The Scarlet Pimpernel
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A beloved classic of adventure and romance, The Scarlet Pimpernel chronicles the daring exploits of a mysterious English nobleman who risks his life to rescue French aristocrats from the guillotine during the Reign of Terror. Behind the foppish, seemingly dim-witted facade of Sir Percy Blakeney hides the most elusive and cunning hero in all of Europe — a master of disguise known only by the symbol of a small red flower. Baroness Orczy crafts a breathlessly suspenseful narrative that balances swashbuckling action with sharp wit and a deliciously layered romance, as Percy's spirited wife, Marguerite, is unwittingly drawn into a deadly game of cat and mouse between her husband and the relentless French agent Chauvelin. The novel argues, with thrilling conviction, that true heroism often wears the most unexpected disguise, and its iconic hero set the template for countless masked and secret-identity heroes that followed in literature and popular culture. First published in 1905, this timeless tale remains as gripping and entertaining as ever, delivering page-turning tension wrapped in the grandeur of revolutionary-era Europe.
Author: Baroness Orczy
Format: Hardback
Published: 1949, Hodder and Stoughton
Genre: Adventure fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A beloved classic of adventure and romance, The Scarlet Pimpernel chronicles the daring exploits of a mysterious English nobleman who risks his life to rescue French aristocrats from the guillotine during the Reign of Terror. Behind the foppish, seemingly dim-witted facade of Sir Percy Blakeney hides the most elusive and cunning hero in all of Europe — a master of disguise known only by the symbol of a small red flower. Baroness Orczy crafts a breathlessly suspenseful narrative that balances swashbuckling action with sharp wit and a deliciously layered romance, as Percy's spirited wife, Marguerite, is unwittingly drawn into a deadly game of cat and mouse between her husband and the relentless French agent Chauvelin. The novel argues, with thrilling conviction, that true heroism often wears the most unexpected disguise, and its iconic hero set the template for countless masked and secret-identity heroes that followed in literature and popular culture. First published in 1905, this timeless tale remains as gripping and entertaining as ever, delivering page-turning tension wrapped in the grandeur of revolutionary-era Europe.