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Available
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Publication
Kbh : Martin, 1963 :
Description
Classic Literature. Fiction. HTML: Baroness Orczy's classic adventure novel El Dorado is the sequel to The Scarlet Pimpernel and was first published in 1913. Set in 1794's Paris - which "despite the horrors that had stained her walls - has remained a city of pleasure, and the knife of the guillotine did scarce descend more often than did the drop-scenes on the stage.".
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LibraryThing member AdonisGuilfoyle
The best Pimpernel story by far. Darker in tone than the rest of the adventures, Eldorado has romance, anguish, tension, a sharp blend of historical fact and fiction, and includes all of Orczy's best characters. For me, the incredible test of Percy and Marguerite's powerful bond is somewhat
Absolutely amazing writing, far surpassing even the main novel.
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diminished by the 'subplot' of Armand and actress Jeanne Lange - the suspicion that Orczy was replicating her successful feminine formula of vulnerability and allure, which works so well with Marguerite, rather challenges her supposed appeal - but bar a nauseating chapter in which lovestruck Armand and self-serving Jeanne declare their feelings for each other, the interest stays most firmly rooted in the Blakeneys. The 'Richmond' chapter in The Scarlet Pimpernel is echoed here when Marguerite must visit her beaten but unbowed husband in a fetid cell in the Conciergerie. And although Percy and Armand decide never to tell Marguerite of all that has happened, the reader is left with the feeling that she already knows - and that her relationship with her beloved brother must suffer ever after.Absolutely amazing writing, far surpassing even the main novel.
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LibraryThing member RogueBelle
This book is as charming, thrilling, and passionate as the original! I'll confess prejudice; The Scarlet Pimpernel is my absolute favourite book in the world, and I'm madly in love with Sir Percy. But this book has so much to recommend it -- political intrigue, historical fiction, suspense
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thriller, spy and disguise, and, of course, unmatchable romance. One thing I love about El Dorado in comparison to the original is getting to see more of Percy and the League in action. El Dorado is a worthy successor to the Pimpernel legend. Show Less
LibraryThing member AdonisGuilfoyle
Hurrah for House of Stratus - now the Scarlet Pimpernel series is available on Kindle, so I can download novels I already own to read again in digital form! Well, I was impressed, anyway.
Of all the Scarlet Pimpernel sequels by Baroness Orczy, Eldorado is my favourite. The intrigue, tension and
(And on a side note, Armand is right - Foucquier-Tinville, the revolutionary public prosecutor, does look an awful lot like a marmoset!)
Of all the Scarlet Pimpernel sequels by Baroness Orczy, Eldorado is my favourite. The intrigue, tension and
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historical detail found in the original novel is multiplied tenfold, and the powerful romance between Blakeney and Marguerite far surpasses the sex scenes of any modern day 'bodice ripper' (although I love how the very Victorian Baroness hints that Percy 'does know how to love' Marguerite!) Armand is still an egotistical idiot who falls in love with a carbon copy of his sister, and the Baroness' pet phrases and childish metaphors do not improve with age, but overall, I still love these books and can't wait to re-read the lot on Kindle!(And on a side note, Armand is right - Foucquier-Tinville, the revolutionary public prosecutor, does look an awful lot like a marmoset!)
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LibraryThing member thatotter
Not good. Orczy is a little too in love with the French monarchy and aristocracy, and a lot too in love with the Scarlet Pimpernel...or maybe it's the other way around.
LibraryThing member leslie.98
Armand St. Just, the brother-in-law of the Scarlet Pimpernel, is even more annoying than his sister was in the original book! Lots of adventure of course but the denouement struck me as very predictable (though of course neither Armand nor Marguerite had the least suspicion!).
LibraryThing member leslie.98
Armand St. Just, the brother-in-law of the Scarlet Pimpernel, is even more annoying than his sister was in the original book! Lots of adventure of course but the denouement struck me as very predictable (though of course neither Armand nor Marguerite had the least suspicion!).
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Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1913
Physical description
274 p.; 19 cm
Local notes
Omslag: William Petersen
Omslaget forestiller et eksemplar af blomsten rød pimpernel
Indskannet omslag - N650U - 150 dpi
Oversat fra engelsk "Eldorado" af Gerda Christensen
Gutenberg, bind 1752
Omslaget forestiller et eksemplar af blomsten rød pimpernel
Indskannet omslag - N650U - 150 dpi
Oversat fra engelsk "Eldorado" af Gerda Christensen
Gutenberg, bind 1752
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Pages
274
DDC/MDS
| 823.912 |