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The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel" is a captivating historical novel by Baroness Orczy, renowned for its exciting narrative and daring adventures set during the French Revolution. Serving as a sequel to her earlier works, the story follows the exploits of the elusive Scarlet Pimpernel and his league of brave individuals dedicated to rescuing French aristocrats from the clutches of the guillotine. Against the tumultuous backdrop of political ...

The Elusive Pimpernel" is an enthralling historical novel by Baroness Orczy, renowned for its thrilling narrative and suspenseful depiction of the French Revolution. Serving as a sequel to her classic work "The Scarlet Pimpernel, " the story follows the daring escapades of the enigmatic Sir Percy Blakeney as he orchestrates secret missions to rescue French aristocrats from the clutches of the guillotine. Amidst the tumultuous backdrop of polit...

Perhaps the most revolutionary of Orczy's works, Lady Molly is a short-story collection revolving around Molly Robertson-Kirk, a fictional London detective âEUR" indeed, published in 1910, Molly was one of the first fictional female detectives, and served as a prototype for many that followed. Beautifully presented and with helpful explanatory notes.

In the Scarlet Pimpernel¿s fourth outing, he and his league want to free the orphaned Dauphin of France from his captors. But someone else has the same idea, although for very different, and selfish, reasons. In addition to trying to outflank his rival, the Pimpernel also has to deal with a member of his inner circle whose romance has caused him to disobey orders and put the entire plan in jeopardy. Completing his mission while once again esca...

We rely on your support to help us keep producing beautiful, free, and unrestricted editions of literature for the digital age. Will you support our efforts with a donation? The young Vicomte de Marny rashly challenges a French official to a duel, and dies as a result. The Vicomte¿s father, the ancient Duc de Marny, insists that his daughter, Juliette, swear an oath before God to seek revenge on the man who killed her brother. Years later, as ...

At one of Robespierre¿s ¿Fraternal Suppers, ¿ a young man denounces Robespierre but is saved by an asthmatic vagabond. The young man flees to the home of his friend Theresia Cabarrus, who is engaged to one of the most important men in the government, and who is also desired by Robespierre himself. When the young man disappears from her home, allegedly at the hands of the Scarlet Pimpernel, the ever-present Chauvelin enlists her help in trying ...

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This book includes seven short stories written by Baroness Orczy from 1898 to 1906: The Red Carnation, The Traitor, Juliette, Number 187, The Trappists Vow, The Revenge Of Ur-Tasen and Young Muggins.

By 1792, the idealism of the French Revolution has degenerated into a Reign of Terror. Ruthless mobs rule the streets of Paris, and each day, hundreds of royalists are sacrificed to the guillotine, with hundreds more condemned to follow. Their only hope lies in rescue by the Scarlet Pimpernel, the daring leader of an English faction that spirits aristocrats across the Channel to safety. This historical adventure tale first appeared in 1905, bu...

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agent, and a self-styled confidant of kings and emperors during the Napoleonic era. This is a collection of short stories about Ratichon's humorous antics while assisting folks at the top of the social scale with their issues. To get a proper understanding of Ratichon's adventures, readers should go through this entertaining book! This collection of short stories by Sir Orczy attempts to compile many of his classic thoughts consolidated in a s...

His Majesty's Well-Beloved is a fictional novel written by Hungarian, British writer Baroness Orczy. The plot revolves around the Time of the Merrie Monarch. The book is a collection of sixteen chapters by Baroness Orczy where she attempts to compile many of her classic thoughts consolidated into a single draft so everyone can read them. Some chapters are interesting and amazing while others can create panic and thrill among the readers. The t...

The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel is a novel that follows the famous adventure story The Scarlet Pimpernel written by author Baroness Orczy. The range of characters that appear on different pages is pretty fascinating. Some are humorous, some are sweet, some are repulsive, and some are interesting. The novel contains eleven short stories and each story is unique and entertaining. These stories are entertaining and provide readers a glimpse i...

A 1913 adventure book by Baroness Orczy, The Laughing Cavalier centers on Percy Blakeney, a foreign adventurer and the ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel. The events of the story occur in Holland from 1623-1624. The plot has many twists and turns that engage the reader. Some chapters are interesting and surprising while others can create panic and havoc among the readers. The title character is so indulging that readers are compelled to go thro...

Leatherface - A Tale Of Old Flanders, " is a 1916 historical fiction by Baroness Orczy. Spain has sway over Flanders in 1572 with an absolute monarchy. People are held in a state of fear by their conquerors due to the threat of the Inquisition and its tortures. The plot opens with The Prince of Orange, William, who is currently a wanted man hiding out in the city of Ghent after leading a failed rebellion. By arranging for the marriage of his g...

A series of short stories by Baroness Orczy known as "The Old Man in the Corner" includes an unnamed armchair detective. He studies and solves murders while talking with a female journalist in the corner of a posh London tea room. Will he be able to solve the new case he was appointed to? The collection of the character's early stories is titled with the character's name. It is a collection of thirty-six chapters where some are interesting and...

The Scarlet Pimpernel is a riveting tale of daring and heroism set during the upheaval and violence of the French Revolution. The novel follows the story of Sir Percy Blakeney, a wealthy English baronet with a secret identity as the Scarlet Pimpernel, a daring and elusive hero who rescues French aristocrats from the guillotine. As the Reign of Terror sweeps through France, the Scarlet Pimpernel risks his life to smuggle men, women, and childr...

The English government is looking for all of the traitorous Nobles who backed Bonnie Prince Charlie in the period after his tragic downfall, which is set in England. The main character, Beau Brocade, is a highwayman by trade but a gentleman at heart. The author Baroness Orczy attempts to compile many of her classic thoughts in a consolidated form so that everyone can read them. The title character is so indulging that readers are compelled to ...

Baroness Emmuska Orczy wrote a book titled ''Pimpernel and Rosemary'', which was first released in 1924. After the First World War, it takes place, and Peter Blakeney, a Scarlet Pimpernel ancestor, appears in it (Percy Blakeney). Because most of the action takes place among the dissatisfied nobles of Hungary in Transylvania, Orczy is able to draw on her understanding of Hungarian politics and history. The plot revolves around the Scarlet Pimpe...