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This timeless novel of intrigue and romance is the adventure of one
man's defiance in the face of authority. The rulers of the French
Revolution are unable to discern the identity of the Scarlet Pimpernel,
a man whose exploits are an embarrassment to the new regime. Is he an
exiled French nobleman or an English lord? The only thing for certain is
his calling card--the blood-red flower known as the Scarlet Pimpernel.
The novel tells of the mysterious and much spoken-of League of the
Scarlet Pimpernel. This group is led by the cunning and noble Sir Percy
Blakeney who, with accomplices, risks life and limb rescuing the
innocents caught up in the Reign of Terror in Paris. His disguises and
other inventive ways of eluding capture stretch to his anonymity even
amongst the English. The Scarlet Pimpernel is by far the best known
not only of Orczy's works, but also of stories set during the French
Revolution.
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