Emma Orczy

The Greatest Works of Baroness Emma Orczy is a compelling anthology that encapsulates the essence of Orczy's narrative style, characterized by her deftly woven tales of heroism, romance, and suspense. This collection primarily highlights her legendary creation, the Scarlet Pimpernel, a daring figure who embodies the spirit of the French Revolution through clever disguise and audacious rescues. The literary context of Orczy's work, set against the backdrop of early 20th-century England, reflects the complexities of identity, class, and social duty, showcasing her knack for blending historical detail with vivid characterizations and gripping plots. Baroness Emma Orczy, a Hungarian-born writer and playwright, rose to fame during a time when women writers were beginning to carve out prominent spaces in literature. Her diverse background and experiences in both Hungary and England shaped her worldview, which is evident in her writings. The themes of loyalty and sacrifice in her works mirror personal narratives and societal struggles, thereby enriching her storytelling with authenticity and depth. Readers seeking a thrilling dive into classic literature will find The Greatest Works of Baroness Emma Orczy an indispensable read. The collection not only offers a glimpse into Orczy's innovative contributions to the adventure genre but also serves as a testament to her enduring legacy. Engaging and thought-provoking, it invites readers to explore the intricacies of heroism and human morality in a tumultuous historical landscape.

The Greatest Works of Baroness Emma Orczy

This meticulously edited collection contains 31 novels and over 100 short stories of Emma Orczy, including the complete Scarlet Pimpernel series and other historical novels, adventure and romance classics. Contents: The Scarlet Pimpernel Series: The Laughing Cavalier The First Sir Percy The Scarlet Pimpernel Sir Percy Leads the Band The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel I Will Repay The Elusive Pimpernel Lord Tony's Wife The Way of the Scarlet Pimpernel Eldorado Mam'zelle Guillotine Sir Percy Hits Back Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel A Child of the Revolution In the Rue Monge Pimpernel and Rosemary The Scarlet Pimpernel Looks at the World Other Novels: The Emperor's Candlesticks The Tangled Skein (In Mary's Reign) Beau Brocade The Nest of the Sparrowhawk Petticoat Rule (Petticoat Government) The Heart of a Woman (A True Woman) Unto Caesar A Bride of the Plains The Bronze Eagle Leatherface His Majesty's Well-Beloved The Honourable Jim The Celestial City Marivosa A Joyous Adventure The Uncrowned King Short Stories: The Old Man in the Corner Unravelled Knots The Khaki Tunic The Ingres Masterpiece The Pearl Necklace The Russian Prince The Mysterious Tragedy in Bishop'S Road The Dog'S Tooth Cliff The Tytherton Case The Brudenell Court The White Carnation The Montmartre Hat The Miser of Maida Vale The Fulton Gardens Mystery A Moorland Tragedy Lady Molly of Scotland Yard The Ninescore Mystery The Frewin Miniatures The Irish-Tweed Coat The Fordwych Castle Mystery A Day's Folly A Castle in Brittany A Christmas Tragedy The Bag of Sand The Man in the Inverness Cape The Woman in the Big Hat Sir Jeremiah's Will The End The Man in Grey Silver-leg The Spaniard The Mystery of Marie Vaillant The Emeralds of Mademoiselle Philipa The Bourbon Prince The Mystery of a Woman's Heart The League of Knaves The Arrow Poison The Last Adventure Castles in the Air A Roland For His Oliver A Fool's Paradise On The Brink Carissimo The Toys Honour Among –– An Over-Sensitive Heart Skin o' My Tooth

BARONESS ORCZY Ultimate Collection: 130+ Action-Adventure Novels, Thrillers & Detective Stories

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The Laughing Cavalier: The Story of the Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel

When a group of Russian anarchists kidnap a Russian prince in Vienna there are repercussions. On learning that the Cardinal d'Orsay has agreed to convey some hollow candlesticks from the Emperor to the Princess Marionoff in St Petersburg, two spies both see the possibility of using them to convey messages safely into Russia. One is an eager young idealist involved in the plot against the Prince, the other is Madame Demidoff, a beautiful agent of the Tsar. When the candlesticks go missing at the border, the two engage in a race to get them back, both realizing that their very lives could depend on the retrieval.

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The Emperor's Candlesticks

Orczy tells of those three-the woman, and the two men-playmates, enemies, lovers in turn. It seemed well-nigh impossible to attempt the isolation of the one sentimental thread from the tangled skein of passions and of hate which seventeenth century England hath flung to us out of the whirlpool of civil war and of bitter strife. In the midst of the modernisms and aggressive realism of to-day the life and doings of James Fiennes appear intangible, ununderstandable, a mere creation of fancy. But at Broughton Castle where he lived, it is different. There between the splendid grey walls in the stately halls, and along the labyrinthine passages, the intriguing personality of the Honourable Jim at once loses its dream-like quality. In his own old home James Fiennes at once becomes Jim-a real Jim-alive! Oh! Very much alive.

