num_pages: 211
description: By 1792, the idealism of the French Revolution has degenerated into a Reign of Terror. Ruthless mobs rule the streets of Paris, and each day, hundreds of royalists are sacrificed to the guillotine, with hundreds more condemned to follow. Their only hope lies in rescue by the Scarlet Pimpernel, the daring leader of an English faction that spirits aristocrats across the Channel to safety. This historical adventure tale first appeared in 1905, but its irresistible blend of romance, intrigue, and suspense renders it timeless. Readers thrill to the gallantry of the Pimpernel, whose nom de guerre derives from the wildflower he employs as a calling card. A scourge to the French authorities, the Pimpernel is the darling of the people — particularly Marguerite Blakeney, who scorns her foppish husband, Sir Percy, as ardently as she admires the Pimpernel. The basis of a classic film, this ever-popular story has recently been adapted as a musical, to the delight of Broadway audiences.
language: English
title: The Scarlet Pimpernel
titlecomplete: The Scarlet Pimpernel
characters: Suzanne de Tournay, Marguerite Blakeney, Armand Chauvelin, George IV of Great Britain and Ireland, Sir Andrew Ffoulkes, Armand St. Just, Percy Blakeney
genres: Fiction, Historical, France, Adventure, Mystery, Classic Literature, Romance, Literature, Classics, Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 133489
places: France, England, Paris, London, England, Dover, Kent, England
series: The Scarlet Pimpernel (publication order), The Scarlet Pimpernel (chronological order)
publisher: Dover Publications