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Violence
Some
Executions by guillotine are part of the revolutionary backdrop; some danger
Language
None
No profanity; formal Edwardian prose
Sexual Content
Barely any
Romantic tension between husband and wife with a secret
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
None
An exciting adventure with clear heroes and villains; the French Revolution as backdrop
What this book is about
During the Reign of Terror, an aristocratic Englishman known only as the Scarlet Pimpernel smuggles French aristocrats out from under the guillotine, all while maintaining the guise of an idle, vapid nobleman. Baroness Orczy's 1905 adventure romance invented the masked-hero formula that has influenced everything from Zorro to Batman.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
Guillotine executions as part of the historical setting
Danger and narrow escapes
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