The Elusive Pimpernel: A Further Romance of the Terror
Aug 2026 · Aeneas Press
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Chauvelin has learned who the Scarlet Pimpernel is, and this time he does not want an arrest — he wants Sir Percy Blakeney to walk into Boulogne of his own accord and choose between his wife and his honor. Orczy arrived in London from Hungary at fifteen with no English; a dozen publishers rejected the first Pimpernel before the stage version made it a phenomenon. Fifty-nine plates drawn from Thomas Lawrence and Edvard Munch, among others, catch the restless faces and night-lit shores of a Europe caught between ballroom and Terror.
Chauvelin has learned who the Scarlet Pimpernel is, and this time he does not want an arrest — he wants Sir Percy Blakeney to walk into Boulogne of his own accord and choose between his wife and his honor. Orczy arrived in London from Hungary at fifteen with no English; a dozen publishers rejecte...
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Baroness Emmuska Orczy (1865–1947) was a Hungarian-born British author who worked in London. She originated the character of the Scarlet Pimpernel, the protagonist of a series of historical adventure novels that includes The Scarlet Pimpernel, El Dorado, The Elusive Pimpernel, I Will Repay, and The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel.
Baroness Emmuska Orczy (1865–1947) was a Hungarian-born British author who worked in London. She originated the character of the Scarlet Pimpernel, the protagonist of a series of historical adventure novels that includes The Scarlet Pimpernel, El Dorado, The Elusive Pimpernel, I Will Repay, and T...
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