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El Dorado: Further Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Emmuska Orczy
Category: Classic
A popular sequel to the classic adventure tale, The Scarlet Pimpernel, this suspenseful story unfolds against the backdrop of the French Revolution. An irresistible blend of political intrigue, colorful period detail, and vibrant characterizations, it recounts the mysterious Pimpernel's attempts to resc ...Show more
Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Emmuska Orczy
Category: Fiction
The Terror has begun. Paris, 1792. Each day scores of the French nobility feed the guillotine. They are trapped in the capital. There is no escape. But rumours whisper of a league of young English gentleman of unparalleled daring who are risking their lives to spirit aristocrats across the Channel. They ...Show more
The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Emmuska Orczy
Category: Fiction
This timeless novel of intrigue and romance includes a new Introduction by distinguished professor Gary Hoppenstand of Michigan State University. The story involves rulers of a French Revolution who are unable to discern the identity of the Scarlet Pimpernel, a man whose exploits are an embarrassment to ...Show more
The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy
Category: Classic | Series: Macmillan Collector's Library
The Scarlet Pimpernelby Baroness Emmuska OrczyIn 1792, when the hated aristocrats were being mowed down in France by Madame Guillotine, an intrepid Englishman hid his identity under the nom-de-guerre of "The Scarlet Pimpernel," and headed a band of twenty noblemen whose object was to save as many of the ...Show more
The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy
Category: Classic Fiction | Series: PENGUIN ENGLISH LIBRARY
Every step the Scarlet Pimpernel takes on French soil is fraught with danger'The French Terror is raging, and few are safe from the threat of the guillotine. Sir Percy Blakeney, a foppish Englishman, decides to rescue imprisoned aristocrats before they can be executed. Showing great daring and aided by ...Show more
The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy
Category: Classic
An irresistible blend of romance, intrigue, and suspense, this timeless historical adventure recalls the terror following the French Revolution, when mobs ruled the streets of Paris and hundreds of royals were condemned to face the guillotine daily. The only hope of many was a courageous leader who spir ...Show more
The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy
Category: Young Adult | Series: Puffin classics
Revered by some and despised by others, the Scarlet Pimpernel--an Englishman who works to save aristocrats during the height of the French Revolution--is pursued by a blackmailing agent of the new Republic.
The Scarlet Pimpernel (Flame Tree Collectable Classics) by Baroness Orczy
Category: Classic
A stunning new edition with deluxe cover treatments, ribbon markers, luxury endpapers and gilded edges. The unabridged text is accompanied by a Glossary of Victorian and Literary terms produced for the modern reader. During the height of the Reign of Terror in the French Revolution, the Scarlet Pimpern ...Show more