Sir Percy Blakeney presents himself as a dim-witted, foppish playboy, but in fact he is a master of disguise, an imaginative planner, a formidable swordsman and a quick-thinking escape artist who rescues individuals sentenced to death by the guillotine. With each rescue he taunts his enemies by leaving behind a card showing a small flower—a scarlet pimpernel. His secret is kept by a band of friends known as the League of the Scarlet Pimpernel. The league operates as an undercover team in enacting Sir Percy’s rescue plans. The Complete Scarlet Pimpernel Series contains 15 novels and 20 short stories:
The Laughing Cavalier
The First Sir Percy
The Scarlet Pimpernel
Sir Percy Leads the Band
The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel
Sir Percy Explains
A Question of Passports
Two Good Patriots
The Old Scarecrow
A Fine Bit of Work
How Jean-Pierre Met the Scarlet Pimpernel
Out of the Jaws of Death
The Traitor
The Cabaret de la Liberté
Needs Must
A Battle of Wits
I Will Repay
The Elusive Pimpernel
Lord Tony’s Wife
The Way of the Scarlet Pimpernel
Eldorado
Mam’zelle Guillotine
Sir Percy Hits Back
Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
Fie, Sir Percy!
The Principal Witness
The Stranger from Paris
Fly-By-Night
The Lure of the Old Chateau
In the Tiger’s Den
The Little Doctor
The Chief’s Way
The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel
A Child of the Revolution
In the Rue Monge
Pimpernel and Rosemary
The Scarlet Pimpernel Looks at the World
About the author
Baroness Emmuska Orczy (1865-1947) was a Hungarian-born British novelist and playwright. She is best known for her series of novels featuring the Scarlet Pimpernel, the alter ego of Sir Percy Blakeney, a wealthy English fop who transforms into a formidable swordsman and a quick-thinking escape artist, establishing the ‘hero with a secret identity’ into popular culture.
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