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Title: The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel
Note: Reading ease score: 78.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Credits: Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
Summary: "The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel" by Baroness Emmuska Orczy is a historical novel written during the early 20th century. The book continues the adventures of the charming and elusive hero known as the Scarlet Pimpernel, Sir Percy Blakeney, set against the backdrop of the French Revolution. The narrative revolves around themes of heroism, sacrifice, and the struggle between revolutionaries and those seeking to save the oppressed, particularly aristocrats targeted for execution. The opening of the story introduces a scene of desperation and tragedy in revolutionary France, where a woman named Madeleine Lannoy is publicly humiliated while dancing for alms. The crowd is brutal and indifferent, and it is amidst this chaos that Sir Percy Blakeney, disguised as an Englishman, intervenes to rescue her. As she recounts her sorrowful tale of loss—her husband killed in the revolution and her child taken by the ruthless revolutionary Jean Paul Marat—Sir Percy pledges to help her find her son and regain control over her life. Meanwhile, the story is also steeped in the political tensions of the day, introducing characters like the menacing Chauvelin and the influential Marat as dangers that loom over Sir Percy and his noble mission. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness, 1865-1947
EBook No.: 5805
Published: Jun 1, 2004
Downloads: 127
Language: English
Subject: Historical fiction
Subject: France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799 -- Fiction
Subject: Adventure stories
Subject: British -- France -- Fiction
Subject: Blakeney, Percy, Sir (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel
Note: Reading ease score: 78.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Credits: Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
Summary: "The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel" by Baroness Emmuska Orczy is a historical novel written during the early 20th century. The book continues the adventures of the charming and elusive hero known as the Scarlet Pimpernel, Sir Percy Blakeney, set against the backdrop of the French Revolution. The narrative revolves around themes of heroism, sacrifice, and the struggle between revolutionaries and those seeking to save the oppressed, particularly aristocrats targeted for execution. The opening of the story introduces a scene of desperation and tragedy in revolutionary France, where a woman named Madeleine Lannoy is publicly humiliated while dancing for alms. The crowd is brutal and indifferent, and it is amidst this chaos that Sir Percy Blakeney, disguised as an Englishman, intervenes to rescue her. As she recounts her sorrowful tale of loss—her husband killed in the revolution and her child taken by the ruthless revolutionary Jean Paul Marat—Sir Percy pledges to help her find her son and regain control over her life. Meanwhile, the story is also steeped in the political tensions of the day, introducing characters like the menacing Chauvelin and the influential Marat as dangers that loom over Sir Percy and his noble mission. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness, 1865-1947
EBook No.: 5805
Published: Jun 1, 2004
Downloads: 127
Language: English
Subject: Historical fiction
Subject: France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799 -- Fiction
Subject: Adventure stories
Subject: British -- France -- Fiction
Subject: Blakeney, Percy, Sir (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.