"The Scarlet Pimpernel" by Baroness Emma Orczy

The historical novel entit direct The ruddy Pimpernel is a classic and truly deserves this prestigious title. The author of this enthralling 267 rogue book is Baroness Emma Orczy and it was published by Dodd, Mead & Company in the year 1964. The scene is set in the terrorized Paris of revolutionist France in the 1800s. During this metre period nobody was safe from the appall grasp of Madame la Guillotine which claimed hundreds of lives either day. exclusively a a few(prenominal) brave hands headed by a courageous mortal known only as the anonymous Scarlet Pimpernel, helped the liberal escape from their deaths. By use of trickery and deceit, these 20 men helped many endangered aristocrats escape from France back to the safety of England. There, the lives of the royalty and prestigious citizens were protected. Among the most widely acknow directged person of uplifted society at the time was Lady Marguerite Blakeney who was excessively known as being the cleve rest woman in Europe. She had marry a man by the name of Sir Percy Blakeney who had flattered her with his plenteous love. But they soon grew apart after Lady Blakeney confessed to her husband how she had by chance been multiform in sending a noble family to the guillotine. effect shocked and disappointed towards his wife, Sir Percys idolisation of her was not shown anymore. However he continued on with his life of which a part was left field untold to his wife whom he could not trust. He never let her know of the secretive life he led as the celebrated Scarlet Pimpernel. Later on, Lady Blakeney was blackmailed into making a deal with a French spy named Chauvelin. He had promised the return of her dearest brother, Armand, from death in France if she promised to help in leading him to... If you want to postulate a full essay, revisal it on our website: OrderEssay.net

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