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The Scarlet Pimpernel
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Scarlet Pimpernel: Book 1

The Scarlet Pimpernel (1905) (edit title/settings)

by Baroness Emma Orczy (Author) (edit contributors)

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"Who is this man, this Scarlet Pimpernel?"

Each day this question grew more pressing to the rulers of the French Revolution. Only this man and his band of followers threatened their total power. Only this maddeningly elusive figure defied the vast network of fanatics, informers, and... read more

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"The year is 1792. The French Revolution, driven to excess by its own triumph, has turned into a reign of terror. Daily, tumbrels roll over the cobbled streets of Paris bearing new victims to the insatiable Madame Guillotine...Thus the stage is set for one of the most enthralling novels of... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

"The year is 1792. The French Revolution, driven to excess by its own triumph, has turned into a reign of terror. Daily, tumbrels roll over the cobbled streets of Paris bearing new victims to the insatiable Madame Guillotine...Thus the stage is set for one of the most enthralling novels of historical adventure ever written. The mysterious figure known as the Scarlet Pimpernel, sworn to rescue helpless men, women, and children from their doom; his implacable foe, the French agent Chauvelin, relentlessly hunting him down; and the lovely Lady Marguerite Blakeney, a beautiful French exile married to an English lord and caught in a terrible conflict of loyalties--all play their parts in a suspenseful tale that ranges from the squalid slums of Paris to the aristocratic salons of London, from intrigue on a great English country estate to the final denouement on the cliffs of the French coast." ~ from back cover

Characters edit see section history

  • Sir Percy Blakeney: A wealthy, but dull and fastidious English gentleman
  • Marguerite St. Just / Lady Blakeney: The wife of Sir Blakeney, credited with being "the cleverest woman in Europe". Beautiful and proud, Marguerite is determined to survive in the upper-class, intellectual world she is embroiled in. Revolution surrounds her, yet she is strong. She is caught up in the hunt of trying to discover who the Scarlet Pimpernel is and to save him.
  • Citizen Chauvelin: Cunning and cold hearted, Chauvelin is tasked with the duty of finding out who the elusive Scarlet Pimpernel is. He is a French official.
  • Armand St. Just: Marguerite's beloved brother.
  • Sir Andrew Ffoulkes: A young man looking to help others along with the league of the Scarlet Pimpernel. He also is in love with one of the rescued aristocrat's daughter.
  • Lord Antony Dewhurst: A young man, who along with the Scarlet Pimpernel, helps the aristocrats of France
  • Philomena Bell: Add a description of this character.
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Quotes edit see section history

  • “"A woman's heart is such a complex problem--the owner therof is often most incompetent to find the solution to this puzzle"”
    Lady Marguerite Blakeney
  • “"They seek him here, they seek him there, those Frenchies seek him everywhere. Is he in heaven or is he in hell? That damned elusive Pimpernel."”

Setting & Locations edit see section history

First Sentence edit see section history

A SURGING, SEETHING, murmuring crowd of beings that are human only in name, for to the eye and ear they seem naught but savage creatures, animated by vile passions and by the lust of vengeance and of hate.

Table of Contents edit see section history

I. Paris: September, 1792
II. Dover: "The Fisherman's Rest"
III. The Refugees
IV. The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel
V. Marguerite
VI. An Exquisite of '92
VII. The Secret Orchard
VIII. The Accredited Agent
IX. The Outrage
X. In The Opera Box
XI. Lord Grenville's Ball
XII. The Scrap of Paper
XIII. Either—Or?
XIV. One O'clock Precisely!
XV. Doubt
XVI. Richmond
XVIi. Farewell
XVIII. The Mysterious Device
XIX. The Scarlet Pimpernel
XX. The Friend
XXI. Suspense
XXII. Calais
XXII. Hope
XXIV. The Death-Trap
XXV. The Eagle and The Fox
XXVI. The Jew
XXVII. On The Track
XXVIII. The Pere Blanchard's Hut
XXIX. Trapped
XXX. The Schooner
XXXI. The Escape

Themes & Symbolism edit see section history

  • Loving your neighbor: The Scarlet Pimpernel cares for his neighbors, risking his own life in the process.

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 1 of 11 in Scarlet Pimpernel. (standard series)

Followed by I Will Repay.

This book is in Guardian 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read. (authoritative list)

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Baroness Emma Orczy (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Add the publisher.
Country: England
Publication Date: 1905
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 341

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More Books Like This edit see section history

   
  • I Will Repay
  • The Elusive Pimpernel
  • El Dorado
  • Lord Tony's Wife
  • The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel
  • The First Sir Percy
  • The Triumph Of The Scarlet Pimpernel (1922)
  • Pimpernel and Rosemary
  • Sir Percy Hits Back

Books That Cite This Book edit see section history

   
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