The Scarlet Pimpernel (Aziloth Books) - Softcover

Orczy, Baroness Emma

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1909735698 ISBN 13: 9781909735699

Publisher: Aziloth Books, 2014

Synopsis

It is 1792, the French Revolution is at its height, and 'Madame Guillotine' is plying her murderous trade - the sons of the Revolution intent on exterminating the hated 'Aristos', sparing neither man woman nor child. But increasingly, the condemned are disappearing, whisked away to safety by an unknown Englishman, who leaves behind a simple note, bearing the image of a simple heathland flower, the scarlet pimpernel. The mysterious intruder must be stopped, and Citizen Chauvelin, ruthless revolutionary spymaster, believes he knows a way to unmask the enigmatic foreigner and lead him to his doom. Written in 1905 by Baroness Emma Orczy, 'The Scarlet Pimpernel' is a classic tale of intrigue, bravery and devotion set amidst the chaos and brutality of Revolutionary France, an enthralling page-turner that keeps the reader guessing until the final page.

About this title

About the Author:

Baroness Emma Magdolna Rozalia Maria Jozefa Borbala Emmuska Orczy de Orczi was born on September 23, 1865 in Tarnaors, Heves County, Hungary, the daughter of a composer and a countess. Leaving for Budapest, Brussels and Paris in 1868 because of a revolution, Emma studies music and then art. While in art school, she met and married Montague MacLean Barstow in 1894. It was considered to be the perfect marriage for nearly 50 years. They had one son in 1899. Working as a translator and illustrator, she began writing detective stories and developed a small following. In 1903, she and her husband wrote “The Scarlet Pimpernel” as a play, which ran for four years and eventually became a novel with more than a dozen sequels. The books were so successful, she purchased an estate in Monte Carlo. During World War I, she formed a volunteer group with 20,000 female members. She died on November 12, 1947, at the age of 82, in Henley-on-Thames, South Oxfordshire, England.

About this edition

• Publisher: Aziloth Books
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1909735698
• ISBN 13: 9781909735699
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 198