The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Emmuska Orczy Orczy

"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.)

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Author Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness, 1865-1947
Title The Scarlet Pimpernel
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Scarlet_Pimpernel
Credits Conway Yee and David Widger
Reading Level Reading ease score: 77.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Language English
LoC Class PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
Subject Historical fiction
Subject France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799 -- Fiction
Subject Adventure stories
Subject British -- France -- Fiction
Subject Nobility -- Fiction
Subject Blakeney, Percy, Sir (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
Category Text
eBook-No. 60
Release Date
Last Update Sep 23, 2022
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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