The Elusive Pimpernel the Elusive Pimpernel

The Elusive Pimpernel is a historical novel written by Baroness Orczy. The story is set during the French Revolution and follows the adventures of Sir Percy Blakeney, a wealthy Englishman who leads a secret double life as the Scarlet Pimpernel, a daring and elusive hero who rescues French aristocrats from the guillotine. As the revolution intensifies, the French government becomes more determined to capture the Scarlet Pimpernel and put an end to his daring rescues. In order to catch him, they send their most cunning agent, Chauvelin, to England to track down the elusive hero. Meanwhile, Sir Percy's wife, Marguerite, is caught between her loyalty to her husband and her duty to her country. She is torn between her love for Sir Percy and her desire to help Chauvelin capture the Scarlet Pimpernel. The novel is full of action, adventure, and romance, as Sir Percy and his band of loyal followers risk their lives to save innocent people from the horrors of the French Revolution. It is a thrilling tale of heroism and sacrifice, with a twist ending that will leave readers on the edge of their seats.It was a mere flash! One of memory's swiftly effaced pictures, when she shows us for the fraction of a second indelible pictures from out our past. Chauvelin, in that same second, while his own eyes were closed and Robespierre's fixed upon him, also saw the lonely cliffs of Calais, heard the same voice singing ""God save the King!"" the volley of musketry, the despairing cries of Marguerite Blakeney; and once again he felt the keen and bitter pang of complete humiliation and defeat.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.