Baroness Orczy

El Dorado (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

Eldorado is a continuation book to The Scarlet Pimpernel, first published in 1913. The plot starts in 1794, Sir Percy consents to take Armand St Just, brother of his wife, Marguerite, to France as a part of an arrangement to save the young Dauphin.The plot starts in 1794, Sir Percy consents to take Armand St Only, sibling of his better half, Marguerite, to France as a feature of an arrangement to save the youthful Dauphin. He falls in love with an entertainer named Jeanne L'Ange and fails to remember his promise to his leader. She is captured and Armand fails to trust Sir Percy who has let him know that he will safeguard her and fails to remember his promise to his leader. Sir Percy is caught by Chauvelin and Heron in the cell that was home to Marie Antoinette in her last days. Armand, desperate to share Jeanne's destiny, runs to the entryway of the Temple jail and shouts, "Long Live the King".The Pimpernel has proactively gotten Jeanne's freedom. After 17 days in jail, Percy is certain that the dauphin has been shipped securely into Holland. He then, imagines, by professing to break and admit his whereabouts, to make his departure.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Double 9 Books
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Dezember 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9789356567016
• Artikelnr.: 67601853

Autorenporträt

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.