The Honourable Jim

Pierre Adet is a young revolutionary with a death sentence passed on him, whose father is hanged for his son's crime. Seeking the revenge against the Duc de Kernogan, Adet flees to England, becomes Martin-Roget and pursues Duc's daughter Yvonne, who is also a matter of interest of Lord Anthony Dewhurst. Lord Tony must seek the help of The Scarlet Pimpernel to save his loved one.

Lord Tony's Wife

This eBook has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Pierre Adet is a young revolutionary with a death sentence passed on him, whose father is hanged for his son's crime. Seeking the revenge against the Duc de Kernogan, Adet flees to England, becomes Martin-Roget and pursues Duc's daughter Yvonne, who is also a matter of interest of Lord Anthony Dewhurst. Lord Tony must seek the help of The Scarlet Pimpernel to save his loved one.

LORD TONY'S WIFE: Scarlet Pimpernel Saga

This unique crime & mystery collection includes: Novels: The Emperor's Candlesticks The Nest of the Sparrowhawk The Heart of a Woman (A True Woman) Short Stories: The Old Man in the Corner The Fenchurch Street Mystery A Millionaire in the Dock His Deduction The Robbery in Phillimore Terrace A Night's Adventure All He Knew The York Mystery The Capital Charge A Broken-Hearted Woman The Mysterious Death on the Underground Railway The Liverpool Mystery A Cunning Rascal The Edinburgh Mystery A Terrible Plight Non Proven Undeniable Facts The Theft at the English Provident Bank Conflicting Evidence An Alibi The Dublin Mystery Forgery A Memorable Day An Unparalleled Outrage (The Brighton Mystery) The Prisoner A Sensation The Regent's Park Murder The Motive Friends The De Genneville Peerage (The Birmingham Mystery) A High-Bred Gentleman The Living and the Dead The Mysterious Death in Percy Street Suicide or Murder The End Unravelled Knots The Khaki Tunic The Ingres Masterpiece The Pearl Necklace The Russian Prince The Mysterious Tragedy in Bishop'S Road The Dog'S Tooth Cliff The Tytherton Case The Brudenell Court The White Carnation The Montmartre Hat The Miser of Maida Vale The Fulton Gardens Mystery A Moorland Tragedy Lady Molly of Scotland Yard The Ninescore Mystery The Frewin Miniatures The Irish-Tweed Coat The Fordwych Castle Mystery A Day's Folly A Castle in Brittany A Christmas Tragedy The Bag of Sand The Man in the Inverness Cape The Woman in the Big Hat Sir Jeremiah's Will The End Skin o' My Tooth The Murder in Saltashe Woods The Case of the Sicilian Prince The Duffield Peerage Case -- The Kazan Pearls The Case of Major Gibson The Inverted Five The Turquoise Stud Overwhelming Evidence The Case of Mrs. Norris The Murton-Braby Murder A Shot in the Night The Hungarian Landowner

The Best British Murder Mysteries of Emma Orczy

Mam'zelle Guillotine follows Gabrielle Damiens, the daughter of Francois Damiens, a man arrested and executed for attacking the King of France with a pocket knife. When the French Revolution begins she is released from the Bastille after 16 years in prison. Mad for revenge, Gabrielle works her way into the favor of the men behind the republic, and soon becomes the public executioner of Artois, known as Mam'zelle Guillotine. When a new sleuth from Paris arrives to track down the English spies who want to stop her, Gabrielle doesn't realize it is actually the Scarlet Pimpernel.

Mam'zelle Guillotine

This eBook edition of "Beau Brocade" has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. After their recent defeat, the hamlets and villages of Derbyshire are no longer ringing with the wild shouts of Bonny Prince Charlie's Highland Brigade; instead troops loyal to King George are looking for those accused of high treason and are offering a reward of twenty guineas for the death of any traitor or rebel. Philip Gascoyne is in hiding, in fear for his life after being wrongly accused by Sir Humphrey Challoner of being a traitor to the King. He has been given shelter and a cover by honest John Stitch, the local blacksmith. John hires the notorious Beau Brocade, a masked highway man who roams the moors holding up coaches so he can steal from the rich and give to the poor, to connect Philip with his family and arrange his return to London.

