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Author : Baroness Orczy
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-05-09
The Scarlet Pimpernel Annotated written by Baroness Orczy and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-05-09 with categories.
The Scarlet Pimpernel is the first novel in a series of historical fiction by Baroness Orczy, published in 1905. It was written after her stage play of the same title enjoyed a long run in London, having opened in Nottingham in 1903.The novel is set during the Reign of Terror following the start of the French Revolution. The title is the nom de guerre of its hero and protagonist, a chivalrous Englishman who rescues aristocrats before they are sent to the guillotine. Sir Percy Blakeney leads a double life: apparently nothing more than a wealthy fop, but in reality a formidable swordsman and a quick-thinking escape artist. The band of gentlemen who assist him are the only ones who know of his secret identity. He is known by his symbol, a simple flower, the scarlet pimpernel (Anagallis arvensis). Marguerite Blakeney, his French wife, does not share his secret. She is approached by the new French envoy to England, Chauvelin, with a threat to her brother's life if she does not aid in the search for the Pimpernel. She aids him, and then discovers that the Pimpernel is also very dear to her. She sails to France to stop the envoy.
The Scarlet Pimpernel Annotated
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Author : Baroness Emma Orczy
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-04-28
The Scarlet Pimpernel Annotated written by Baroness Emma Orczy and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-04-28 with categories.
In this historical adventure set during the French Revolution, the elusive Scarlet Pimpernel sets out to rescue men, women and children facing the horrors of the guillotine, while evading the relentless pursuit of his arch enemy, Chauvelin.
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Author : Baroness Emmuska Orczy
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-12-29
The Scarlet Pimpernel Annotated written by Baroness Emmuska Orczy and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-12-29 with categories.
In the late 18th century, France was in the throes of the French Revolution. Of particular tumult during this conflict were the years known as the "Reign of Terror", a time in which a revolutionary tribunal executed thousands of French citizens. It is during the "Reign of Terror" in which Baroness Emmuska Orczy's "The Scarlet Pimpernel" is set. "The Scarlet Pimpernel" is the story of Sir Percy Blakeney, a chivalrous Englishman married to the beautiful French actress, Marguerite St. Just, with whom he pretends to be a slow-witted dandy. However this is but a ruse to hide his true identity as the Scarlet Pimpernel, who with his "League of the Scarlet Pimpernel", a secret society of English aristocrats, rescue French royalists before they can be marched atop the guillotine. Drawing his nickname from the small red flower he draws on his messages, the Scarlet Pimpernel is chased the relentless French agent Citizen Armand Chauvelin as he tries to intervene in the madness of the "Reign of Terror". First published in 1905, "The Scarlet Pimpernel" is notable for its introduction to literature of a hero with a secret identity. This edition includes a biographical afterword.
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Author : Baroness Orczy
language : en
Publisher: House of Stratus
Release Date : 2013-01-15
The Scarlet Pimpernel written by Baroness Orczy and has been published by House of Stratus this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-01-15 with Fiction categories.
A group of titled Englishmen, under the leadership of a mysterious man, valiantly aid condemned aristocrats in their escape during the French Revolution. Their leader is the Scarlet Pimpernel – a man whose audacity and clever disguises foil the villainous agent Chauvelin. Who is he and can he keep one step ahead of the revolutionaries?
The League Of The Scarlet Pimpernel Annotated
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Author : Baroness Emma Orczy
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-10-26
The League Of The Scarlet Pimpernel Annotated written by Baroness Emma Orczy and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-10-26 with categories.
The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel is a sequel book to the classic adventure tale, The Scarlet Pimpernel. Written by Baroness Orczy and first published in 1919, the book consists of eleven short stories about Sir Percy Blakeney's exploits in rescuing various aristos and French citizens from the clutches of the guillotine.
The League Of The Scarlet Pimpernel Annotated
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Author : Emma Orczy
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-10-09
The League Of The Scarlet Pimpernel Annotated written by Emma Orczy and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10-09 with categories.
The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel is a sequel book to the classic adventure tale, The Scarlet Pimpernel. Written by Baroness Orczy and first published in 1919, the book consists of eleven short stories about Sir Percy Blakeney's exploits in rescuing various aristos and French citizens from the clutches of the guillotine.The stories, which are listed below, are set in 1793 but appear in no particular order. They occasionally refer to events in other books in the series.
The League Of The Scarlet Pimpernel Annotated
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Author : Baroness Orczy
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-06-17
The League Of The Scarlet Pimpernel Annotated written by Baroness Orczy and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-06-17 with categories.
