This Emma Orczy collection includes the complete Scarlet Pimpernel series and other historical, adventure and romance classics. Baroness Emmuska Orczy, Hungarian-born British novelist chiefly remembered as author of The Scarlet Pimpernel, set in the times of the French Revolution, one of the greatest popular successes of the 20th century. The only child of Baron Felix Orczy, a noted composer and conductor, she was educated in Brussels and Paris, then studied art in London. She later exhibited some of her work in the Royal Academy. She became famous in 1905 with the publication of The Scarlet Pimpernel. Contents: - THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL - I WILL REPAY - THE ELUSIVE PIMPERNEL - EL DORADO - LORD TONY'S WIFE - THE LEAGUE OF THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL - THE LAUGHING CAVALIER - THE OLD MAN IN THE CORNER - PETTICOAT RULE - THE BRONZE EAGLE - BEAU BROCADE - CASTLES IN THE AIR - THE NEST OF THE SPARROWHAWK - THE TANGLED SKEIN - A SHEAF OF BLUEBELLS - "UNTO CÆSAR" - THE END A BRIDE OF THE PLAINS - THE HEART OF A WOMAN - LEATHERFACE - HIS MAJESTY'S WELL-BELOVED

This meticulously edited collection contains 31 novels and over 100 short stories of Emma Orczy, including the complete Scarlet Pimpernel series and other historical novels, adventure and romance classics._x000D_ Contents:_x000D_ The Scarlet Pimpernel Series:_x000D_ The Laughing Cavalier_x000D_ The First Sir Percy_x000D_ The Scarlet Pimpernel_x000D_ Sir Percy Leads the Band_x000D_ The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel_x000D_ I Will Repay_x000D_ The Elusive Pimpernel_x000D_ Lord Tony's Wife_x000D_ The Way of the Scarlet Pimpernel_x000D_ Eldorado_x000D_ Mam'zelle Guillotine_x000D_ Sir Percy Hits Back_x000D_ Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel_x000D_ The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel_x000D_ A Child of the Revolution_x000D_ In the Rue Monge_x000D_ Pimpernel and Rosemary_x000D_ The Scarlet Pimpernel Looks at the World_x000D_ Other Novels:_x000D_ The Emperor's Candlesticks_x000D_ The Tangled Skein (In Mary's Reign)_x000D_ Beau Brocade_x000D_ The Nest of the Sparrowhawk_x000D_ Petticoat Rule (Petticoat Government)_x000D_ The Heart of a Woman (A True Woman)_x000D_ Unto Caesar_x000D_ A Bride of the Plains_x000D_ The Bronze Eagle_x000D_ Leatherface_x000D_ His Majesty's Well-Beloved_x000D_ The Honourable Jim_x000D_ The Celestial City_x000D_ Marivosa_x000D_ A Joyous Adventure_x000D_ The Uncrowned King_x000D_ Short Stories:_x000D_ The Old Man in the Corner_x000D_ Unravelled Knots_x000D_ The Khaki Tunic_x000D_ The Ingres Masterpiece_x000D_ The Pearl Necklace_x000D_ The Russian Prince_x000D_ The Mysterious Tragedy in Bishop'S Road_x000D_ The Dog'S Tooth Cliff_x000D_ The Tytherton Case_x000D_ The Brudenell Court_x000D_ The White Carnation_x000D_ The Montmartre Hat_x000D_ The Miser of Maida Vale_x000D_ The Fulton Gardens Mystery_x000D_ A Moorland Tragedy_x000D_ Lady Molly of Scotland Yard_x000D_ The Ninescore Mystery_x000D_ The Frewin Miniatures_x000D_ The Irish-Tweed Coat_x000D_ The Fordwych Castle Mystery_x000D_ A Day's Folly_x000D_ A Castle in Brittany_x000D_ A Christmas Tragedy_x000D_ The Bag of Sand_x000D_ The Man in the Inverness Cape_x000D_ The Woman in the Big Hat_x000D_ Sir Jeremiah's Will_x000D_ The End_x000D_ The Man in Grey_x000D_ Silver-leg_x000D_ The Spaniard_x000D_ The Mystery of Marie Vaillant_x000D_ The Emeralds of Mademoiselle Philipa_x000D_ The Bourbon Prince_x000D_ The Mystery of a Woman's Heart_x000D_ The League of Knaves_x000D_ The Arrow Poison_x000D_ The Last Adventure_x000D_ Castles in the Air_x000D_ A Roland For His Oliver_x000D_ A Fool's Paradise_x000D_ On The Brink_x000D_ Carissimo_x000D_ The Toys_x000D_ Honour Among ––_x000D_ An Over-Sensitive Heart_x000D_ Skin o' My Tooth

