The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy is a romping good story, and was the first novel to feature a fop who is a hero in disguise. That makes Sir Percival Blakeney the forerunner of Zorro, Spiderman, Batman, and a host of … Continue reading
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After reading some of my favorite modern mystery writers (Lee Child, Dick Francis, et al.), I have trouble slowing down to the pace of Dickens and other 19th-century novelists … but it’s always worth the effort. A Tale of Two Cities, published in … Continue reading