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• 5.0 out of 5 stars from Sassy in Bama -- Like the Scarlet Pimpernel himself, this entertaining adventure story could be dismissed as fluff, but.... : Call me a hopeless romantic, but, more decades ago than I care to admit, I was smitten with this book and the 1982 film adaptation of it. I home-school our daughter now, and she is the age I was (12) when first introduced to this book, so I decided to give it a re-read and let her enjoy it for her last week of school. As an adult, and a fairly no-nonsense one at that, I was happily surprised with how the story enchanted me once more, and my daughter could not put it down, either. Set against the backdrop of the French Revolution, the hero (a mysterious character known only as "The Scarlet Pimpernel") daringly uses various disguises and other strategies to rescue aristocrats otherwise destined for Madame Guillotine. The book is full of intrigues and wranglings with questions like whether or not one life would be more valuable than another if it comes down to a choice. It has inspired plenty of good discussions in our home about the French Revolution, what it means to behave in a noble manner, and "what would you do" if you were in the position of Marguerite, a woman who must choose between the life of her beloved brother and the life of The Scarlet Pimpernel. The villain of the story, Chauvelin, tragically plays too close to the reality one can see around the world today...someone supposedly driven by ideals that seem noble in the abstract but show themselves to be nothing more than a sorry excuse to commit evil atrocities and violence in reality. Not only are we challenged to peek behind the mask to discover the identity of The Scarlet Pimpernel, but we are challenged to peek behind the mask of virtuous ideas used to cover the reality of extremism and hate. The story is old-fashioned in its sensibilities, so if you have no tolerance for that, you will not enjoy the adventure. Like any good story, it is very entertaining and goes down easily, but it has some treasured solid nuggets to ponder for those so inclined. It was a breath of fresh air for me to re-visit this fun but solid read, which promotes virtues like courage and self-control--the promotion of which I generally observe to be lacking in most popular entertainment today. ( Reviewed in the United States on May 27, 2016 )
• 4.0 out of 5 stars from Trish B -- Surprisingly Enjoyable! : My son had this as a summer reading assignment. He whined so much I said I would also read it, it couldn't be that bad! It does have a bit of a slow start, but I enjoyed the story and was sad when it ended. I can see how a sequel would be warranted, I wanted to find out what happened next! I would suggest some kind of French Revolution for Dummies* if you aren't familiar with the events of the French Revolution. The book does explain a bit, but I found I enjoyed it more with the added knowledge. ( Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2017 )
• 4.0 out of 5 stars from Kyle L. Rhynerson -- Exciting historical fiction set during the French Revoloution : “The Scarlett Pimpernel” is an exciting historical fiction tale set in the Fall of 1792 during the French Revolution. The timing is not quite historically accurate, but the general theme falls within the “Reign of Terror” when the French people ousted their king, and brought ‘justice’ to thousands of aristocrats by way of the guillotine. ( Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2017 )
• 5.0 out of 5 stars from Kindle Customer -- An Immportal Classic with two excellent sequels! : The original has to be one of my all-time favorite tales, the first character in history to have a "secret identity". I bought this volume to read the sequels, but of course you must begin with the first, because several of the characters are revisited and there is added depth to them based on what they went through. I would say they go in descending order of excellence, like a gentle glide-path of enjoyment: "Scarlet Pimpernel" is a must-read, "I Will Repay" has some excellent exchanges and another terrific dilemma to negotiate, and "The Elusive Pimpernel" is merely a very good and readable yarn. ( Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2016 )
• 3.0 out of 5 stars from Glyndower -- Dated and overwritten : I was only familar with screen adaptations of 'The Scarlet Pimpernel' especially the classic Leslie Howard version, David Niven in the 1950s and Richard E Grant's more recent performance. The latter was criticised for 'taking liberties' with the books, but on the evidence of this publication the mor eliberties the better. ( Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 6, 2020 )
• 3.0 out of 5 stars from John -- Revolutionary France & and Englishman : The basic story of The Scarlet Pimpernel is well know, and due to the homages to the story in other incarnations (e.g. the fantastic episode in Blackadder), although I had never read the original, I knew of the 'twist' and final outcome. ( Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 5, 2018 )
• 5.0 out of 5 stars from M. Dowden -- Always Worth Reading : Baroness Orczy certainly gave us great entertainment with the character the Scarlet Pimpernel, becoming a series of books, this being the first and the best. Originally Orczy wrote a play and with the success of that in 1905 this novel was published. ( Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 1, 2017 )
• 5.0 out of 5 stars from Elizabeth McLean -- Vive la France! ..... or not? : Found it a quick read and although I'm by no means a royalist, I enjoyed it. I see in my head Anthony Andrews playing the dim, chivalrous, Sir Percy Blakeney. The book was quite descriptive of the surroundings and characters and although AA doesn't seem to be the right build, but he did play it well, sink me!! Found I wanted to keep reading to find out what happened next so a good page turner. Oh and I did love the wife!! ( Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 18, 2017 )
• 4.0 out of 5 stars from Calypso -- Derring-Do : Although most memorable for its portrayal of a group of aristocratic Englishmen rescuing their unfortunate counterparts from revolutionary France, The Scarlet Pimpernel is in essence a love story. ( Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 2, 2015 )

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