The Scarlet Pimpernel is set in 1792, during the early stages of the French Revolution. Marguerite St. Just, a beautiful French actress, is the wife of wealthy English fop Sir Percy Blakeney, a baronet. Before their marriage, Marguerite took revenge upon the Marquis de St. Cyr, who had ordered her brother to be beaten for his romantic interest in the Marquis' daughter, with the unintended consequence of the Marquis and his sons being sent to the guillotine. When Percy found out, he became estranged from his wife. Marguerite, for her part, became disillusioned with Percy's shallow, dandyish lifestyle.Meanwhile, the "League of the Scarlet Pimpernel", a secret society of twenty English aristocrats, "one to command, and nineteen to obey", is engaged in rescuing their French counterparts from the daily executions of the Reign of Terror. Their leader, the mysterious Scarlet Pimpernel, takes his nickname from the small red flower he draws on his messages. Despite being the talk of London society, only his followers and possibly the Prince of Wales know the Pimpernel's true identity. Like many others, Marguerite is entranced by the Pimpernel's daring exploits.
The Scarlet Pimpernel Annotated Edition
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Author : Emmuska Orczy
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-04-23
The Scarlet Pimpernel Annotated Edition written by Emmuska Orczy and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-04-23 with categories.
The Scarlet Pimpernel was initially rejected by publishers, when Orczy finished it in 1903. Undeterred, she reinvented the book as a play, which went on to be successful, leading to the publication of the book in 1905. The book was an instant success with the public, relieving Orczy of her financial troubles, but critics found it superficial, classist, and ultimately little more than a disposable lark.And yet, the public took to the book, looking past its overt sympathies with the noble class, and their demand for more such adventure stories led Orczy to write a slew of Pimpernel sequels over the next forty years. These include The Laughing Cavalier (1914), The First Sir Percy (1921), Pimpernel and Rosemary (1924), and The Scarlet Pimpernel Looks at the World (1933).The Scarlet Pimpernel takes place during the French Revolution, which lasted from 1789-99, and elaborate an overthrow of the monarchical regime by the peasant classes. This uprising is often seen as a radical manifestation of the egalitarian principles of the Enlightenment. As a result of this uprising, a Reign of Terror took hold, where aristocrats were condemned, imprisoned and sent to the guillotine. In Orczy's novel, a masked hero known as the Scarlet Pimpernel rescues those aristocrats trying to flee the gates of Paris and takes them safely to England, where they enjoy diplomatic immunity from the terror of the masses.
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Author : Baroness Orczy
language : en
Publisher: Independently Published
Release Date : 2020-12-12
The Scarlet Pimpernel written by Baroness Orczy and has been published by Independently Published this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-12-12 with categories.
"he Scarlet Pimpernel is the first novel in a series of historical fiction by Baroness Orczy, published in 1905. It was written after her stage play of the same title enjoyed a long run in London, having opened in Nottingham in 1903.The novel is set during the Reign of Terror following the start of the French Revolution. The title is the nom de guerre of its hero and protagonist, a chivalrous Englishman who rescues aristocrats before they are sent to the guillotine. Sir Percy Blakeney leads a double life: apparently nothing more than a wealthy fop, but in reality a formidable swordsman and a quick-thinking escape artist. The band of gentlemen who assist him are the only ones who know of his secret identity. He is known by his symbol, a simple flower, the scarlet pimpernel (Anagallis arvensis). Marguerite Blakeney, his French wife, does not share his secret. She is approached by the new French envoy to England, Chauvelin, with a threat to her brother's life if she does not aid in the search for the Pimpernel. She aids him, and then discovers that the Pimpernel is also very dear to her. She sails to France to stop the envoy."
The Scarlet Pimpernel By Baroness Orczy Annotated Edition
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Author : Baroness Orczy
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-07-14
The Scarlet Pimpernel By Baroness Orczy Annotated Edition written by Baroness Orczy and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-07-14 with categories.
The Scarlet Pimpernel was initially rejected by publishers, when Orczy finished it in 1903. Undeterred, she reinvented the book as a play, which went on to be successful, leading to the publication of the book in 1905. The book was an instant success with the public, relieving Orczy of her financial troubles, but critics found it superficial, classist, and ultimately little more than a disposable lark.And yet, the public took to the book, looking past its overt sympathies with the noble class, and their demand for more such adventure stories led Orczy to write a slew of Pimpernel sequels over the next forty years. These include The Laughing Cavalier (1914), The First Sir Percy (1921), Pimpernel and Rosemary (1924), and The Scarlet Pimpernel Looks at the World (1933).