The Scarlet Pimpernel

De: Baroness Orczy

Narrado por: Julian Rhind-Tutt

A brand-new, unabridged recording of Baroness Orczy's classic tale of adventure, read by Julian Rhind-Tutt.

Paris, 1792. The Terror has begun. Every day, scores of the French nobility are delivered to the guillotine. Trapped in the capital, they have no way of escape.

But rumours abound of a league of young English gentlemen who are risking their lives to spirit French aristocrats away to safety across the Channel. Led by a man known only as the 'Scarlet Pimpernel', they leave no trace behind them save a single note.

Determined to stop them, ruthless spymaster Chauvelin travels to England and embarks on a quest to uncover the identity of their leader, forcing the Scarlet Pimpernel and his men to summon all their courage and wits to evade capture and stay alive.

Public Domain (P)2018 Hodder & Stoughton Limited

Reseñas de la Crítica

"Julian Rhind-Tutt sounds as if he's having as much excitement as the Scarlet Pimpernel in this classic adventure novel, which means that listeners do, too.... Rhind-Tutt offers expansive vocal studies of the central figures and quick sketches of the passersby. His voice is melodious, and his pacing suits the tempo of the scene, be it love or chase." (AudioFile)

Excellent Performance!

The narration was very well done and the story held my attention the whole way through.

Odds my life! This book is fantastic!

Julian Rhind-Tutt doesn’t just read the book, he lives it! DO NOT READ THIS BOOK BEFORE BED!!!!
Not because it is gruesome, or horrific, or anything like that, but because you, my friend, will be unable to part with it. I was pulled, as if in a dream into this incredible masterpiece by Baroness Orczy, and while I couldn't stop reading, I also never wanted to part with it. Her plot twists are Agatha Christy level and I can't even begin to count the amount of gasps uttered from my lips as I sailed through this book. It's the kind of book you end ready to reread (again, and again, and again). Also, will I be hated if I say that I feel that her romantic writing is as good (if not slightly better) as Jane Austen...?

Superb

Worth ten years of output of modern literary production - and more. Delightfully reactionary, subtle, well written and beautifully presented.

Great narration of a favorite story!

Loved it! It was hard to put this one down, or rather, pause it! The narration was great. And the story has been a favorite for a long time. The only part that bothered me was the pronunciation Chauvelin, but everything else was perfect! I love the narrator's voice and his voice for each character. made it easy to keep up and follow along and understand who was talking.

Highly Entertaining

This is the type of book and performance that makes me come back to my audible app. Well done.

Easy to listen. Easy to love

Just love listening to these old stories so beautifully narrated. Even written so long ago still thrilling and romantic.

The Scarlet Pimpernel

This is very well done, though I prefer the one Narrated by Stephen Crossly. I would say both are very well done, and whom you prefer to read depends on the mood you are in.

Great Book, Almost Perfectly Narrated

Love the book, and the narration was great, though there were a couple of places where it could be *more* perfect. ;) Overall, an excellent listen.

Great Revisit

Read in school, enjoyed even better so many years later. Interesting storytelling method well done.

Exciting, Romantic, Swashbuckling

After watching an old movie version and seeing it was based on this book, I downloaded the audio version.
The performance was easy to listen to and the story is one I couldn’t put down. Lots of suspense and unexpected twists and turns, with romance besides. Loved it, will listen again, would recommend!