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The Scarlet Pimpernel
- Author
- Baroness Orczy
- Narrator
- Julian Rhind-Tutt
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Publish Date
- 19 July 2018
- Run Time
- 9 hours 49 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
What to expect
Paris, 1792. The Terror has begun. Every day, scores of the French nobility are delivered to the guillotine. Trapped in the capital, they have no way of escape.
But rumours abound of a league of young English gentlemen who are risking their lives to spirit French aristocrats away to safety across the Channel. Led by a man known only as the 'Scarlet Pimpernel', they leave no trace behind them save a single note.
Determined to stop them, ruthless spymaster Chauvelin travels to England and embarks on a quest to uncover the identity of their leader, forcing the Scarlet Pimpernel and his men to summon all their courage and wits to evade capture and stay alive.
(P)2018 Hodder & Stoughton Limited
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Details
- Author
- Baroness Orczy
- Narrator
- Julian Rhind-Tutt
- Duration
- 9 hours 49 minutes
- Release Date
- 19 July 2018
- ISBN
- 9781473693029
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Genre
- Classic fiction: literary and general, Fiction: literary and general non-genre, Historical fiction
Synopsis
A brand new, unabridged recording of Baroness Orczy's classic tale of adventure, read by Julian Rhind-Tutt.Paris, 1792. The Terror has begun. Every day, scores of the French nobility are delivered to the guillotine. Trapped in the capital, they have no way of escape. But rumours abound of a league of young English gentlemen who are risking their lives to spirit French aristocrats away to safety across the Channel. Led by a man known only as the 'Scarlet Pimpernel', they leave no trace behind them save a single note. Determined to stop them, ruthless spymaster Chauvelin travels to England and embarks on a quest to uncover the identity of their leader, forcing the Scarlet Pimpernel and his men to summon all their courage and wits to evade capture and stay alive. (P)2018 Hodder & Stoughton Limited
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