The Scarlet Pimpernel
by Baroness Orczy adapt Beverley Cross

Name: The Scarlet Pimpernel
Brand: Baroness Orczy adapt Beverley Cross
SKU: 9780573016509
Rating: 3.22 (10 reviews)

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Highlights

Small Cast

Female

What readers are saying

Readers have mixed feelings about the adaptation. Some appreciate the streamlined story, while others feel it lacks the depth of the original novel.

Streamlined story adaptationCaptures the essential plotLacks depth compared to the bookSome choices frustrate fans

Synopsis

First performed in 1903, The Scarlet Pimpernel was the most successful play of its day archetypal Edwardian theatre and the precursor of romantic Hollywood historical epics.

This adaptation brings to modern audiences the tale of the elusive hero who snatches helpless innocents from death and rescues the Comte de Tournai with the enemy hot on his trail.

The Scarlet Pimpernel works in the shadows, his identity unknown even to his immediate followers.

So disinterested is he in claiming credit for his heroism that he affects the persona of the biggest fool in London.

He stands for English stability and against chaos and passionate fanaticism.7 women, 16 men