The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Emma Orczy

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Baroness Emma Orczy

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The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy is a classic novel of romance and intrigue. The Scarlet Pimpernel is an unknown English gentleman who risks his life to help targeted French aristocrats escape the persecution of the revolutionary government in 1792 France. Lady Blakeney is a French woman who is married to an English gentleman. Lady Blakeney is approached by a French agent who needs her help in learning the identity of the...

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The Scarlet Pimpernel

3,922 words, approx. 14 pages

The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Emmuska Orczy Born in Hungary in 1865, Baroness Emmuska Orczy moved to England with her family when she was fifteen. She lived there the rest of her life. In 1905 ... Read more

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The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel

85,612 words, approx. 286 pages

SIR PERCY EXPLAINS It was not, Heaven help us all! a very uncommon occurrence these days:  a woman almost unsexed by misery, starvation, and the abnormal excitement engendered by daily spectacles... Read more

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The Scarlet Pimpernel: Analyzing the theme of love

490 words, approx. 2 pages

Webster's Dictionary says, "Love is an affection based on admiration, benevolence, or common interest." In The Scarlet Pimpernel, there are three different basic types of love emphasized in the novel.... Read more

Critical Book Review, Scarlet Pimpernel

325 words, approx. 2 pages

The Scarlet Pimpernel, written by Baroness Emmuska Orczy, is a fictional account of the bloody French Revolution. In the book, Sir Percy Blakeney, the Scarlet Pimpernel, and his fellow Englishman ri... Read more

A Historical Account of the Scarlet Pimpernel

948 words, approx. 4 pages

Historically speaking, The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Emmuska Orczy, is based upon the events of the French Revolution. Native Hungarian literature highly influenced Baroness Orczy, especially du... Read more

Scarlet Pimpernel

626 words, approx. 3 pages

Mysterious Identity of the Scarlet Pimpernel The Scarlet Pimpernel, written by Baroness Orczy, is a historical novel set during the French Revolution. The Scarlet Pimpernel is a mysterious Englishman... Read more

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