This is one of those classic books that I hadn't read before. I forget where I picked up a copy of this but probably from a library sale at some point. Written in the early 1900s about an English nobleman that disguises himself to help get aristocrats out of France during the Reign of Terror around 1782. The book is told from the perspective of his wife but she didn't know he was the Scarlet Pimpernel, she thought her husband simple minded and not serious. She grew up in France and a French diplomat that is really more of a spy is in England trying to find out who is the SP and forces her to help him. In the end the SP slips away from the French and gets his people out safely again. He also has regained the love of his wife. Overall a good story.
Since it is a classic I will keep this one.
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