The Scarlet Pimpernel
Written by Baroness Orczy
Narrated by Michael Page
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Perhaps the most famous alias of all time, The Scarlet Pimpernel hides the identity of a British nobleman who, masked by various disguises, leads a band of young men to undermine the Reign of Terror after the French Revolution.
The Scarlet Pimpernel makes daring raid after daring raid into the heart of France to save aristocrats condemned to the guillotine. At each rescue, he leaves his calling card: a small, blood-red flower—a pimpernel—mocking the power of Robespierre and his Committee of Public Safety.
Having been told that his own wife was an informer who delivered an aristocrat into the hands of the Committee, the Scarlet Pimpernel must keep his identity and work a secret while he struggles against the love he feels for her. Until the day her own brother is taken prisoner.…
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Baroness Orczy
Baroness Emmuska Orczy was born in Hungary in 1865. She lived in Budapest, Brussels, Paris, Monte Carlo, and London, where she died in 1947. The author of many novels, she is best known for The Scarlet Pimpernel.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The narrator was superb!! Many times while listening to this book, I laughed out loud at his brilliant impersonations. Excellent, and I absolutely recommend this version over others!!!
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Read with a storyteller's voice. My 13-year-old enjoys enough to read/ listen to more than his required chapters. This audiobook draws you in like no other version.