The Elusive Pimpernel with a Child of the Revolution, Mam'zelle Guillotine, the League of the Scarlet Pimpernel and the Adventures of the Scarlet Pimp - Orczy, Baroness
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The Scarlet Pimpernel appears in a play and a series of novels and short stories by Baroness Emmuska Orczy. They are set at the start of the French Revolution, Pimpernel being a master of disguise and a precursor to other heroes such as Zorro and Batman. The play and the tales brought Orczy international acclaim, being translated into sixteen languages. This omnibus edition includes the following unabridged novels: The Elusive Pimpernel, A child of the Revolution, Mam'zelle Guillotine and the following collections of short stories: The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel and The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel.…mehr

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Produktbeschreibung
The Scarlet Pimpernel appears in a play and a series of novels and short stories by Baroness Emmuska Orczy. They are set at the start of the French Revolution, Pimpernel being a master of disguise and a precursor to other heroes such as Zorro and Batman. The play and the tales brought Orczy international acclaim, being translated into sixteen languages. This omnibus edition includes the following unabridged novels: The Elusive Pimpernel, A child of the Revolution, Mam'zelle Guillotine and the following collections of short stories: The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel and The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel.
Autorenporträt
Baroness Emmuska Orczy (1865-1947) was a British novelist, playwright, and artist of Hungarian nobility. Orczy was born in Tarnaörs, Hungary in 1865 and moved to England with her family at a young age. She began her career as an artist and illustrator, but later turned to writing. In addition to the Scarlet Pimpernel series, Orczy also wrote numerous other novels, plays, and short stories. She was made a baroness by the Hungarian government in 1911 in recognition of her literary achievements. Orczy died in London in 1947.