Emmuska Orczy

Set during the Reign of Terror following the start of the French Revolution. Sir Percy Blakeney, a wealthy English fop who transforms into a formidable swordsman and a quick-thinking escape artist- the Scarlet Pimpernel.

The Scarlet Pimpernel

Coward! Coward! Coward! The words rang out, clear, strident, passionate, in a crescendo of agonised humiliation. The boy, quivering with rage, had sprung to his feet, and, losing his balance, he fell forward clutching at the table, whilst with a convulsive movement of the lids, he tried in vain to suppress the tears of shame which were blinding him. "Coward!" He tried to shout the insult so that all might hear, but his parched throat refused him service, his trembling hand sought the scattered cards upon the table, he collected them together, quickly, nervously, fingering them with feverish energy, then he hurled them at the man opposite, whilst with a final effort he still contrived to mutter: "Coward!"

I Will Repay

The Scarlett Pimpernel

Emmuska Orczy Orczy, Baroness

The year is 1623, the place Haarlem in the Netherlands. Diogenes - the first Sir Percy Blakeney, the Scarlet Pimpernel's ancestor - and his friends Pythagoras and Socrates defend justice and the royalist cause. The famous artist Frans Hals also makes an appearance in this historical adventure. Orczy maintains that Hal's celebrated portrait of The Laughing Cavalier is actually a portrayal of the Scarlet Pimpernel's ancestor.

The Laughing Cavalier

A Story of the Scarlet Pimpernel

Three Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel

The Scarlet Pimpernel is considered one of the greatest adventure novels of all time. It is the first in a series of stories about Percy Blakeney, an Englishman in France during the French Revolution's Reign of Terror, who lives a double life as an English aristocrat and a swashbuckling masked rescuer of French aristocrats from the guillotine. The Scarlet Pimpernel is the classic tale of action and adventure that literally invented the genre of the masked avenger.

Volume 2

Case of Miss Elliott: the Teahouse Detective

The Emperor's Candlesticks

Beau Brocade

Baroness, (Emusca/Emmuska/Emma Magdalena Rosalia Marie Josepha Barbara) Orczy, Mrs Barstow (1865-1947) was a British novelist, playwright and artist of Hungarian origin. She was most notable for her series of novels featuring the Scarlet Pimpernel. Some of her paintings were exhibited at the Royal Academy in London. Her parents left Hungary in 1868, fearful of the threat of a peasant revolution. They lived in Budapest, Brussels, and Paris, where Emma studied music without success. Finally, in 1880, the family moved to London where they lodged with their countryman Francis Pichler. In 1903, she and her husband, Montague MaClean Barstow, wrote a play based on one of her short stories about an English aristocrat, Sir Percy Blakeney, Bart., who rescued French aristocrats from the French revolution: The Scarlet Pimpernel. She went on to write over a dozen sequels featuring Sir Percy Blakeney, his family, and the other members of the League of the Scarlet Pimpernel, of which the first, I Will Repay (1906), was the most popular. The last Pimpernel book, Mam'zelle Guillotine, was published in 1940. She also wrote popular mystery fiction and many adventure romances.

The Bronze Eagle

Baroness Emma was a Hungarian-born British novelist, playwright, and artist of noble origin. She is most known for her series of novels featuring the Scarlet Pimpernel. Some of her paintings were exhibited at the Royal Academy in London.

The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel

Volume 1

Old Man in the Corner: the Teahouse Detective

Denne bog er en fortsættelse af Emmuska Orczys mest berømte bog, `I den røde Pimpernels tegn‘ fra 1905. I ‘Eldorado‘ er vi stadig i Paris, midt i den franske revolution. Flere og flere dør i de voldsomme kampe, og der er igen brug for den Røde Pimpernels tidstedeværelse. Den unge, Dauphin, søn af Louis XVI og Marie Antoinette, er guillotinens næste offer, og ingen tør forsøge at befri den lille prins – udover den Røde Pimpernel ... Emmuska Orczy var en ungarsk-britisk forfatterinde og kunstner, bedst husket for bogen ‘I den røde Pimpernels tegn‘ fra 1905. Hun blev født i Tarnaörs, Ungarn, som datter af baronen Felix Orczy og hans kone Emma. Faderen var komponist, og venner med folk som Wagner, Liszt og Gounod. Familien flyttede fra Budapest til Bruxelle, og sidenhen til London, og derfor lærte Emmuska Orczy at tale engelsk som 15-årig. Hun blev uddannet på kunstskoler, og startede senere hen en illustrationsvirksomhed med sin mand, Montague Barstow.

Eldorado

Sir Percival Blakney is more than the rich, foppish English Baronet everyone sees. Beneath the pretense, he is The Scarlet Pimpernel, that mysterious man who rescues French aristocrats from certain death by the French Republic. It's a quest that constantly threatens with danger, discovery and failure; despite the odds, The Scarlet Pimpernel and his league accomplish seemingly impossible escapes again and again. Their activities have all of Europe in an uproar. From estate drawing rooms to tavern taprooms the whispers spread. Who is The Scarlet Pimpernel? The Scarlet Pimpernel Anthology Volume II includes the novels Eldorado, Lord Tony's Wife, and a collection of short stories, The League if The Scarlet Pimpernel. Each dramatic and romantic adventure is set in eighteenth century Europe during the French Revolution.

The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Emmuska Orczy Orczy The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel is a sequel book to the classic adventure tale, The Scarlet Pimpernel. Written by Baroness Orczy and first published in 1919, the book consists of eleven short stories about Sir Percy Blakeney's exploits in rescuing various aristos and French citizens from the clutches of the guillotine. The stories are set in 1793 but appear in no particular order. They occasionally refer to events in other books in the series. Sir Percy Explains... (more) We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.

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Baroness Orczy

Baroness Emma Magdolna Rozália Mária Jozefa Borbála "Emmuska" Orczy de Orci 23 September 1865 - 12 November 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 turns into a quick-thinking escape artist in order to save ill-fated French royalty from "Madame Guillotine" during the French revolution, establishing the "hero with a secret identity" into popular culture. Opening in London's West End on 5 January 1905, The Scarlet Pimpernel became a favourite of British audiences. Some of her paintings were exhibited at the Royal Academy in London. During World War I, Orczy formed the Women of England's Active Service League, an unofficial organisation aimed at encouraging women to persuade men to volunteer for active service in the armed forces.

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