The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel
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 are set in 1793 but appear in no particular order. They occasionally refer to events in other books in the series.Baroness Emma Magdolna Rozália Mária Jozefa Borbála Emmuska Orczy de Orci (23 September 1865 - 12 November 1947), pen name as Baroness Orczy, was a Hungarian-born British novelist, playwright, and art…
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- ISBN: 978-1-387-15255-1
- EAN: 9781387152551
- Produktnummer: 24098935
- Verlag: Lulu.com
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2017
- Seitenangabe: 196 S.
- Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm x D1.0 cm 293 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 293
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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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