The Elusive Pimpernel by Baroness Emmuska Orczy Orczy
"The Elusive Pimpernel" by Baroness Emmuska Orczy Orczy is a novel published in 1908. Set in September 1793, French agent Chauvelin plots his revenge against the legendary Scarlet Pimpernel. Using a young actress as bait, he lures Sir Percy Blakeney into an elaborate trap that forces him to France and lands his wife Marguerite in prison. With citizens threatened and escape seemingly impossible, Chauvelin believes he's finally cornered his elusive enemy in
this classic adventure of deception and daring. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness, 1865-1947 |
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| Title | The Elusive Pimpernel |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elusive_Pimpernel_(novel) |
| Credits | Produced by J.C. Byers, L.M. Shaf, and David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 67.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Historical fiction |
| Subject | France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799 -- Fiction |
| Subject | Adventure stories |
| Subject | Blakeney, Percy, Sir (Fictitious character) -- Fiction |
| Subject | Nobility -- Great Britain -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 2785 |
| Release Date | Aug 1, 2001 |
| Most Recently Updated | Jan 27, 2021 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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