The Scarlet Pimpernel

Name: The Scarlet Pimpernel
Brand: Baroness Orczy
SKU: 9781509835744
Price: 9.89 GBP
Availability: InStock

by Baroness Orczy

Title:

Author:

Baroness Orczy

Series (if any):

Macmillan Collector's Library

Format:

Hardback

Number of pages:

336 pages

Publisher:

Macmillan Publishers Int Ltd - MDL

ISBN-13:

9781509835744

EAN:

9781509835744

Classifications:

Classic and Biographical

Weight (g):

316

Dimensions (mm):

103 x 157 x 22

Publication Country:

United Kingdom

Language:

English

Condition:

New

Price:£9.89

2 copies in stock

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Description

Designed to appeal to the book lover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautiful gift editions of much loved classic titles. Macmillan Collector’s Library are books to love and treasure.

The French Revolution is in full swing and the aristocracy are being sent to the guillotine in their hundreds. In the shadows, English dandy Sir Peter Blakeney - working under his alter ego, the Scarlet Pimpernel – is breaking the condemned out of prison and leaving his distinctive calling card, a picture of a red flower, to torment the French authorities. A master of disguise, infamous escape artist and flamboyant swordsman, his identity is such a closely guarded secret that even his wife is in the dark. But, with enemy agents on close his tail, his failure to trust her might be his undoing.

The very first hero with a secret identity, the Scarlet Pimpernel is a worthy precursor to Zorro and Batman. His daring antics (and undeniable flair) are just as delightful today as they were a century ago.