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Beau Brocade: Historical Novel

This meticulously edited collection contains 31 novels and over 100 short stories of Emma Orczy, including the complete Scarlet Pimpernel series and other historical novels, adventure and romance classics._x000D_ Contents:_x000D_ The Scarlet Pimpernel Series:_x000D_ The Laughing Cavalier_x000D_ The First Sir Percy_x000D_ The Scarlet Pimpernel_x000D_ Sir Percy Leads the Band_x000D_ The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel_x000D_ I Will Repay_x000D_ The Elusive Pimpernel_x000D_ Lord Tony's Wife_x000D_ The Way of the Scarlet Pimpernel_x000D_ Eldorado_x000D_ Mam'zelle Guillotine_x000D_ Sir Percy Hits Back_x000D_ Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel_x000D_ The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel_x000D_ A Child of the Revolution_x000D_ In the Rue Monge_x000D_ Pimpernel and Rosemary_x000D_ The Scarlet Pimpernel Looks at the World_x000D_ Other Novels:_x000D_ The Emperor's Candlesticks_x000D_ The Tangled Skein (In Mary's Reign)_x000D_ Beau Brocade_x000D_ The Nest of the Sparrowhawk_x000D_ Petticoat Rule (Petticoat Government)_x000D_ The Heart of a Woman (A True Woman)_x000D_ Unto Caesar_x000D_ A Bride of the Plains_x000D_ The Bronze Eagle_x000D_ Leatherface_x000D_ His Majesty's Well-Beloved_x000D_ The Honourable Jim_x000D_ The Celestial City_x000D_ Marivosa_x000D_ A Joyous Adventure_x000D_ The Uncrowned King_x000D_ Short Stories:_x000D_ The Old Man in the Corner_x000D_ Unravelled Knots_x000D_ The Khaki Tunic_x000D_ The Ingres Masterpiece_x000D_ The Pearl Necklace_x000D_ The Russian Prince_x000D_ The Mysterious Tragedy in Bishop'S Road_x000D_ The Dog'S Tooth Cliff_x000D_ The Tytherton Case_x000D_ The Brudenell Court_x000D_ The White Carnation_x000D_ The Montmartre Hat_x000D_ The Miser of Maida Vale_x000D_ The Fulton Gardens Mystery_x000D_ A Moorland Tragedy_x000D_ Lady Molly of Scotland Yard_x000D_ The Ninescore Mystery_x000D_ The Frewin Miniatures_x000D_ The Irish-Tweed Coat_x000D_ The Fordwych Castle Mystery_x000D_ A Day's Folly_x000D_ A Castle in Brittany_x000D_ A Christmas Tragedy_x000D_ The Bag of Sand_x000D_ The Man in the Inverness Cape_x000D_ The Woman in the Big Hat_x000D_ Sir Jeremiah's Will_x000D_ The End_x000D_ The Man in Grey_x000D_ Silver-leg_x000D_ The Spaniard_x000D_ The Mystery of Marie Vaillant_x000D_ The Emeralds of Mademoiselle Philipa_x000D_ The Bourbon Prince_x000D_ The Mystery of a Woman's Heart_x000D_ The League of Knaves_x000D_ The Arrow Poison_x000D_ The Last Adventure_x000D_ Castles in the Air_x000D_ A Roland For His Oliver_x000D_ A Fool's Paradise_x000D_ On The Brink_x000D_ Carissimo_x000D_ The Toys_x000D_ Honour Among ––_x000D_ An Over-Sensitive Heart_x000D_ Skin o' My Tooth

The Scarlet Pimpernel Series, Beau Brocade, The Heart of a Woman, The Bronze Eagle, The Old Man in the Corner, Lady Molly of Scotland Yard...

Baroness Orczy: Collected Works

This eBook edition of "The Emperor's Candlesticks" has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. When a group of Russian anarchists kidnap a Russian prince in Vienna there are repercussions. On learning that the Cardinal d'Orsay has agreed to convey some hollow candlesticks from the Emperor to the Princess Marionoff in St Petersburg, two spies both see the possibility of using them to convey messages safely into Russia. One is an eager young idealist involved in the plot against the Prince, the other is Madame Demidoff, a beautiful agent of the Tsar. When the candlesticks go missing at the border, the two engage in a race to get them back, both realizing that their very lives could depend on the retrieval.

THE EMPEROR'S CANDLESTICKS (A Spy Classic)

The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel is a sequel book to the classic adventure tale, The Scarlet Pimpernel. Written by Baroness Orczy and first published in 1919, the book consists of eleven short stories about Sir Percy Blakeney's exploits in rescuing various aristos and French citizens from the clutches of the guillotine.

