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The Scarlet Pimpernel was first published in 1905 and has proved to
be Orczy's most famous and popular novel. The work was originally
rejected by publishers, so she refashioned it as a play, with
little initial success. The Scarlet Pimpernel is set in 1792 during
the French Revolution, but centres on an English hero performing
great and brave deeds in a violent and murderous climate.
Marguerite St Just is a beautiful French actress, who is married to
the English fop, Sir Percy Blakeney. The couple have become
estranged as Marguerite has tired of her husband's seemingly
superficial lifestyle. She has heard about the exploits of the
mysterious Scarlet Pimpernel - an unknown English man - who is
daily helping French aristocrats to escape the Revolution. She is
captivated and entranced by the stories surrounding him but is soon
forced into a position where she must assist the French ambassador
to England in capturing the elusive man.
The Scarlet Pimpernel appears in a play and a series of novels and
short stories by Baroness Emmuska Orczy. They are set at the start
of the French Revolution, Pimpernel being a master of disguise and
a precursor to other heroes such as Zorro and Batman. The play and
the tales brought Orczy international acclaim, being translated
into sixteen languages. This omnibus edition includes the following
unabridged novels: The Elusive Pimpernel, A child of the
Revolution, Mam'zelle Guillotine and the following collections of
short stories: The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel and The
Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel.
Citizen Chauvelin, of the Committee of Public Safety, presents
citizen Fouquier-Tinville, the Public Prosecutor, with the most
extraordinary claim:
"The dangerous English spy known to the world as the Scarlet
Pimpernel," he says, "is now safely under lock and key. He must be
transferred to the Abbaye prison forthwith -- and to the guillotine
as quickly as might be. No one is to take any risks this time.
There must be no question either of discrediting his famous League,
or of obtaining other more valuable information out of him. Such
methods have proved disastrous!"
There are no safe Englishmen these days, except the dead ones --
and it will not take citizen Fouquier-Tinville much thought or time
to frame an indictment against the notorious Scarlet Pimpernel . .
. and "that" will do away with the necessity of a prolonged trial.
The revolutionary government is at war with England now, and short
work can be made of all poisonous spies!
English novelist and playwright Baroness Emmuska Orczy
(1865-1947) achieved enduring success with her novels of politics
and intrigue set during the time of the French Revolution.
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