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The First Sir Percy

by Baroness Orczy

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Originally published as «Le mouron rouge 1792» (French), Hutchinson

Set a mere three months after The Laughing Cavalier, the titular first Sir Percy is set to wed his love Gilda in a double wedding with her brother and his intended. The attendees include many of the rich and famous, including the Stadtholder himself. But immediately after the ceremony, bad news arrives, and Percy, A.K.A. Diogenes, is tasked with rushing to get messages to two of the Stadtholder’s divisions that are in peril from the enemy. But there are unknown enemies about as well as known one

First published 1905323 pages
Category
Literature
Priority
Recommended
Author works
3
Editions known
400
Classification
Dewey (DDC)
[Fic]828823.912428.64
Library of Congress (LCC)
PE1128PZ0003.O65 Sc46PR6029.R25 S28 2002bPR6029.R25 Sc25
Subjects
1789-1799, RevolutionAdventureAdventure and adventurersAdventure and adventurers, fictionAdventure fictionBlakeney, percy, sir (fictitious character), fictionBritanniquesBritishClassic LiteratureContinental european fiction (fictional works by one author)England, fictionEnglish language
This edition
ISBN 9798489728522English
DATE DUE
First published1905
Film adaptation1917
Film adaptation1934
Film adaptation1941
Film adaptation1950
Adaptation adaptation1950
Film adaptation1982
StatusREAD

Adaptations

Works adapted from The First Sir Percy.

  • FilmThe Scarlet Pimpernel (1917)
  • FilmThe Scarlet Pimpernel (1934)
  • Film"Pimpernel" Smith (1941)
  • FilmThe Fighting Pimpernel (1950)
  • AdaptationThe Scarlet Pumpernickel (1950)
  • FilmThe Scarlet Pimpernel (1982)
  • TVThe Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
  • AdaptationThe Scarlet Pimpernel
  • TVThe Scarlet Pimpernel

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