The Scarlet Pimpernel

by Baroness Emma Orczy Narrated by Michael Ward

Overview

"They seek him here... they seek him there..."

It is the bloody height of the French Revolution. Men, women and children are put to death under the blade of the remorseless Guillotine, all to feed a baying mobs lust for blood and murder. Their only hope of salvation comes from a band of 20 brave men from across the channel. Noble daredevils who seek to snatch Madame Guillotine's prey from her clutches, all in the name of sport and excitement. Twenty men; nineteen to obey, and one to command. And that one, hated and hunted by the French Republic, known throughout all of Europe as the most daring, the most cunning member of that band. Identified only by his tell-tale signature: The Scarlet Pimpernel!

Narrated by Michael Ward.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

• "We must prove to the world that we are all nincompoops"
• "A woman's heart is such a complex problem - the owner thereof is often most incompetent to find the solution to this puzzle."
• "Thus human beings judge of one another, superficially, casually, throwing contempt on one another, with but little reason, and no charity."
• "I take it, sir, that you do not approve of our new society."
• "Approval, sir, in my opinion, demands the attainment of perfection. And in that sense, you rather overrate the charms of your society. I'faith, for one thing, it does seem monstrous ill-dressed for any society, even a new one."
• "Look at this limp cravet. And the sad state of those cuffs. I can hardly bring myself to look upon them."

― Baroness Emmuska Orczy, The Scarlet Pimpernel

Product Details

BN ID:	2940160013107
Publisher:	Michael Ward
Publication date:	05/19/2023
Edition description:	Unabridged

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