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"Who is this man, this Scarlet Pimpernel?"
Each day this question grew more pressing to the rulers of the French Revolution. Only this man and his band of followers threatened their total power. Only this maddeningly elusive figure defied the vast network of fanatics, informers, and... read more
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"The year is 1792. The French Revolution, driven to excess by its own triumph, has turned into a reign of terror. Daily, tumbrels roll over the cobbled streets of Paris bearing new victims to the insatiable Madame Guillotine...Thus the stage is set for one of the most enthralling novels of... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Characters/People edit
- Sir Percy Blakeney: A handsome, seemingly dim English aristocrat credited mostly for his slow wit and love of fashion who turns out to be a bit more than he first seems.
- Marguerite St. Just / Lady Blakeney: The wife of Sir Blakeney, credited with being "the cleverest woman in Europe". Beautiful and proud, Marguerite is determined to survive in the upper-class, intellectual world she is embroiled in. Revolution surround her, yet she is so strong.
- Citizen Chauvelin: Cunning and cold hearted, Chauvelin is tasked with the duty of finding out who the elusive Scarlet Pimpernel is.
- Armand St. Just: Marguerite's beloved brother.
- Sir Andrew Ffoulkes: Add a description of this character.
- Lord Antony Dewhurst
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“"A woman's heart is such a complex problem--the owner therof is often most incompetent to find the solution to this puzzle"”
Lady Marguerite Blakeney -
“"They seek him here, they seek him there, those Frenchies seek him everywhere. Is he in heaven or is he in hell? That damned elusive Pimpernel."”
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in fact—and the very fact that Percy was slow and stupid was an attraction for me, as I thought he would love me all the more. A clever man would naturally have other interests, an ambitious man other hopes…. I thought that a fool would worship, and think of nothing else. And I was ready to respond, Armand; I would have allowed myself to be worshipped, and given infinite tenderness in return….”
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A SURGING, SEETHING, murmuring crowd of beings that are human only in name, for to the eye and ear they seem naught but savage creatures, animated by vile passions and by the lust of vengeance and of hate.
Table of Contents edit
I. Paris: September, 1792
II. Dover: "The Fisherman's Rest"
III. The Refugees
IV. The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel
V. Marguerite
VI. An Exquisite of '92
VII. The Secret Orchard
VIII. The Accredited Agent
IX. The Outrage
X. In The Opera Box
XI. Lord Grenville's Ball
XII. The Scrap of Paper
XIII. Either—Or?
XIV. One O'clock Precisely!
XV. Doubt
XVI. Richmond
XVIi. Farewell
XVIII. The Mysterious Device
XIX. The Scarlet Pimpernel
XX. The Friend
XXI. Suspense
XXII. Calais
XXII. Hope
XXIV. The Death-Trap
XXV. The Eagle and The Fox
XXVI. The Jew
XXVII. On The Track
XXVIII. The Pere Blanchard's Hut
XXIX. Trapped
XXX. The Schooner
XXXI. The Escape
Series & Lists edit
This is book 1 of 11 in Scarlet Pimpernel. (standard series)
Followed by I Will Repay.
This book is in Guardian 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read. (authoritative list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Baroness Emma Orczy (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
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Country: England
Publication Date: 1905
ISBN: Add the ISBN.
Page Count: 341
Publisher: Add the publisher.
Country: England
Publication Date: 1905
ISBN: Add the ISBN.
Page Count: 341
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 823.912
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