KEV67 Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 By Baroness Orczy. Published in 1905 but set in 1792, so it is historical fiction. I am only three chapters in, but it is quite good so far. The way it reads makes me think of a 1940's British film. I understand a pimpernel is a type of wild flower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timebug Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 A terriffic read, that I always class alongside The Three Musketeers and anything of Jules Verne! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
France Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 5 hours ago, timebug said: A terriffic read, that I always class alongside The Three Musketeers and anything of Jules Verne! A lot shorter than The Three Musketeers! I agree, packed with swash and buckle, huge fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KEV67 Posted April 28, 2022 Author Share Posted April 28, 2022 I think I have already worked out the identity of The Scarlet Pimpernel. If I am wrong I will run naked up High Street. Comtess La Just might be the cleverest woman in Europe, but I would be too many for her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lunababymoonchild Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 I have had my maternal grandmother's copy for more than 20 years. I was positively shocked to find out that Scarlet Pimpernel is the first in a series of 11. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KEV67 Posted May 4, 2022 Author Share Posted May 4, 2022 I wonder if this should be in the chick-lit section. It has a very strong female POV. I am glad to say I was right about my guess as to the identity of the Scarlet Pimpernel. I would not really have run naked up High Street, but I don't like to be thought a liar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KEV67 Posted May 8, 2022 Author Share Posted May 8, 2022 (edited) One interesting thing is Baroness Orczy's depiction of Jews is similar to Charles Dickens' in Oliver Twist. They have red hair. They are money grasping. There is over sixty years' difference in the date those books were written. Stereotypically I do not imagine Jews having red hair, so that has changed. Edit: Ashkenazi Jews are often red haired, although not as often as in some other populations. Edited May 11, 2022 by KEV67 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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