Baroness Orczy
The Scarlet Pimpernel is the original masked hero adventure story. During the French Revolution a secret society of English gentlemen is formed by the enigmatic Scarlet Pimpernel, to rescue their fellow French nobility. Marguerite's brother is threatened by a Frenchman, who demands information on the Scarlet Pimpernel in return for her brother's safety. Marguerite makes the exchange only to discover that her boring fop of a husband is the
...The Hungarian-born British novelist, Baroness Emma Orczy achieved immense fame as the author of 'The Scarlet Pimpernel', one of the greatest successes of twentieth century literature, as well as numerous historical adventure novels and innovative detective fiction. This comprehensive eBook presents Orczy's collected works, with all the Scarlet Pimpernel adventures in the US public domain, numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions
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