The Scarlet Pimpernel is the famous novel about a man who is known by his calling card, the Pimpernel, in his adventures during the French Revolution. Read more about this novel by Baroness Emmuska Orczy.
by Baroness Emmuska Orczy. Dover. This edition tells the romantic and suspense-filled tale of one man, who rescued hundreds of royals from the guillotine. But, who is this mysterious fellow, and why does he save the condemned from their horrible fate?
by Baroness Emmuska Orczy, and Cynthia Brantley Johnson (Editor). Pocket Books. This edition of Orczy's classic features an introduction, a chronology, a timeline, an outline of key themes and plot points, explanatory notes, questions, and a list of related books.
by Baroness Orczy, and Anne Perry (Introduction). Random House. In her introduction, Perry says: "To rise on the crest of laughter without capsizing, to survive being written, rewritten, and reinterpreted by each generation, is the mark of a plot that is timeless and universal, even though it happens to be set in England and France of 1792."
Gary Hoppenstand contributed the Introduction for this Signet Classics edition. In this 100th-anniversary edition, read more about the adventures of the mysterious Scarlet Pimpernel. Take a look at
The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy.