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Baroness Orczy

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Baroness Emma Orczy, usually known as Baroness Orczy or to her family and friends as Emmuska Orczy, 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 turns into a quick-thinking escape artist in order to save French aristocrats from "Madame Guillotine" during the French Revolution, establishing the "hero with a secret identity" in popular culture.

Books

The Elusive Pimpernel
The Elusive Pimpernel
Baroness Orczy
The Scarlet Pimpernel
The Scarlet Pimpernel
Baroness Orczy
El Dorado
El Dorado
Baroness Orczy
The First Sir Percy
The First Sir Percy
Baroness Orczy
Lady Molly of Scotland Yard
Lady Molly of Scotland Yard
Baroness Orczy
Petticoat Government
Petticoat Government
Baroness Orczy
The Nest of the Sparrowhawk
The Nest of the Sparrowhawk
Baroness Orczy
The Laughing Cavalier
The Laughing Cavalier
Baroness Orczy
The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel
The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel
Baroness Orczy
The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel.
The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel.
Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy
The Scarlet Pimpernel Illustrated
The Scarlet Pimpernel Illustrated
Baroness Orczy
The Scarlet Pimpernel
The Scarlet Pimpernel
Baroness Orczy
The Scarlet Pimpernel
The Scarlet Pimpernel
Baroness Orczy
Baroness Orczy
The Old Man in the Corner Illustrated
The Old Man in the Corner Illustrated
Baroness Orczy
El Dorado; An Adventure of the Scarlet Pimpernel
El Dorado; An Adventure of the Scarlet Pimpernel
Baroness Orczy
Lady Molly of Scotland Yard
Lady Molly of Scotland Yard
Baroness Orczy
Lord Tony's Wife
Lord Tony's Wife
Baroness Orczy
The Scarlet Pimpernel
The Scarlet Pimpernel
Baroness Orczy
Sir Percy Leads the Band
Sir Percy Leads the Band
Baroness Orczy
The League Of The Scarlet Pimpernel
The League Of The Scarlet Pimpernel
Baroness Orczy

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