Written by Baroness Orczy and first published in 1919, The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel is a sequel book to the classic adventure tale, The Scarlet Pimpernel. The book consists of eleven short stories about Sir Percy Blakeney's exploits in rescuing various aristos and French citizens from the clutches of the guillotine.
The stories are set… (more)
Written by Baroness Orczy and first published in 1919, The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel is a sequel book to the classic adventure tale, The Scarlet Pimpernel. The book consists of eleven short stories about Sir Percy Blakeney's exploits in rescuing various aristos and French citizens from the clutches of the guillotine.
The stories are set in 1793 but appear in no particular order. They occasionally refer to events in other books in the series.
Language: English
Published in: 1919
Word count: 74,809 words (≈ about 5 hours)
Copyright: This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+50 or in the USA (published before 1923).