The Scarlet Pimpernel

Name: The Scarlet Pimpernel
Author: Baroness Orczy

by Baroness Orczy

English aristocrat leads a double life as a swashbuckling rescuer during French Revolution

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Baroness Orczy

Orczy created The Scarlet Pimpernel, one of the most influential masked-hero adventure stories ever written, which established the template for Superman, Batman, and Zorro. Her French Revolutionary setting gave her a perfect backdrop for romantic adventure.

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