The Scarlet Pimpernel – 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.