Selected works of Emmuska Orczy from the series "Best of the Best" is the book that everyone should read to understand themselves and each other. The authors and works for this book series were selected, as a result of numerous studies, analysis of the texts over the past 100 years and the demand for readers. It must be read in order to understand the world around us, its history, to recognize the heroes, to understand the winged expressions and jokes that come from these literary works. Reading these books will mean the discovery of a world of self-development and self-expression for each person. These books have been around for decades, and sometimes centuries, for the time they recreate, the values they teach, the point of view, or simply the beauty of words. This volume of the Best of the Best series includes famous works • THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL • I WILL REPAY • THE ELUSIVE PIMPERNEL • EL DORADO • LORD TONY'S WIFE • THE LEAGUE OF THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL • THE LAUGHING CAVALIER • THE OLD MAN IN THE CORNER • PETTICOAT RULE • THE BRONZE EAGLE • BEAU BROCADE • CASTLES IN THE AIR • THE NEST OF THE SPARROWHAWK • THE TANGLED SKEIN • A SHEAF OF BLUEBELLS • "UNTO CÆSAR" • THE END A BRIDE OF THE PLAINS • THE HEART OF A WOMAN • LEATHERFACE • HIS MAJESTY'S WELL-BELOVED

This meticulously edited Emma Orczy collection includes over 3o novels and 100 short stories, including the complete Scarlet Pimpernel series and other historical, adventure and romance classics. Contents: The Scarlet Pimpernel Series: The Laughing Cavalier The First Sir Percy The Scarlet Pimpernel Sir Percy Leads the Band The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel I Will Repay The Elusive Pimpernel Lord Tony's Wife The Way of the Scarlet Pimpernel Eldorado Mam'zelle Guillotine Sir Percy Hits Back Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel A Child of the Revolution In the Rue Monge Pimpernel and Rosemary The Scarlet Pimpernel Looks at the World Other Novels: The Emperor's Candlesticks The Tangled Skein (In Mary's Reign) Beau Brocade The Nest of the Sparrowhawk Petticoat Rule (Petticoat Government) The Heart of a Woman (A True Woman) Unto Caesar A Bride of the Plains The Bronze Eagle Leatherface His Majesty's Well-Beloved The Honourable Jim The Celestial City Marivosa A Joyous Adventure The Uncrowned King Short Stories: The Old Man in the Corner Unravelled Knots The Khaki Tunic The Ingres Masterpiece The Pearl Necklace The Russian Prince The Mysterious Tragedy in Bishop'S Road The Dog'S Tooth Cliff The Tytherton Case The Brudenell Court The White Carnation The Montmartre Hat The Miser of Maida Vale The Fulton Gardens Mystery A Moorland Tragedy Lady Molly of Scotland Yard The Ninescore Mystery The Frewin Miniatures The Irish-Tweed Coat The Fordwych Castle Mystery A Day's Folly A Castle in Brittany A Christmas Tragedy The Bag of Sand The Man in the Inverness Cape The Woman in the Big Hat Sir Jeremiah's Will The End The Man in Grey Silver-leg The Spaniard The Mystery of Marie Vaillant The Emeralds of Mademoiselle Philipa The Bourbon Prince The Mystery of a Woman's Heart The League of Knaves The Arrow Poison The Last Adventure Castles in the Air A Roland For His Oliver A Fool's Paradise On The Brink Carissimo The Toys Honour Among –– An Over-Sensitive Heart Skin o' My Tooth

This meticulously edited collection contains 31 novels and over 100 short stories of Emma Orczy, including the complete Scarlet Pimpernel series and other historical novels, adventure and romance classics. Contents: The Scarlet Pimpernel Series: The Laughing Cavalier The First Sir Percy The Scarlet Pimpernel Sir Percy Leads the Band The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel I Will Repay The Elusive Pimpernel Lord Tony's Wife The Way of the Scarlet Pimpernel Eldorado Mam'zelle Guillotine Sir Percy Hits Back Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel A Child of the Revolution In the Rue Monge Pimpernel and Rosemary The Scarlet Pimpernel Looks at the World Other Novels: The Emperor's Candlesticks The Tangled Skein (In Mary's Reign) Beau Brocade The Nest of the Sparrowhawk Petticoat Rule (Petticoat Government) The Heart of a Woman (A True Woman) Unto Caesar A Bride of the Plains The Bronze Eagle Leatherface His Majesty's Well-Beloved The Honourable Jim The Celestial City Marivosa A Joyous Adventure The Uncrowned King Short Stories: The Old Man in the Corner Unravelled Knots The Khaki Tunic The Ingres Masterpiece The Pearl Necklace The Russian Prince The Mysterious Tragedy in Bishop'S Road The Dog'S Tooth Cliff The Tytherton Case The Brudenell Court The White Carnation The Montmartre Hat The Miser of Maida Vale The Fulton Gardens Mystery A Moorland Tragedy Lady Molly of Scotland Yard The Ninescore Mystery The Frewin Miniatures The Irish-Tweed Coat The Fordwych Castle Mystery A Day's Folly A Castle in Brittany A Christmas Tragedy The Bag of Sand The Man in the Inverness Cape The Woman in the Big Hat Sir Jeremiah's Will The End The Man in Grey Silver-leg The Spaniard The Mystery of Marie Vaillant The Emeralds of Mademoiselle Philipa The Bourbon Prince The Mystery of a Woman's Heart The League of Knaves The Arrow Poison The Last Adventure Castles in the Air A Roland For His Oliver A Fool's Paradise On The Brink Carissimo The Toys Honour Among –– An Over-Sensitive Heart Skin o' My Tooth

This book tells how Baroness Orczy creates the fictitious character of the Scarlet Pimpernel. In this book, Baroness Orczy explores how she creates the character of Scarlet Pimpernel, the other characters, and the story world. The author, in this book, links the creation of the character of the Pimpernel to her love for Britain.

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