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The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy

July 6, 2011
By Garnet77 PLATINUM, Sinagpore, Other
Garnet77 PLATINUM, Sinagpore, Other
31 articles 6 photos 577 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Everything&#039;s a triangle.&quot; ~ My mother<br /> <br /> &quot;Write what you love, write what you care about, because sometimes, it&#039;s the easiest way to be heard.&quot;


Yearning for a heart-twisting, mind-clenching mystery that will have your eyes drifting word after word as you grow closer to the heart—and secret—of the novel?

Full of suspense, full of promise, full of betrayal, full of guilt, The Scarlet Pimpernel isn’t just your everyday novel. You remember the Reign of Terror, or you’ve heard of it, and you know what happens if you’re a French aristocrat—you fall under the hands of Madame la Guillotine.

And this seemingly unavoidable fate has only one sheer thread of hope to escape—and that is at the hands of the Scarlet Pimpernel. Known only as a dashing, young, witty English fellow, he takes on dangerous journeys to undergo the rescue of French aristocrats from the government at the risk of his life. And, like all stories, a threat arises that puts Percy and Marguerite Blakeney, the ‘it’ couple of the olden times, in the middle of a great chase led by the malignant Chauvelin, and they soon find themselves drifting closer and closer to the one man they have mysterious ties to: the Scarlet Pimpernel.

In my eyes, it wasn’t a regular novel where love conquers all because of the action and frustration involved. It was much more, setting it in a crisis like the Reign of Terror, and putting a ‘modern’ twist on it, giving it flare and hope. It’s a novel I’d read again.


The author's comments:
I am a huge fan of historical fiction, which was what drew me to this book in the first place. I hope that anyone who decides to read it enjoys it as much as I did. :)

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on Sep. 8 2011 at 1:25 am
Garnet77 PLATINUM, Sinagpore, Other
31 articles 6 photos 577 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Everything&#039;s a triangle.&quot; ~ My mother<br /> <br /> &quot;Write what you love, write what you care about, because sometimes, it&#039;s the easiest way to be heard.&quot;

I didn't know there were sequels! I'll check them out:)

on Sep. 7 2011 at 8:35 pm
LiederMadchen ELITE, Aurora, Oregon
132 articles 0 photos 25 comments

Favorite Quote:
For, I could not love thee, Dear, so much,<br /> Loved I not honour more.<br /> -- Richard Lovelace, quoted often by Baroness Emmuska Orczy in The Scarlet Pimpernel

I love this book! It is so nice to find another fan. :) Have you read any of the sequels?

on Jul. 18 2011 at 11:49 pm
Garnet77 PLATINUM, Sinagpore, Other
31 articles 6 photos 577 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Everything&#039;s a triangle.&quot; ~ My mother<br /> <br /> &quot;Write what you love, write what you care about, because sometimes, it&#039;s the easiest way to be heard.&quot;

Well thanks. I'm glad you think it's interesting :)

on Jul. 18 2011 at 11:36 pm
whitstar27 GOLD, Edison, New Jersey
15 articles 0 photos 38 comments

Favorite Quote:
when life gives you lemons, make grape juice. Then step back and let the world wonder how you did it<br /> and <br /> when life gives you lemon, throw them back at life

Good job! To be honest, I'm not the biggest fan of historical fiction, but your review makes the book seem really interesting.

on Jul. 14 2011 at 7:56 pm
Garnet77 PLATINUM, Sinagpore, Other
31 articles 6 photos 577 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Everything&#039;s a triangle.&quot; ~ My mother<br /> <br /> &quot;Write what you love, write what you care about, because sometimes, it&#039;s the easiest way to be heard.&quot;

I'll do that! Thanks for the review :)

on Jul. 14 2011 at 7:20 pm
CarrieAnn13 GOLD, Goodsoil, Other
12 articles 10 photos 1646 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.&quot; --Douglas Adams<br /> <br /> &quot;The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.&quot; --Marcus Aurelius

Great review!  It had lots of your opinions (and justifications for them) and it was well-written.  You might want to summarize the story a tiny bit more though.