The Many Adventures of Scarlet Pimpernel: Nine Novels

Baroness Orczi was a Hungarian-born British novelist, playwright and artist of noble origin. She is most known for her series of novels featuring the Scarlet Pimpernel. Some of her paintings were exhibited at the Royal Academy in London. This work includes nine adventure novels with the Scarlet Pimpernel. Set during the Reign of Terror following the start of the French Revolution. The title character, Sir Percy Blakeney, represents the original "hero with a secret identity" that inspired subsequent literary creations such as Don Diego de la Vega (El Zorro) and Bruce Wayne (Batman). Includes: The Scarlet Pimpernel (1905), I Will Repay (1906), The Elusive Pimpernel (1908), Eldorado (1913), The Laughing Cavalier (1913), Lord Tony's Wife (1917), The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel (1919), The First Sir Percy (1920), The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel (1922).