The Scarlet Pimpernel

by Orczy, Baroness; Happenstand, Gary

• ISBN13: 9780451527622
• ISBN10: 0451527623
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-05-01
• Publisher: PENGUIN

Summary

During the French Revolution's reign of terror, the mysterious Scarlet Pimpernel rescues helpless men, women, and children from their doom in this unique, wonderfully colorful adventure classic.

Author Biography

Baroness Emmuska Orczy (1865-1947), an only child of Austro-Hungarian nobles, lived most of her life in London, where she built her reputation as an established novelist, playwright, and artist. Also a success on stage, her most famous novel, The Scarlet Pimpernel, spawned a series of books featuring its cast of characters.

Table of Contents

Paris: September, 1792	p. 1
Dover: "The Fisherman's Rest"	p. 8
The Refugees	p. 16
The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel	p. 22
Marguerite	p. 28
An Exquisite of '92	p. 33
The Secret Orchard	p. 41
The Accredited Agent	p. 46
The Outrage	p. 55
In the Opera Box	p. 61
Lord Grenville's Ball	p. 73
The Scrap of Paper	p. 78
Either--Or?	p. 85
One O'clock Precisely!	p. 87
Doubt	p. 94
Richmond	p. 99
Farewell	p. 110
The Mysterious Device	p. 116
The Scarlet Pimpernel	p. 120
The Friend	p. 128
Suspense	p. 134
Calais	p. 141
Hope	p. 149
The Death-Trap	p. 155
The Eagle and the Fox	p. 161
The Jew	p. 168
On the Track	p. 176
The Pere Blanchard's Hut	p. 182
Trapped	p. 189
The Schooner	p. 193
The Escape	p. 203
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