Project Gutenberg 2010-07-20 Public domain in the USA. 530 Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness 1865 1947 Orczy, Baroness Emmuska Barstow, Montagu, Mrs. The Laughing Cavalier: The Story of the Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Laughing_Cavalier_(novel) Produced by Brenda Lewis, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "The Laughing Cavalier: The Story of the Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel" by Orczy is a historical novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative centers around Gilda Beresteyn in 17th century Haarlem, whose life becomes entangled with the life of a fugitive nobleman, Willem van Stoutenburg. The book explores themes of love, loyalty, and the consequences of political intrigue during a tumultuous time in Dutch history. The opening of the story introduces Gilda as she reflects on the political unrest surrounding her, particularly the betrayal and looming execution of the Barneveld family. As she grapples with her emotions about a past lover, Willem, he suddenly appears at her window, seeking refuge from pursuers. The tension escalates as she helps him hide, all while she is painfully aware of the implications of her actions—particularly given her father's loyalty to the Stadtholder and his commitment to justice. Their reunion not only rekindles old feelings but places Gilda at the center of a dangerous political web, setting the stage for further drama and intrigue. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Historical fiction Adventure stories Netherlands -- History -- 17th century -- Fiction PR Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Novels 780056 2025-08-13T11:55:12.055296 text/html 786373 2018-04-09T11:03:34 text/html 398405 2025-08-13T11:55:23.836213 application/epub+zip 411346 2025-08-13T11:55:15.960232 application/epub+zip 378306 2025-08-13T11:55:14.526268 application/epub+zip 808630 2025-08-13T11:55:30.065137 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 767020 2025-08-13T11:55:22.818201 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 628666 2022-09-15T08:34:05.622961 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 750011 2025-08-13T11:55:10.250315 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 749710 2018-04-09T11:03:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 749706 2012-05-14T14:43:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20812 2025-08-13T11:55:30.203167 application/rdf+xml 24957 2025-08-13T11:55:15.043267 image/jpeg 4609 2025-08-13T11:55:14.786222 image/jpeg 283868 2018-04-09T11:03:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 288615 2018-04-09T11:03:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 283810 2012-05-14T14:44:00 application/octet-stream application/zip 389957 2025-08-13T11:55:12.116230 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia