The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy

306 pages first pub 1905 (view editions)

fiction classics historical adventurous mysterious medium-paced
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This book is for readers who enjoy cloak-and-dagger heroics, a steady thrum of tension, and a mood that blends elegance with danger. If you like stories that feel like moonlit chases and leave you both charmed and breathless, this one will suit you.

Description

It is 1792 and France is in the grip of a seething, bloody revolution. Mobs roam the Paris streets hunting down royalists, barricades block any chance of escape, and every day hundreds die under the blade of Madame la Guillotine. But in the hearts...

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Community Reviews

4.0
based on 9,840 reviews

Moods

adventurous: 96%

mysterious: 50%

funny: 31%

tense: 28%

lighthearted: 27%

emotional: 21%

hopeful: 13%

inspiring: 12%

challenging: 5%

dark: 3%

reflective: 3%

informative: 2%

relaxing: 2%


Pace

39% of readers chose fast
50% of readers chose medium
10% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

37% of readers chose Plot
49% of readers chose A mix
12% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

59% of readers chose Yes
17% of readers chose Complicated
20% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
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Complicated
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Loveable characters?

68% of readers chose Yes
18% of readers chose Complicated
12% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

14% of readers chose Yes
6% of readers chose Complicated
75% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

43% of readers chose Yes
19% of readers chose Complicated
34% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
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N/A

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