<div>A mysterious hero&rsquo;s astonishing adventures in revolutionary France The Age of Reason has come to France, bringing with it murder, cruelty, and terror. As the nation&rsquo;s aristocrats are paraded to the guillotine, their children are handed over to revolutionary citizens for reeducation. Once a courtier at Versailles, Madeleine Lannoy now dances in the street, clinging to life so that she may one day visit revenge on Jean Paul Marat, the tyrant who stole her son. Her cause is hopeless until she meets a dashing Englishman named Sir Percy Blakeney, better known by his secret identity&mdash;the Scarlet Pimpernel. In this electrifying installment in the world-famous historical suspense series, Sir Percy outwits bloodthirsty agents of the Terror time and time again. When the rest of Europe has turned its back on the French nobility, the Scarlet Pimpernel does not hesitate to risk his life for what is just. This ebook features a new introduction by Otto Penzler and has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices. </div>

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The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel

<div>The most wanted man in France returns to the scene of his notorious adventures In the early days of the Revolution, Sir Percy Blakeney&mdash;better known in Paris as the Scarlet Pimpernel&mdash;spirited innocent members of the French nobility to safety in England. The Reign of Terror has now turned on itself, with the demagogue Robespierre leading the purge. But there is one rival whom Robespierre wants to see die more than any other, and he is at his home just outside of London, far beyond the reach of the guillotine. Citizen Chauvelin, ex-ambassador of the Revolutionary Government at the English Court and Robespierre&rsquo;s chief spy catcher, is sent to bring Sir Percy back to France to be executed. With the help of a charming young French actress, Chauvelin gains access to Blakeney Manor and orchestrates a dispute that can only be resolved with a duel&mdash;a form of justice prohibited in England. Crossing the channel on his way back into the madness of the Terror, Sir Percy does not realize the full extent of the plot against him. But the Scarlet Pimpernel has never shied away from danger, and now is no time to start. This ebook features a new introduction by Otto Penzler and has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices. </div>

The Elusive Pimpernel

<div>A brilliant study in the art of logical deduction by the author of The Scarlet Pimpernel He sits in the corner of the A.B.C. caf&eacute;, a length of string in his fingers. As the afternoon winds down, he ties and unties intricate knots&mdash;in the string and in his mind. No one in the caf&eacute; knows his name, but the old man in the corner is the most brilliant sleuth in London. No matter how baffling the crime, he need only glance at the newspapers to know the culprit. Skeptical of the old man&rsquo;s powers of ratiocination, journalist Polly Burton tests him. An industrialist blackmailed? A body found rotting in an abandoned barge? A will forged in far-off Dublin? The man in the corner cannot be stumped. As he eagerly informs the mystified Miss Burton, &ldquo;There is no such thing as a mystery in connection with any crime, provided intelligence is brought to bear upon its investigation.&rdquo; This ebook features a new introduction by Otto Penzler and has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices. </div>

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The Old Man in the Corner

<div>The breathtaking debut of the one man brave enough to stand up to the Reign of Terror The Revolution has begun, and the streets of Paris run red with blood. Every aristocrat has been declared a traitor; the guillotine awaits them all. At the city&rsquo;s West Gate, the tyrannical Sergeant Bibot toys with desperate families, allowing them to think for a moment that escape is a possibility. It is not. Every last member of the nobility&mdash;man, woman, and child&mdash;will pay the ultimate price. Only one man stands in the way of the ruthless mobs. The Scarlet Pimpernel, his name taken from the flower he leaves as a calling card, has infiltrated Paris to bring as many innocent nobles to safety across the English Channel as he can. Savior of the aristocracy, scourge of the executioner, the Pimpernel is a hero like no other. But who is he? Marguerite Blakeney, whose dandy of a British husband has been nothing but a disappointment, would love to find out. This ebook features a new introduction by Otto Penzler and has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices. </div>

