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The Scarlett Pimpernel

by Baroness Emmuska Orczy Author

The first novel in a series of historical fiction by Emma Orczy set during the Reign of Terror following the start of the French Revolution The Scarlet Pimpernel is the name of a chivalrous Englishman in the time of the Terrors in France, who, with his band of gentlemen, rescues aristocrats before they can be killed by the violent government in revolutionary France. He is known by his symbol, a simple flower, the scarlet pimpernel. He succeeds by masterful use of disguises and strict secrecy of the group's movements.

Additional Details

Resource Type
Book
Print Status
In Print
Chapters
31
Suggested Grades
9th - 12th
Geographical Setting
France and England
Historical Setting
1792 - 1794
Publisher
Puffin Books
Copyright
1989
Written
1905

Chapters

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 17
  • 18
  • 19
  • 20
  • 21
  • 22
  • 23
  • 24
  • 25
  • 26
  • 27
  • 28
  • 29
  • 30
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