The Scarlet Pimpernel
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 approa…
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- ISBN: 978-1-388-98222-5
- EAN: 9781388982225
- Produktnummer: 25896361
- Verlag: Blurb
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
- Seitenangabe: 318 S.
- Masse: H23.5 cm x B15.7 cm x D2.1 cm 615 g
- Abbildungen: HC gerader Rücken kaschiert
- Gewicht: 615
Über den Autor
Baroness Emma Orczy (full name: Emma (Emmuska) Magdolna Rozália Mária Jozefa Borbála Orczy de Orczi) (1865 - 1947) was a British novelist, playwright and artist of Hungarian noble origin. She was most notable for her series of novels featuring the Scarlet Pimpernel. Some of her paintings were exhibited at the Royal Academy in London. Also, The Scarlet Pimpernel, the alter ego of Sir Percy Blakeney, a wealthy English fop who turns into a quick-thinking escape artist in order to save ill-fated French royalty from Madame Guillotine during the French revolution, establishing the hero with a secret identity into popular culture.Other Books of the Author:. The Scarlet Pimpernel (1905). The Old Man in the Corner (1908). The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel (1919). El Dorado (1913). The Elusive Pimpernel (1908). I Will Repay (1906)
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