Also, I had no idea

[conuly]

Apparently there's a whole series of books about The Scarlet Pimpernel! I had no idea whatsoever!

Comments

[rachelkachel]

Yes, but I have the impression only the first one is really worth reading. (I have read a collection of short stories, I think, which was decent, but not nearly as fabulous as the original.)

[conuly]

You think so? Well, that's often the case.

[ncp.livejournal.com]

Apropos of nothing...


Before "A Little Princess" was a full-length novel, it was a novella/long short story. I actually preferred the shorter version. Sara was less dreamy and magical than in the novel, and you could really see what a struggle it was for her to keep her hopes up. Also, that whole tiresome chapter about the rat was missing. And I didn't even notice that Lottie wasn't in the story until I finished it.

[janewilliams20.livejournal.com]

There is, and I remember enjoying them a lot as a school-kid. This isn't necessarily a recommendation, as I haven't looked at them since, and suspect I'd be more critical now,