Project Gutenberg 2016-05-29 Public domain in the USA. 189 Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness 1865 1947 Orczy, Baroness Emmuska Barstow, Montagu, Mrs. The Scarlet Pimpernel. Dutch De Roode Pimpernel Wikipedia page about this book: https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Scarlet_Pimpernel Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg. "De Roode Pimpernel" by Baroness Emmuska Orczy is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. Set against the backdrop of the French Revolution, the story revolves around the enigmatic hero known as the Scarlet Pimpernel, who masterfully aids aristocrats seeking to escape the guillotine. The central figures include the daring Scarlet Pimpernel himself and his wife, Lady Blakeney, as they navigate a world filled with danger and intrigue. At the start of the novel, we are thrust into the chaotic atmosphere of Paris in September 1792, where the guillotine is wreaking havoc on supposed traitors to the Revolution. The narrative opens with a vivid description of a frenzied crowd eager to witness the executions of aristocrats, driven by revenge and hatred. We meet Sergeant Bibot, a diligent guard at one of the barricades, who prides himself on catching fleeing nobles attempting to escape. Whispers of a mysterious Englishman, the Scarlet Pimpernel, who has been rescuing these aristocrats, begin to circulate. As tensions rise, a sense of foreboding sets in, particularly when Bibot learns that one of his recent catches may have slipped through his grasp due to the cleverness of the elusive Pimpernel. This opening sets the stage for a gripping tale of heroism and cunning in the face of perilous times. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 71.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. nl Historical fiction France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799 -- Fiction Adventure stories British -- France -- Fiction Nobility -- Fiction Blakeney, Percy, Sir (Fictitious character) -- Fiction PR Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Adventure Category: British Literature 501179 2025-07-21T04:27:05.069000 text/html 487101 2024-10-23T00:38:43 text/html 1157450 2025-07-21T04:27:14.860939 application/epub+zip 1156410 2025-07-21T04:27:07.337992 application/epub+zip 287535 2025-07-21T04:27:06.205955 application/epub+zip 1328773 2025-07-21T04:27:19.901879 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1250319 2025-07-21T04:27:13.562954 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 360178 2022-09-23T19:42:36.587112 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 383548 2025-07-21T04:27:03.470999 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 363785 2024-10-23T00:38:43 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19204 2025-07-21T04:27:20.050891 application/rdf+xml 26830 2025-07-21T04:27:06.320963 image/jpeg 3505 2025-07-21T04:27:06.264947 image/jpeg 1046828 2025-07-21T04:27:05.141954 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