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Oct 08, 2009 12:50PM
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It is my understanding that " The Scarlet Pimpernel" is pretty far removed from what generally went on during the French revolution. It's the heroic character (like Zorro,the lone ranger) that makes the book interesting. I read it more for entertainment.
The Tale of Two Cities is written by one of the greatest English authors of the 19th century. There is no comparison in the quality of the writing. I'm a Dicken's fan, but the "Tale of Two Cities" is my least favourite of all the Dicken's novels I've read.
The novel loses something when his characters are in France. Like many English authors, he should keep his writing to the environment(England) he knows best.
What French historical novel on the French Revolution would you recommend?
The Tale of Two Cities is written by one of the greatest English authors of the 19th century. There is no comparison in the quality of the writing. I'm a Dicken's fan, but the "Tale of Two Cities" is my least favourite of all the Dicken's novels I've read.
The novel loses something when his characters are in France. Like many English authors, he should keep his writing to the environment(England) he knows best.
What French historical novel on the French Revolution would you recommend?
I agree that this novel is not the same quality of writing. I love this story, but from reading it, I would suggest the Baroness buy a thesaurus. Although I haven't yet finished it, Les Miserables seems to be a pretty good French histoical novel. Book 2 has a huge description of Waterloo, and throughout book 1 it talks of different aspects of revolutionary France.
