The Scarlet Pimpernel – Baroness Orczy by Baroness Orczy

"They seek him here, they seek him there, those Frenchies seek him everywhere."

During the Reign of Terror, French aristocrats are being rescued from the guillotine by a mysterious English hero known only as the Scarlet Pimpernel. In London society, the foppish Sir Percy Blakeney is dismissed as a fool, even by his own wife, Marguerite. But Marguerite slowly discovers that her husband is playing a dangerous double game.

Baroness Orczy created the first 'masked superhero' archetype with a secret identity. It is a thrilling tale of espionage, disguise, and romance that captures the imagination with its daring rescues and clever twists.