The Scarlet Pimpernel


Read by Karen Savage

(4.8 stars; 2825 reviews)

The classic story of Sir Percy Blakeney and his alter ego, the Scarlet Pimpernel. A great adventure, set during the French Revolution. (Summary by Karen Savage)

Series:
1: The Scarlet Pimpernel
2: I Will Repay
2.5: The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel
3: The Elusive Pimpernel
4: El Dorado: Further Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
5: Lord Tony's Wife
6: The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel
7: Sir Percy Hits Back
Prequel: The Laughing Cavalier
(7 hr 49 min)

Chapters

Paris: September, 1792 15:45 Read by Karen Savage
Dover: "The Fisherman's Rest" 18:18 Read by Karen Savage
The Refugees 14:10 Read by Karen Savage
The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel 15:05 Read by Karen Savage
Marguerite 10:45 Read by Karen Savage
An Exquisite of '92 18:44 Read by Karen Savage
The Secret Orchard 12:04 Read by Karen Savage
The Accredited Agent 21:42 Read by Karen Savage
The Outrage 11:56 Read by Karen Savage
In the Opera Box 27:09 Read by Karen Savage
Lord Grenville's Ball 11:32 Read by Karen Savage
The Scrap of Paper 15:24 Read by Karen Savage
Either - - Or? 4:47 Read by Karen Savage
One O'Clock Precisely 15:09 Read by Karen Savage
Doubt 10:10 Read by Karen Savage
Richmond 27:24 Read by Karen Savage
Farewell 12:56 Read by Karen Savage
The Mysterious Device 8:25 Read by Karen Savage
The Scarlet Pimpernel 16:56 Read by Karen Savage
The Friend 12:12 Read by Karen Savage
Suspense 14:31 Read by Karen Savage
Calais 17:34 Read by Karen Savage
Hope 12:26 Read by Karen Savage
The Death-Trap 12:38 Read by Karen Savage
The Eagle and the Fox 15:12 Read by Karen Savage
The Jew 15:43 Read by Karen Savage
On the Track 13:41 Read by Karen Savage
The Pere Blanchard's Hut 16:53 Read by Karen Savage
Trapped 9:01 Read by Karen Savage
The Schooner 21:45 Read by Karen Savage
The Escape 19:10 Read by Karen Savage

Reviews

Fun story and great reader


(5 stars)

This is a great story with action, suspense, comedy, and romance. Very fun and well written. It is also wonderfully read. Karen is a wonderful expressive reader.


(5 stars)

Absolutely brilliant reading. Karen Savage pronunciation of all the French words makes this reading. I was riveted like no other librovox title. I have literally listened to this book like 5 times. Ms. Savage you have my eternal gratitude. I have listened to a thousand titles, this was the finest of them all.

Named a Car


(5 stars)

My wife loves the story so well, her scarlet red BMW has a personalized license plate PIMPRNL. And the reader is fabulous. Quite the story teller...

Very Fun!


(5 stars)

The Scarlet Pimpernel is a tolerably well-written adventure story. If frequently repeated phrases don’t bother you (peremptory, or low, musical voice, or childlike face,etc) then you’ll probably enjoy this book. Once again, Karen Savage is a delight to listen to. I knew she was talented in English accents, so when she proved to be comfortable in French I was quite pleasantly surprised. Definitely recommend!


(4 stars)

Wonderful! I’ve listened to it twice and it never fails to keep me on my toes. Karen savage is by far the best narrator I have ever listened to. I also highly recommend others of the scarlet pimpernel series.each one is an amazing account of how the mysterious hero thwarts his enemies and uses his witty jokes to make them still angrier!!!!!!

It is easy and light hearted read.


(4 stars)

I loved the story and Karen's many accent inotations. She has an English accent , she is not a Texan!! My only criticism is that, I found Karen was speaking far too fast. In fact, four times I had to replay a part and put my volume on high, so I could understand the word that she had just hurried!! I could often hear her gasping for breath, because she was racing through the text. Two examples of such, were in chapter 18 at 4.06 approximately, she said, '' Bluebeards" wife. I presume it was in reference, to the famous pirate and at 3.57 approximately, she said, "unmolested". It sounded as if, she was in a hurry and that annoyed me. I would have given her five stars but for that. I look forward to checking out other books by this author. I hope , Karen doesn't narrate her other books, quite as fast. However, I'd still like to thank Karen, if she's reading this.

queen of the readers


(5 stars)

this is my first time listening to Karen Savage but it won't be my last. I think that she speaks the queen's English better than HRH herself and I was truly amazed to learn that she is actually from Texas the novel is very fast paced and the baroness has not wasted any text on unnecessary diversions or flowery explanations. the combination of the precise reading and the economic writing is that this story zips along and you really don't want to press the stop button. this was an excellent listen and I heartily recommend it..

Better than anticipated


(5 stars)

I wanted to listen to this story because I liked the idea of the storyline and I enjoy historical romance. However, I was concerned the language would feel old-fashioned to a point but it may be difficult to follow along. I was very pleasantly surprised by how engaging both the author's story and the narrator made this listening experience. Great story! well read!