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The Scarlet Pimpernel

by Baroness Orczy

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In 1792, while aristocrats were being mowed down in France by the guillotine, a courageous Englishman hid his identity under the guise of "The Scarlet Pimpernel," and led a band of twenty noblemen in an attempt to save as many of the French aristocracy as possible.

First published: 2014 254 pages ISBN: 1500556203
Category
History
Priority
Recommended
Author works
3
Language
eng
Subjects
Adventure storiesBlakeney, Percy, Sir (Fictitious character) -- FictionBritish -- France -- FictionFrance -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799 -- FictionHistorical fictionNobility -- Fiction

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