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The Elusive Pimpernel
- Narrated by: Helen Stainer
- Series: The Scarlet Pimpernel, Book 4
- Length: 7 hrs and 27 mins
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Action & Adventure
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- R. Benson
- 05-15-19
Amazing!
I am absolutely IN LOVE with the scarlet pimpernel books!!! This is the third one I’ve read preceding The Scarlet Pimpernel and I Will Repay. All very well written!!! Definitely recommend reading all of them!
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- Peggy
- 02-13-18
Good story
Very enjoyable historical novel. The narrator was not the best. She is a good reader but raced through the sentences. No voice inflections. I was pretty frustrated at first. Once I concentrated on the characters it got better. I did enjoy the book.
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