The Scarlet Pimpernel / Baroness Orczy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness, 1865-1947.

Contributor:

Gotham Book Mart Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Series:

Dover thrift editions

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Blakeney, Percy, Sir (Fictitious character)--Fiction.

Blakeney, Percy.

Blakeney, Percy, Sir (Fictitious character).

France--History--Revolution, 1789-1799--Fiction.

France.

History.

British--France--Fiction.

British.

Nobility--Fiction.

Nobility.

Genre:

Fiction.

History.

Historical fiction.

Adventure fiction.

Penn Provenance:

Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)

Physical Description:

x, 211 pages ; 21 cm.

Place of Publication:

Mineola, N.Y. : Dover Publications, 2002.

Summary:

By 1792, the idealism of the French Revolution had degenerated into a Reign of Terror. Ruthless mobs ruled the streets of Paris; and each day, hundreds of royals were executed by the guillotine, with hundreds more condemned to follow. Their only hope lay in being rescued by the Scarlet Pimpernel, the daring leader of an English faction that spirited aristocrats across the Channel to safety. But who was this Pimpernel, whose nom de guerre derived from the scarlet wildflower he employed as a calling card?

First published in 1905, this historical adventure story -- timeless in its appeal -- is an irresistible blend of romance, intrigue, and suspense. Readers will thrill to the gallantry of its elusive, brave, and dashing hero who becomes the darling of the people, particularly Marguerite Blakeney, who scorns her foppish husband, Percy, as ardently as she admires the Pimpernel.

The basis of a classic film and a Broadway musical, this ever-popular, swashbuckling tale is a treat for adventure fans and readers who love intrigue.

Contents:

I. Paris: September, 1792 1

II. Dover: "The Fisherman's Rest" 8

III. The Refugees 16

IV. The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel 22

V. Marguerite 28

VI. An Exquisite of '92 33

VII. The Secret Orchard 41

VIII. The Accredited Agent 46

IX. The Outrage 55

X. In the Opera Box 61

XI. Lord Grenville's Ball 73

XII. The Scrap of Paper 78

XIII. Either

Or? 85

XIV. One O'clock Precisely! 87

XV. Doubt 94

XVI. Richmond 99

XVII. Farewell 110

XVIII. The Mysterious Device 116

XIX. The Scarlet Pimpernel 120

XX. The Friend 128

XXI. Suspense 134

XXII. Calais 141

XXIII. Hope 149

XXIV. The Death-Trap 155

XXV. The Eagle and the Fox 161

XXVI. The Jew 168

XXVII. On the Track 176

XXVIII. The Pere Blanchard's Hut 182

XXIX. Trapped 189

XXX. The Schooner 193

XXXI. The Escape 203.

ISBN:

0486421228

9780486421223

OCLC:

48803446

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