The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel Illustrated

The Uncrowned King is a 1935 British historical novel by the Anglo-Hungarian writer Baroness Emmuska Orczy, best known as the creator of the Scarlet Pimpernel

The Uncrowned King

We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive classic literature collection. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts, We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. Also in books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy. We use state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.In March 1623, the Dutch nobleman Willem van Oldenbarnevelt, Lord of Stoutenburg, is on the run. His father, the statesman Johan van Oldenbarnevelt ("John of Barneveld" in the book) was falsely accused of treason and sent to the gallows by the Stadtholder, Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange in 1619; and his brother Reinier van Oldenbarnevelt, the lord of Groeneveld, has since been arrested and executed for plotting to kill the Prince. Stoutenburg is now a fugitive and determined to get his revenge.Stoutenburg asks for shelter from Gilda Beresteyn, the daughter of a rich merchant. Gilda was once in love with Stoutenburg, but has never forgiven him for abandoning her to make a more profitable marriage. Despite her reservations she shelters him for a short time, but eventually she sends him away, knowing that her father, a friend of the Prince of Orange, will not approve.

The Laughing Cavalier

Does it need one? If so it must also come from those members of the Blakeney family in whose veins runs the blood of that Sir Percy Blakeney who is known to history as the Scarlet Pimpernel-for they in a manner are responsible for the telling of this veracious chronicle. For the past eight years now-ever since the true story of The Scarlet Pimpernel was put on record by the present author-these gentle, kind, inquisitive friends have asked me to trace their descent back to an ancestor more remote than was Sir Percy, to one in fact who by his life and by his deeds stands forth from out the distant past as a conclusive proof that the laws which govern the principles of heredity are as unalterable as those that rule the destinies of the universe. They have pointed out to me that since Sir Percy Blakeney's was an exceptional personality, possessing exceptional characteristics which his friends pronounced sublime and his detractors arrogant-he must have had an ancestor in the dim long ago who was, like him, exceptional, like him possessed of qualities which call forth the devotion of friends and the rancour of enemies. Nay, more! there must have existed at one time or another a man who possessed that same sunny disposition, that same irresistible laughter, that same careless insouciance and adventurous spirit which were subsequently transmitted to his descendants, of whom the Scarlet Pimpernel himself was the most distinguished individual.

"The Scarlet Pimpernel" – Set during the Reign of Terror following the start of the French Revolution. The Scarlet Pimpernel is the tale of Sir Percy Blakeney, a chivalrous Englishman who rescues aristocrats before they are sent to the guillotine. He is known by his symbol, a simple flower, the scarlet pimpernel. Marguerite Blakeney, his French wife, does not share his secret. She is approached by the new French envoy to England with a threat to her brother's life if she does not aid in the search for the Pimpernel. "The First Sir Percy" is a tale of the ancestor of the famous Scarlet Pimpernel. It is March 1624 in Holland. Two months earlier, a mercenary who calls himself "Diogenes" foiled the plot on the life of the Stadtholder, Prince of Orange. Now, he has finally met his real father, an English nobleman, and realized his true identity as Sir Percy Blake of Blakeney, heir to a large estate in Sussex.

Historical Action-Adventure Novels

The Scarlet Pimpernel & The First Sir Percy

Parigi, anno di grazia 1792. Il Regime del Terrore semina il caos. I “maledetti aristos”, sventurati discendenti delle famiglie aristocratiche francesi, vengono mandati a morte dall’implacabile tribunale del popolo: ogni giorno le teste di uomini, donne e bambini cadono sotto la lama della ghigliottina. Ma in loro aiuto interviene un personaggio inafferrabile e misterioso, il quale, attraverso rocambolesche e ingegnose fughe, riesce a portare oltremanica i perseguitati del regime, nella libera Inghilterra. Dietro di sé non lascia tracce, se non il proprio marchio: un piccolo fiore scarlatto, che gli varrà il soprannome di Primula Rossa. Ma quale identità si cela dietro questo pseudonimo? Chi è l’audace salvatore, disposto a rischiare la propria vita in nome della nobile causa? L’incognita ossessiona l’astuto e crudele funzionario del governo francese Chauvelin e affascina l’alta società inglese: ma la soluzione del mistero si rivelerà tanto insospettabile quanto geniale. La Primula Rossa, primo di un ciclo di romanzi scritto da Emma Orczy, è stato pubblicato nel 1905. Come scrive oggi Hilary Mantel, «la sua vera forza scaturisce dalla vivida qualità cinematografica della scrittura»: le immagini perfettamente inquadrate, l’emotività travolgente dei personaggi e l’equilibrio efficace tra narrazione e dialoghi hanno infatti conquistato generazioni di lettori e ispirato innumerevoli adattamenti per cinema, televisione e teatro. Ibrido tra spy story, romance e romanzo d’avventura, il ciclo della Primula Rossa viene qui presentato in una nuova traduzione. «La sua vera forza scaturisce dalla vivida qualità cinematografica della scrittura». Hilary Mantel

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