The Nest of the Sparrowhawk - Orczy, Baroness
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Baroness Orczy was a Hungarian who moved to London. She became a novelist, painter, and playwright. Orcy's book the Scarlet Pimpernel is her best-known work. Set in puritan Kent in 1657, the story focuses on the intrigues of Sir Marmaduke de Chevasse as stiff a roundhead as ever upheld my Lord Protector and his Puritantic government" who is determined to secure the vast fortunes of his lovely ward, Lady Sue, for himself. Sue is a beautiful charming young girl. Among her admirers is Richard Lambert who worships her with protective reverence. Sir Marmaduke persuades his widowed sister-in-law to…mehr

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Baroness Orczy was a Hungarian who moved to London. She became a novelist, painter, and playwright. Orcy's book the Scarlet Pimpernel is her best-known work. Set in puritan Kent in 1657, the story focuses on the intrigues of Sir Marmaduke de Chevasse as stiff a roundhead as ever upheld my Lord Protector and his Puritantic government" who is determined to secure the vast fortunes of his lovely ward, Lady Sue, for himself. Sue is a beautiful charming young girl. Among her admirers is Richard Lambert who worships her with protective reverence. Sir Marmaduke persuades his widowed sister-in-law to abet him in a plot, in which she unwittingly disgraces one of her long lost sons and finds the other murdered by the villain.
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Baroness Orczy was born on September 23, 1865, in Heves, Hungary, to an aristocratic family. Her father, Baron Félix Orczy, was a composer and conductor, while her mother, Emma Wass, was a countess. In 1868, following a peasant uprising in Hungary, her family moved to Budapest and later to Brussels and Paris, where Orczy was educated. In her early teens, her family settled in London, England. It was here that she continued her studies in art and later met her future husband, Montagu Barstow, with whom she would collaborate on art and literary projects.Orczy initially pursued a career in painting, exhibiting her work in prestigious galleries like the Royal Academy. However, she found her true calling in writing and began to publish stories and novels. Her breakthrough came with the stage play The Scarlet Pimpernel, co-written with her husband, which premiered in 1903 and became a theatrical success in London. Following the play's popularity, Orczy adapted the story into a novel in 1905, solidifying her reputation as a novelist. This tale of a daring English nobleman rescuing French aristocrats during the Revolution was an instant hit.Throughout her career, Baroness Orczy wrote numerous novels, short stories, and plays, often focusing on themes of adventure, romance, and historical intrigue. Orczy remained active in the literary world well into her later years. She passed away on November 12, 1947, leaving behind a legacy as a pioneer of the swashbuckling hero narrative that influenced the creation of future masked heroes in literature and popular culture.