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Volume 2 of a unique series-tea, mysteries and an unravelling of knots Baroness Orczy will be forever associated with her tales of the Scarlet Pimpernel-that 18th century English, 'devil may care' gentleman of the French Revolutionary period whose numerous adventures involved saving innocents from the sinister Citizen Chauvelin's clutches and the blade of the guillotine. However, in common with many authors of her time Baroness Orczy wrote w...

Baroness Emma Magdolna Rozália Mária Jozefa Borbála "Emmuska" Orczy de Orczi (23 September 1865 - 12 November 1947) was a British novelist, playwright and artist of Hungarian noble origin. She is most known for her series of novels featuring the Scarlet Pimpernel. Some of her paintings were exhibited at the Royal Academy in London. Lord Tony's Wife is a sequel book to the classic adventure tale, The Scarlet Pimpernel. Plot summary: The ye...

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The Scarlet Pimpernel' is the first novel in a series of historical fiction by Baroness Orczy. It is a timeless novel of adventure, intrigue, and romance sparked by one man's defiance in the face of authority. The novel is set during the Reign of Terror following the French Revolution. The title is the war name of its hero and protagonist, a chivalrous Englishman who rescues aristocrats before they are sent to the guillotine. In the thick of...

Mysteries! There is no such thing as a mystery in connection with any crime, provided intelligence is brought to bear upon its investigation. So says a rather down-at-heel elderly gentleman to young Polly Burton of the Evening Observer, in the corner of a cozy London tea shop on Norfolk Street one afternoon. Once she has forgiven him for distracting her from her newspaper and luncheon, Miss Burton discovers that her interlocutor is as brill...

The Scarlet Pimpernel' is the first novel in a series of historical fiction by Baroness Orczy. It is a timeless novel of adventure, intrigue, and romance sparked by one man's defiance in the face of authority. The novel is set during the Reign of Terror following the French Revolution. The title is the war name of its hero and protagonist, a chivalrous Englishman who rescues aristocrats before they are sent to the guillotine. In the thick of...

We seek him here! we seek him there! Those Frenchies seek him everywhere! Is he in heaven? Is he in hell? That demmed elusive Pimpernel?" Sir Percy thought he left his enemy vanquished, humiliated, and debased in Calais. Oh, how foolish he was. Now Chauvelin is bent on revenge. As punishment for letting the Scarlet Pimpernel escape the clutches of the French Republic, Chauvelin was demoted from the ranks of Robspierre's trusted few. But he wil...

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Der Rote Pimpernel (engl. The Scarlet Pimpernel) ist der erste Roman in einer Reihe historischer Romane von Baroness Orczy. Er wurde geschrieben, nachdem ihr gleichnamiges Bühnenstück in Nottingham uraufgeführt worden war und in London eine lange Aufführungzeit erlebte. Der Roman spielt zur Zeit der Schreckensherrschaft nach dem Beginn der Französischen Revolution. Der Titel ist der Heldenname des Helden und Protagonisten, einem ritterlichen E...

Six months have passed since the LDS prophet's memorable visit to Manti, and the United States has suffered through a harsh winter. Meanwhile, the Coalition forces have methodically taken control of the nation--except for the Rocky Mountains, where the ice and snow have kept the Saints hidden away from the world. But spring has arrived, and the Coalition soldiers are on the move again. In response, the Elders of Israel have been called forth f...

The Scarlet Pimpernel written by Baroness Orczy (1905) is a fictional novel that gives a glimpse of 'Reign of Terror' at the onset of the French revolution. Sir Percy Blakeney, a foppish Englishman who shows great bravery by rescuing the country's ill-fated aristocrats from the clutches of bloodthirsty citizen-soldiers of the Republic, disguised as the formidable Scarlet Pimpernel. The Pimpernel becomes famous for his notoriously designed resc...

A wonderful collection of short stories that centre around Molly Robertson-Kirk, a quick-witted detective who relies on brains rather than brawn to get to the bottom of mysteries that completely elude her male counterparts.

The Scarlet Pimpernel written by Baroness Orczy. The novel is set in a village in Puritan New England. Hester believes herself a widow, but her husband, Roger Chillingworth, arrives in New England very much alive and conceals his identity The Scarlet Letter was the first, and the tendency of criticism is to pronounce it the most impressive, also, of these ampler productions. It has the charm of unconsciousness, the author did not realize while...

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El Dorado, An Adventure of the Scarlet Pimpernel , has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work and hence the text is clear and readable.

Baroness Emma Magdolna Rozália Mária Jozefa Borbála "Emmuska" Orczy de Orci (1865 - 1947) was a Hungarian-born British novelist and playwright. She is best known for her series of novels about an English aristocrat, Sir Percy Blakeney, Bart., who rescued French aristocrats from the French Revolution: The Scarlet Pimpernel. Orczy wrote over a dozen sequels featuring Sir Percy Blakeney, his family, and the other members of the League of the Scar...

A romance set in Italy in 1814 from the author of The Scarlet Pimpernel.