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The Scarlet Pimpernel

Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness

The Scarlet Pimpernel

Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness

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"The Scarlet Pimpernel" by Baroness Emmuska Orczy Orczy is a historical fiction novel published in 1905. Set during the French Revolution's Reign of Terror, it follows a mysterious Englishman who rescues aristocrats from the guillotine. Sir Percy Blakeney appears to be merely a wealthy fop, but conceals a daring secret identity. When his wife Marguerite becomes entangled in a dangerous plot involving a French agent, she must uncover the truth about her husband before it's too late. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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  1. 1The Scarlet Pimpernel1,614 chars
  2. 2CHAPTER I. PARIS: SEPTEMBER, 179215,587 chars
  3. 3CHAPTER II. “THE FISHERMAN’S REST”18,209 chars
  4. 4CHAPTER III. THE REFUGEES14,603 chars
  5. 5CHAPTER IV. THE LEAGUE OF THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL14,605 chars
  6. 6CHAPTER V. MARGUERITE10,435 chars
  7. 7CHAPTER VI. AN EXQUISITE OF ’9219,282 chars
  8. 8CHAPTER VII. THE SECRET ORCHARD11,490 chars
  9. 9CHAPTER VIII. THE ACCREDITED AGENT21,740 chars
  10. 10CHAPTER IX. THE OUTRAGE12,196 chars
  11. 11CHAPTER X. IN THE OPERA BOX28,054 chars
  12. 12CHAPTER XI. LORD GRENVILLE’S BALL12,081 chars
  13. 13CHAPTER XII. THE SCRAP OF PAPER16,423 chars
  14. 14CHAPTER XIII. EITHER—OR?4,608 chars
  15. 15CHAPTER XIV. ONE O’CLOCK PRECISELY!15,295 chars
  16. 16CHAPTER XV. DOUBT9,843 chars
  17. 17CHAPTER XVI. RICHMOND27,357 chars
  18. 18CHAPTER XVII. FAREWELL13,374 chars
  19. 19CHAPTER XVIII. THE MYSTERIOUS DEVICE8,808 chars
  20. 20CHAPTER XIX. THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL17,753 chars
  21. 21CHAPTER XX. THE FRIEND12,804 chars
  22. 22CHAPTER XXI. SUSPENSE15,558 chars
  23. 23CHAPTER XXII. CALAIS18,514 chars
  24. 24CHAPTER XXIII. HOPE13,041 chars
  25. 25CHAPTER XXIV. THE DEATH-TRAP13,080 chars
  26. 26CHAPTER XXV. THE EAGLE AND THE FOX15,970 chars
  27. 27CHAPTER XXVI. THE JEW17,229 chars
  28. 28CHAPTER XXVII. ON THE TRACK14,353 chars
  29. 29CHAPTER XXVIII. THE PÈRE BLANCHARD’S HUT17,834 chars
  30. 30CHAPTER XXIX. TRAPPED8,521 chars
  31. 31CHAPTER XXX. THE SCHOONER23,799 chars
  32. 32CHAPTER XXXI. THE ESCAPE21,250 chars