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An interesting comparison to The Three Musketeers. I guess I like the idealistic type book, similar to preferring Lord of the Rings immensely over Game of Thrones, not withstanding the pitiful writing in books 4 and 5 of GoT.
The continual battle of aristocracy over the working class continues into modern times. The aristocracy of the 1800s, became the industrial tycoons of the 20th century. Working class revolt took the form of labor unions and in the extreme in some countries, socialism or communism. The ever push pull continues today, albeit with lesser extremes at the endpoints. Communism has been replaced in Russia by the Oligarchs, the current Russian nobility. The industrial tycoons of the early 20th century by the tech giants of the late 20th and early 21st century. The struggle of haves vs have nots will always be there, just in different forms.
None of this diminishes my like of The Scarlett Pimpernel. The 1937 flick seems to be the definitive movie version so I purchased it from TCM's shop for about 8 bucks. I'll watch it this week.
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