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The Scarlet Pimpernel is the first novel in a series of historical fiction by Baroness Orczy, published in 1905. It was written after her stage play of the same title (co-authored with her husband Montague Barstow) enjoyed a long run in London, having opened in Nottingham in 1903.
- Baroness Emmuska Orczy Orczy
- 1905
The Scarlet Pimpernel, romantic novel by Baroness Emmuska Orczy, produced as a play in 1903 and published in book form in 1905. The novel’s protagonist, Sir Percy Blakeney, ostensibly a foppish English aristocrat, is secretly the Scarlet Pimpernel, a swashbuckling hero and elusive master of disguise who rescues French aristocrats and smuggles ...
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Nov 9, 1982 · A TV movie adaptation of the classic novel by Baroness Emmuska Orczy, starring Anthony Andrews as the daring English nobleman who rescues French aristocrats from the guillotine. See cast, crew, reviews, trivia, soundtrack and more on IMDb.
- (5.2K)
- Action, Drama, Romance
- Clive Donner
- 1982-11-09
A classic adventure drama film based on the novel by Baroness Emmuska Orczy. Leslie Howard stars as the daring hero who saves French aristocrats from the guillotine, while his wife (Merle Oberon) is unaware of his secret identity.
- (4.8K)
- Adventure, Drama
- Harold Young
- 1935-02-07
The Scarlet Pimpernel is a 1982 British romantic adventure television film set during the French Revolution. It is based on the novels The Scarlet Pimpernel (1905) and Eldorado (1913) by Baroness Emmuska Orczy , and stars Anthony Andrews as Sir Percy Blakeney/the Scarlet Pimpernel, the protagonist, Jane Seymour as Marguerite St.
A classic adventure story of an English aristocrat who disguises himself as a flower to rescue French nobles from the Revolution. Learn about the historical context, the plot, and the characters of this 1905 novel.
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Learn about the story of the Scarlet Pimpernel, a mysterious Englishman who rescues French aristocrats from the guillotine during the French Revolution. Follow his adventures, his love for his wife Marguerite, and his identity as a hero and a spy.
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