- Hardcover: 320 pages
- Publisher: Buccaneer Books (Mar 6 2000)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1568497334
- ISBN-13: 978-1568497334
- Product Dimensions: 22.3 x 14.8 x 2.7 cm
- Shipping Weight: 517 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #2,006,784 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Chauvelins more human side...,
By Marie Asano (Osaka, Japan) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Sir Percy Hits Back (Hardcover)
Chauvelin, the arch-enemy of the Scarlet Pimpernel is ruthless and merciless, but he does have a tender spot in his heart. He loves his daughter Fleurette more than anyone else in the world.When he is speaking to her, he is almost another person. It is really touching to see how gentle and caring he is. Baroness Orczy describes Chauvelins love for Fleurtte as "pertained to that of a wild beast for its young." "If she was destined to perish, then it would be by his own hand, not as a spectacle for the rabble to gloat on." He loves her in a fierce way tigerish way, fitting to his character. This book lets you have an insight in to Chauvelins earlier and family life. The audacious Sir Percy plays only a small part in this book, but a important one. Chauvelins's devotion to Fleurette is something you never thought existed in the man, whose heart you thought was made out of stone. When Fleurette is condemed as a traitor to the country, and is sentenced to death by the same laws Chauvelin helped to make, he has to try to save her, or at least die with her. Only when he has suffered intense, mental anguish for weeks does he realize that he must turn to his bitter enemy for help; the Scarlet Pimpernel, the only one who can save his beloved child.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Thought provoker,
By "teencynic" (Nicosia, Cyprus) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Sir Percy Hits Back (Hardcover)
Well. I wouldn't've thought Chauvelin had a heart, judging by the other stories about SP. But then, there are always two sides to a coin, and this was a definate quirk.So after trying and trying and trying (and failing) to capture the Pimpernel, he finally goes to him for help. Maybe he finally had to concede that there was only one person who could do so. His humanity is rather touching, you know, with his devotion to Fleurette and all (I mean, really. When you go to your arch-enemy for help...), and all the way to the end, you're wondering if he was really all that evil to begin with.
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By far my fav...,
By "margretblakeney" (Boston, MA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Sir Percy Hits Back (Hardcover)
This is definately my favorite of all of Orczy's books that I've read- I think that I've read most (8) of the Scarlet Pimpernel series, and this is the one that I keep coming back to reread. It is one of the most amusing and gives more information on Chauvelin than all of the other books combined. Yes, I'll admit it, I'm a Chauvelin fan! I love learning more about him!
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