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A&E Retells A Bloody Good Tale

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From: The Washington Post
Date: 19990307
Author:Sarah Booth Conroy

"We seek him here, We seek him there.

Those Frenchies seek him everywhere.

Is he in heaven? -- Is he in hell? That demmed elusive Pimpernel?" -- "The Scarlet Pimpernel" by Baroness Emmuska Orczy The Scarlet Pimpernel has blossomed again, like the English flower by the same name. Rejoice! The first of three two-hour exploits begins at 8 p.m. Sunday on A&E cable network. The series may well serve as a harbinger of a renaissance of plots celebrating gallantry, bravery, guile, mystery, derring-do, men in tights, women in hoop skirts, stories of the past inspiring new heroes. Sir Percy Blakeney's ...

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