The Scarlet Pimpernel
Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness
1865 – 1947
ENPublic Domain
Summary
"The Scarlet Pimpernel" by Baroness Emmuska Orczy Orczy is a historical fiction novel published in 1905. Set during the French Revolution's Reign of Terror, it follows a mysterious Englishman who rescues aristocrats from the guillotine. Sir Percy Blakeney appears to be merely a wealthy fop, but conceals a daring secret identity. When his wife Marguerite becomes entangled in a dangerous plot involving a French agent, she must uncover the truth about her husband before it's too late. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Subjects
- Adventure stories
- Blakeney, Percy, Sir (Fictitious character) — Fiction
- British — France — Fiction
- France — History — Revolution, 1789-1799 — Fiction
- Historical fiction
- Nobility — Fiction