, when aristocrats and royalists were being beheaded in the name of "liberty, freedom, and brotherhood". The author creates The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel, a band of Englishmen committed to helping aristocrats escape to England, and keep their heads. The head of this band of Englishmen is, of course, called by the code name The Scarlet Pimpernel. His identity is secret to all, even those he helps escape. This sets the scene for a "Three Musketeers" style swashbuckling adventure story. It is fun and exciting, full of suspense that lasts until the very end. There is a nice love story woven quite naturally into the fabric of the plot, that manages to add to the plot without being syrupy. The story also includes some thoughtful moments that excute simply without bogging down the story in the least. Overall, a very enjoyable novel. It treads lightly on the moral/ethical issues surrounding the French Revolution, and deals mostly with an adventuresome story. Those looking for a more 'serious' fictional work of the French Revolution may prefer A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens.
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