Project Gutenberg 2006-03-08 Public domain in the USA. 2482 Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness 1865 1947 Orczy, Baroness Emmuska Barstow, Montagu, Mrs. The Scarlet Pimpernel Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Scarlet_Pimpernel Conway Yee and David Widger "The Scarlet Pimpernel" by Baroness Orczy is a historical novel written in the early 20th century. Set against the backdrop of the French Revolution, the story centers around a mysterious Englishman known as the Scarlet Pimpernel, who undertakes daring rescues of aristocrats from the grips of death at the guillotine. The protagonist's dual identity creates a tense atmosphere as he navigates the tumultuous political landscape, highlighting themes of bravery, loyalty, and sacrifice. At the start of the novel, the grim realities of the Reign of Terror in Paris are depicted. The atmosphere is charged with violence as the guillotine claims countless lives, and the bloodthirsty crowd eagerly anticipates the next execution. Sergeant Bibot, on guard at the barricades, takes pride in thwarting the escape attempts of fleeing aristocrats, while rumors swirl about a band of Englishmen whose leader, the enigmatic Scarlet Pimpernel, manages to outsmart the authorities and save victims from certain death. The narrative canvasses the fear and desperation of those on the run, as well as the zealous excitement of the citizens relishing their newfound power and vengeance, setting the stage for a gripping tale of heroism amidst chaos. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Historical fiction France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799 -- Fiction Adventure stories British -- France -- Fiction Nobility -- Fiction Blakeney, Percy, Sir (Fictitious character) -- Fiction PR Text Adventure Best Books Ever Listings Movie Books Category: Historical Novels Category: Adventure Category: British Literature 556205 2025-08-01T03:48:29.429624 text/html 579570 2022-09-23T11:34:49 text/html 317547 2025-08-01T03:48:38.861608 application/epub+zip 318085 2025-08-01T03:48:32.413601 application/epub+zip 299518 2025-08-01T03:48:31.135616 application/epub+zip 509196 2025-08-01T03:48:43.788564 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 480767 2025-08-01T03:48:38.019645 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 457507 2022-09-23T13:00:29.444823 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 526226 2025-08-01T03:48:28.605684 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 525989 2022-09-23T11:34:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20642 2025-08-01T03:48:43.964553 application/rdf+xml 12452 2025-08-01T03:48:31.645673 image/jpeg 3151 2025-08-01T03:48:31.387633 image/jpeg 194706 2022-09-23T11:35:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 199938 2022-09-23T11:36:03 application/octet-stream application/zip 271304 2025-08-01T03:48:29.471651 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