"The Noble Rogue" by Baroness Emmuska Orczy is a historical fiction tale that unfolds in 17th-century France under the rule of Louis XIV, where the beautiful Rose Marie Legros navigates the intricate web of love, societal expectations, and ambition, as the daughter of a wealthy tailor bound by a childhood betrothal to the prominent Earl of Stowmaries. The story begins with M. Legros's return from a pivotal meeting with the Archbishop, setting a tone of both hope and nostalgia as he reflects on a marriage contract established long ago for his daughter, Rose Marie, while providing a detailed view into their comfortable lives and hinting at the challenges that will come from her destiny, weaving through Rose Marie’s internal conflict between familial obligations and personal happiness within the turmoil of her destiny.
The Noble Rogue
By Emmuska Orczy Orczy
In the era of Louis XIV, a tailor’s daughter finds herself caught in a web of love and duty when an old marriage contract resurfaces, threatening to bind her to a wealthy earl she barely knows.
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About the AuthorBaroness Emma Orczy, usually known as Baroness Orczy or to her family and friends as Emmuska Orczy, was a Hungarian-born British novelist and playwright. She is best known for her series of novels featuring the Scarlet Pimpernel, the alter ego of Sir Percy Blakeney, a wealthy English fop who turns into a quick-thinking escape artist in order to save French aristocrats from "Madame Guillotine" during the French Revolution, establishing the "hero with a secret identity" in popular culture.
Baroness Emma Orczy, usually known as Baroness Orczy or to her family and friends as Emmuska Orczy, was a Hungarian-born British novelist and playwright. She is best known for her series of novels featuring the Scarlet Pimpernel, the alter ego of Sir Percy Blakeney, a wealthy English fop who turns into a quick-thinking escape artist in order to save French aristocrats from "Madame Guillotine" during the French Revolution, establishing the "hero with a secret identity" in popular culture.
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