The Scarlet Pimpernel

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The Scarlet Pimpernel

by Baroness Emmuska Orczy Orczy

EN·~8 hours·31 chapters

Chapters

31 total
1

CHAPTER I. PARIS: SEPTEMBER, 1792

16:12
2

CHAPTER II. “THE FISHERMAN’S REST”

18:55
3

CHAPTER III. THE REFUGEES

15:10
4

CHAPTER IV. THE LEAGUE OF THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL

15:11
5

CHAPTER V. MARGUERITE

10:50
6

CHAPTER VI. AN EXQUISITE OF ’92

20:02
7

CHAPTER VII. THE SECRET ORCHARD

11:57
8

CHAPTER VIII. THE ACCREDITED AGENT

22:35
9

CHAPTER IX. THE OUTRAGE

12:40
10

CHAPTER X. IN THE OPERA BOX

29:07

Description

Paris roils with fury in 1792, its streets alive with the clamor of a people who have seized power and brandished the guillotine as their new law. At the West Barricade, soldiers hunt aristocrats desperate to slip past the revolutionary guard, their disguises as flimsy as a masquerade. The relentless pursuit of former nobles, caught in a swirl of blood‑red justice, creates a tense backdrop where every escape attempt teeters on the brink of disaster.

Amid this chaos a daring figure moves in secret, known only by a scarlet flower that blooms on his lapel. He works from the shadows, orchestrating daring rescues that outwit the zealous guards and save lives that the Republic would otherwise condemn. With wit, daring disguises, and a network of loyal allies, he turns the very streets of terror into a stage for heroic subterfuge, offering a glimmer of hope in a city consumed by fear.

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Language

en

Duration

~8 hours (482K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Release date

2006-03-08

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Baroness Emmuska Orczy Orczy

Baroness Emmuska Orczy Orczy

1865–1947

Best known for creating the daring world of The Scarlet Pimpernel, she helped shape the modern masked hero long before comic-book superheroes arrived. Her stories mix adventure, suspense, wit, and a flair for dramatic disguise.

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