"El Dorado: An Adventure of the Scarlet Pimpernel" by Baroness Emmuska Orczy is a thrilling historical fiction set in revolutionary France where the Scarlet Pimpernel and Armand St. Just brave the dangers of Paris to save people from the guillotine. Plunged into the volatile world of the French Revolution, Armand witnesses the revolutionaries' brutal actions, and becomes involved with the self-serving Baron de Batz. This sets the scene for a complex story of clashing ideals, political struggles, and the ever-present Scarlet Pimpernel who is key to helping those facing execution.
El Dorado: An Adventure of the Scarlet Pimpernel
By Emmuska Orczy Orczy
Amidst the chaos of revolutionary France, a daring hero fights to save innocent lives from the guillotine.
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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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