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Summary: Unabridged Audio Book - Scarlet Pimpernel
Review: The 1999 Audio Book produced by Brilliance Corporation and read by Michael Page truly does justice to Baroness Orczy's classic adventure / romance. Note: this version does require use of a stereo cassette player with full balance control (or a special adaptor for a personal stereo player with headphones) The total length is approximately 8 hours, however, due to the recording method, only 3 cassette tapes are used. Michael Page does a masterful job of reading and bringing the characters to life. The voice of each character is unique and identifiable. His accents and pronunciations are authentic enough to add to the story rather than to detract. His narrative voice is very pleasant and listenable. The details of this nearly 100 year old story are well covered in other reviews, and the story is thoroughly enjoyable to read. However, for those who prefer or require audio books, this is a highly recommended version of this enduring classic.
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Summary: The Excellent Pimpernel
Review: Baroness Orczy's literary masterpiece is The Scarlet Pimpernel. The work follows the emotional journey of Lady Marguerite Blakeney--from tolerating her foppish husband, Sir Percy, to pitying his faults to finally falling in love with him all over again. When Marguerite realizes that she has unwittingly betrayed Percy, she journies to France so that she may warn him or at least share in his horrible fate. One of the themes in the book is "abandonment." As a child, Sir Percy was abandoned by his mother through "losing her wits" and her eventual death. Percy's father abandoned him through neglect. Marguerite literally abandoned Percy in the beginning of their marriage by briefly returning to her brother's house after making a shocking confession. After being abandoned so many times, it seems logical that Percy would be the one to play the role of hero--risking all for those in need. Most of all, this work is well known for Sir Percy's bon mot: We seek him here, We seek him there/Those Frenchies seek him everywhere...
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Summary: Absolutely wonderful!
Review: "They seek him here, they seek his there..." The Scarlet Pimpernel was one of the best books I've ever read! I couldn't put it down until I finished it... literaly! It was funny, suspenseful, romantic, and adventurous. I finished it in one day and was amazed at the imagination and creativity of Baroness Orczy! You could never expect what comes next and I think that's the best part about it. I am so glad that there are many more Scarlet Pimpernel books so I can enjoy every single one of them!
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Summary: One of the most imaginative books I have ever read!
Review: the Scarlett Pimpernel is an amazing book with great characters and plot. It imediately takes you into a world you cannot put down until you are done. Percy and Margarite are a magnificent couple and you really feel the love that is truely between them, especially at the end. Baroness Orczy was an amazing writer I am really sorry I didn't read this book before I did. I am glad to say their are 18 SCarlett pimpernel books which you can enjoy over and over-if you now were "to seek them everywhere"
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Summary: Marvelous
Review: This is one of the best books I've read. The movie as well, is great. The way Sir Percy lives two lives and the romance intermingled just makes this book an easy read. It's easy to understand and the plot is well developed.
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Summary: Read Me
Review: My favorite book. Great action, story, excitement, and romance. Must read to understand.
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Summary: A Romantic Novel in the True Sense of the Word
Review: This book was much more romantic than I thought it would be. The story is told from the point of view of Sir Percy's wife, Maugeritte (or however one spells it), who is disappointingly witless and self-centered, with a sad case of female flutterness ("Oh, what can I do, I'm just a WOMAN!" etc.). However, since this book WAS written before Gloria Steinem, I'm willing to overlook that. Besides Maugeritte, the characters are wonderful, especially Percy, and the novel is very suspenseful. I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys romantic suspence novels and is not a member of N.O.W.
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Summary: It's actually a 3 1/2 but....
Review: I must agree with the South Carolina reviewer below, the good Baroness has a monarchy fixation. "The CURS! How DARE they revolt against the good and wonderful French monarchy! Let them eat cake! ARRGGHHH!" And her prose is a bitty bitty bit over the top. SIR PERCY IS GREAT AND CHAUVELIN IS EVIL AS WELL AS UGLY AS WELL AS STUPID! Did I mention Sir Percy is the best? Well, that said, this book has two things going for it: 1- the compelling character of Sir Percy (NOT Percival like they say in all the movies, JUST Percy) He's marvelous, demmed marvelous. He is just so absolutely fun, you can forget about everything else. 2- The ending. I won't give it away but it is SO cool! Here's an interesting theory that I must reveal to the world. Told from a different point of view, Citizen Chauvelin would be the good guy. Think about it. The ci-devant aristos who are responsible for starving the peasants, raping the women, enslaving the populace and growing fat off the land are escaping with the help of a shadowing foreign spy. It's up to Chauveln, brilliant investigator to catch him. Bottom line, if the Baroness had only allowed her characters to stand on their own merits, there would have been a great duel of wills but she is not satisfied at this, she has to force Sir Percy to win when it would have been more interesting if he had struggled for it. Worth the read if you like that sort of thing
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Summary: Awesome!
Review: This is the best book that I have ever read! If you are looking for a book that will charm and enthrall you, look no further. The Scarlet Pimpernel is it! I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys reading historical fiction, action, suspense, and of course, a little bit of romance. Five stars and two thumbs up all the way!
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Summary: The most suspenseful and romantic book you've ever read!
Review: I've read this book many, many times, always enjoying it. I can safely say that this is my favorite book of all, and I read a LOT. This book has everything: a grand sweeping sense of history and the action behind the French Revolution, romance in the most pure sense of the word, a villain who carries all the evil of the Reign of Terror in his eyes and heart,a dashing adventurer who's really, REALLY smart as well as noble...you just have to experience it for yourself.
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