Who Was Baroness Orczy -- What Was Her "Scarlet Pimpernel"?

Baroness Emmuska Orczy (1865-1947) was a novelist and artist, who was born on September 23, 1865. She wrote crime stories and then created The Scarlet Pimpernel, which is perhaps her most memorable claim-to-fame. Orczy wrote other novels, but none of them were as successful. Take a look at these top books.