The Elusive Pimpernel
by Emma Orczy
Taste attributes: historicaladventuredramafresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginarylinearbig & variedrescue/escape/jeopardyhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeance
Boxlist takeFresh and wide-ranging: a serious historical novel, heightened rather than true to life. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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3.6 / 5
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About This Book
From the book:There was not even a reaction. On! ever on! in that wild, surging torrent; sowing the wind of anarchy, of terrorism, of lust of blood and hate, and reaping a hurricane of destruction and of horror. On! ever on!
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- Author
- Emma Orczy
- Published
- 1908
- Pages
- 288
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- Open Library
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