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The Terror has begun. Paris, 1792. Each day scores of the French nobility feed the guillotine. They are trapped in the capital. There is no escape. But rumours whisper of a league of young English gentleman of unparalleled daring who are risking their lives to spirit aristocrats across the Channel. They leave no trace behind them except a note from the Scarlet Pimpernel . The ruthless spy master Chauvelin is determined to stop the rescuers by fair means or foul, and, desperately outnumbered, the Scarlet Pimpernel and his men must use all their wits to evade capture and stay alive. About the Author: Baroness Orczy was the daughter of a musician. Educated in Paris and Brussels, she then studied art in London, where she exhibited some of her work at the Royal Academy. THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL was the first success in her long writing career which encompassed both plays and novels.
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The classic bestselling adventure story is back in a stunning new package.
Title: The Scarlet Pimpernel
ISBN Number: 0340894989
ISBN-13: 9780340894989
Location Published: UK, Hodder: 2005
Binding: Soft cover
Book Condition: New
Size: 19.6 x 12.6 x 2.1 cm
Kg: 0.22 Kg
Type: Book
Categories: AF Classics
Seller ID: 9780340894989
Keywords: 0340894989, 9780340894989, baroness emma magdolna rozã¡lia mã¡ria jozefa borbã¡la "emmuska" orczy de orci, baroness orczy, the scarlet pimpernel
