
The Scarlet Pimpernel
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Narrated by:
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David Thorn
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By:
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Baroness Orczy
A thrilling tale of mystery and suspense set during the French Revolution, where a dashing English aristocrat risks his life to enter France and save innocents from the guillotine. Baroness Orczy's marvelously romantic tale of an English bonvivant, Sir Percy Blakeney, and his secretive plots to secure the escape of beleaguered French aristocrats from the clutches of "Madame la Guillotine".
The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel is a secret society of English aristocrats who are determined to rescue their French counterparts from execution. Their leader is the mysterious Scarlet Pimpernel, whose name comes from the drawing of a red flower he uses to sign his messages.
Table of Contents:
Chapter 01: Paris: September, 1792
Chapter 02: Dover: "The Fisherman's Rest"
Chapter 03: The Refugees
Chapter 04: The League Of The Scarlet Pimpernel
Chapter 05: Marguerite
Chapter 06: An Exquisite Of '92
Chapter 07: The Secret Orchard
Chapter 08: The Accredited Agent
Chapter 09: The Outrage
Chapter 10: In The Opera Box
Chapter 11: Lord Grenville's Ball
Chapter 12: The Scrap Of Paper
Chapter 13: Either
Chapter 14: One O'Clock Precisely!
Chapter 15: Doubt
Chapter 16: Richmond
Chapter 17: Farewell
Chapter 18: The Mysterious Device
Chapter 19: The Scarlet Pimpernel
Chapter 20: The Friend
Chapter 21: Suspense
Chapter 22: Calais
Chapter 23: Hope
Chapter 24: The Death
Chapter 25: The Eagle And The Fox
Chapter 26: The Jew
Chapter 27: On The Track
Chapter 28: The Pere Blanchard's Hut
Chapter 29: Trapped
Chapter 30: The Schooner
Chapter 31: The Escape
Baroness Orczy
Baroness Emma Magdolna Rozália Mária Jozefa Borbála "Emmuska" Orczy de Orczi (1865–1947) was a Hungarian aristocrat, raised in Britain.
Baroness Orczy was a novelist and painter, famed for her Scarlett Pimpernel series about an English aristocrat who donned a disguise to rescue French aristocrats threatened by the guillotine.
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Would you consider the audio edition of The Scarlet Pimpernel to be better than the print version?
No. The reader was great but the music was a little annoying to me.What does David Thorn bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
I enjoyed the well-done French and English accents.Any additional comments?
I really enjoyed listening to this book even though I have read it twice and seen a couple of movie versions.Really enjoyable and fun classic
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A classic
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A different take on history
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Where does The Scarlet Pimpernel rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
It's not the best but it's pretty good.What other book might you compare The Scarlet Pimpernel to and why?
Actually, I compared it with Jane Eyre and Pride & Prejudice. The book is clearly written by a woman, and told from her perspective. It's based on the relationship between a man and a woman, and how her needs move her to get over their mutual pride.Which character – as performed by David Thorn – was your favorite?
His French accent was so thick that at times I had a lot of difficulty understanding what they were saying.Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Yes and no: I had to walk away a lot and upon return found the author was still waffling on about something completely superfluous.Any additional comments?
I had watched the movie when I was a kid and although I don't remember the particulars, I did take away the memory of it being a swash-buckling moving, rife with swordplay etc. I was really disappointed to find that although there was a lot of build up, there was absolutely no climax. There was no confrontation, no sword play, no deaths (other than the reference to gory guillotine executions).I was also surprised to learn it is considered Children's Fiction. I wouldn't have expected it to be any more so than Pride and Prejudice or Jane Eyre.
One can see Errol Flynn playing the part.
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Great Story/ good teen book discussion
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Always a winner
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I enjoyed the performer's accents. This is a fun story to enjoy with your family.
love it
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Many of the voices sound too similar.
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Let's get on with it !
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My comfort listen
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