The Scarlet Pimpernel

<div>A treasure trove of mysteries drawn from the case files of the world&rsquo;s cleverest private investigators. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes features many of the consulting detective&rsquo;s best-known cases. &ldquo;A Scandal in Bohemia&rdquo; finds Holmes matching wits with&mdash;and being outfoxed by&mdash;a beautiful American opera singer. A struggling shop owner stumbles into a lucrative side job, and a criminal conspiracy, in &ldquo;The Red-Headed League.&rdquo; And in &ldquo;The Adventure of the Speckled Band,&rdquo; which Arthur Conan Doyle named as the best of his Sherlock Holmes stories, our brilliant hero and his loyal friend Dr. Watson pay a visit to a young heiress&rsquo;s bedroom late one night, only to stumble across another, far deadlier visitor. Martin Hewitt, Investigator stars a former law clerk turned private investigator who is every bit the deductive equal of Sherlock Holmes. A true master of disguise with a mind as sharp as a freshly stropped straight razor, Hewitt possess a familiarity with London&rsquo;s night streets and an easy rapport with members of the lower classes. From a troubling series of robberies that occurred at the same residence over several months to a locked-room suicide that was decidedly not self-inflicted, the great detective finds irrefutable solutions to the most unsolvable of mysteries. The Old Man in the Corner is a fascinating study in the art of logical deduction by the author of The Scarlet Pimpernel. The most brilliant sleuth in London sits in the corner of the A.B.C. caf&eacute;, a length of string in his fingers. As the afternoon winds down, he ties and unties intricate knots&mdash;in the string and in his mind. No matter how baffling the crime, the old man in the corner need only read the newspaper accounts to know the culprit. The Thinking Machine relates the most confounding cases solved by the brilliant criminologist Professor S. F. X. Van Dusen. Slender, stooped, his appearance dominated by his large forehead and perpetual squint, &ldquo;The Thinking Machine&rdquo; spends his days in the laboratory and his nights puzzling over the details of extraordinary crimes. Whether unraveling the perfect murder, investigating a case of corporate espionage, or reasoning his way out of an inescapable prison cell, Van Dusen knows that with the application of logic, all problems can be solved. This ebook features new introductions by Otto Penzler and has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices. </div>

The World's Smartest Detectives

<div>Twelve classic mystery tales featuring an unconventional sleuth from the author of The Scarlet Pimpernel. Lawyer and amateur detective Patrick Mulligan is not exactly popular. His colleagues don&rsquo;t care for him, and he has few friends. He does, however, have plenty of clients. Mulligan is always willing to do whatever it takes to get them off the hook and away from the gallows. If that means solving the crimes himself, so be it . . . Originally published in 1928, this collection of twelve short mystery stories, as told by Mulligan&rsquo;s confidential clerk, follows the exploits of the Irish lawyer. With his keen intellect, humor, and a bit of cynicism, Mulligan ferrets out the truth to protect the innocent and take down the guilty.</div>

Skin o' My Tooth

<div>Sir Percy Blakeney returns in the swashbuckling sequel to the classic novel, The Scarlet Pimpernel, as the French Revolution rages and danger abounds. Despite the brutality that scarred the city during the early days of the Revolution, Paris has proved resilient with curtains rising on theatrical performances and residents seeking escape in make believe. But the new Republic&rsquo;s rule of bloodshed and terror continues unabated. Rarely out of France, the Scarlet Pimpernel, English aristocrat Sir Percy Blakeney, has selflessly tried to save the innocent from death and imprisonment. His men, spoiled society darlings, hang onto his every word, willing to leave the luxuries of London or Bath to save the helpless victims of tyranny. One such man is Blakeney&rsquo;s own brother-in-law, Armand St. Just. It is Armand&rsquo;s capricious heart that will lead him to betray his leader to enemies that want nothing more than to bring the Scarlet Pimpernel to his knees.</div>

El Dorado

<div>A novel of swashbuckling action in the series featuring the classic hero who saves innocents from the guillotine in Revolutionary France . . .&ldquo;We seek him here! we seek him there!Those Frenchies seek him everywhere!Is he in heaven? Is he in hell?That demmed elusive Pimpernel?&rdquo; Sir Percy thought he left his enemy vanquished, humiliated, and debased in Calais. Oh, how foolish he was. Now Chauvelin is bent on revenge . . . As punishment for letting the Scarlet Pimpernel escape the clutches of the French Republic, Chauvelin was demoted from the ranks of Robespierre&rsquo;s trusted few. But he will have his day. Laying a trap for the wife of Sir Percy, Lady Marguerite, is only the first step. Can Sir Percy elude the blade of Madame Guillotine a second time, defend his honor as the Scarlet Pimpernel, and save his wife from a fate worse than death? Baroness Emma Orczy brings us the third thrilling installment in her iconic adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel, pitting Sir Percy against the wily Chauvelin once again in a battle of wit and cunning that stands between thousands of innocent lives and the ignominious bite of Madame Guillotine. Credited with the introduction of the &ldquo;hero with a secret identity&rdquo; trope, the Scarlet Pimpernel and his exploits have captured the imaginations of readers for over a century. The series housing the most historical accuracies of French Revolution-centric fiction of its time, it also inspired a stage play garnering over 2,000 performances in four years. Join the League of the Scarlet Pimpernel and dive into the rollicking adventures of the masked hero of the French Revolution! </div>

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Books By Baroness Orczy (8 Books)

The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel

The Elusive Pimpernel

The Old Man in the Corner

The Scarlet Pimpernel

The World's Smartest Detectives

Skin o' My Tooth

El Dorado

The Elusive Pimpernel

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