"Pimpernel and Rosemary" by Baroness Emmuska Orczy is a captivating historical novel unfolding during World War I. Alice Gerbier finds herself deeply entangled in a web of perilous schemes supporting British airmen, while Peter Blakeney wrestles with his hopeless affection for Rosemary Fowkes amidst shifting loyalties. The story ignites with Alice’s secret wartime activities, soon leading to her sudden capture, indicating the high stakes of her actions, as Peter navigates heartbreak and conflicting allegiances during the pervasive disorder of war.
Pimpernel and Rosemary
By Emmuska Orczy Orczy
In a world torn by war, a woman's secret aid to airmen leads to her capture, while a man's unrequited love battles against the chaos of betrayal and loyalty.
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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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