The Scarlet Pimpernel

Baroness Orczy

The Scarlet Pimpernel — Baroness Orczy’s adventure novel follows Marguerite Blakeney during the French Revolution as Chauvelin blackmails her into hunting the elusive Englishman who rescues aristocrats from the Terror. A conflict of loyalty, marriage, disguise, and daring reveals the identity hidden behind an apparently foolish society gentleman.