Mam'Zelle Guillotine - Hardcover

Orczy, Emmuska

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1568497385 ISBN 13: 9781568497389

Publisher: Buccaneer Books, 2003

Synopsis

The author writes, "Three aristos who were being sent to Paris for trial were absolutely spirited away from under the very nose of the highly efficient police administration of the province. Spirited away! There was no other word for it! And the whole thing was obviously the work of those abominable English, who were emissaries of the devil, for no flesh and blood human creature could have engineered so damnable a trick and then disappeared as if the earth had swallowed them up."

About this title

About the Author:

Baroness Emma Orczy was a British novelist and artist best known for her Scarlet Pimpernel novels. Educated as an artist, Orczy took on work as a translator and illustrator to supplement the family income before finding success as a playwright and writer. During her career Orczy penned more than 50 literary works including The Scarlet Pimpernel (both the novel and the play), I Will Repay, and Lady Molly of Scotland Yard. An active supporter of the British monarchy, Orczy was a founding member of the Women of England's Active Service League, which focused on the recruitment of female volunteers during the First World War. Orczy died in 1947 at the age of 82.

About this edition

• Publisher: Buccaneer Books
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1568497385
• ISBN 13: 9781568497389
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 288