Sir Percival Blakney is more than the rich, foppish English Baronet everyone sees. Beneath the pretense, he is The Scarlet Pimpernel, that mysterious man who rescues French aristocrats from certain death by the French Republic. It's a quest that constantly threatens with danger, discovery and failure; despite the odds, The Scarlet Pimpernel and his league accomplish seemingly impossible escapes again and again. Their activities have all of Europe in an uproar. From estate drawing rooms to tavern taprooms the whispers spread. Who is The Scarlet Pimpernel?The Scarlet Pimpernel Anthology Volume I includes the novels The Scarlet Pimpernel, I Will Repay and The Elusive Pimpernel. Each dramatic and romantic adventure is set in eighteenth century Europe and England, during the French Revolution.
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