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Scarlet Pimpernel

Scarlet Pimpernel

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Baroness Emma Orczy's classic tale of adventure, set in the Reign of Terror following the French Revolution. As French aristocrats are being imprisoned and executed, a lone English gentleman, Sir Percy Blakeney, adopts a costumed heroic persona to save the condemned from the guillotine. As the Scarlet Pimpernel continues to mount daring rescues, a plot develops to ensnare him. A landmark tale of historical fiction.Beloved for generations, Baroness Orczy's story established enduring tropes of heroic fiction, including the hero's use of affected befuddlement and triviality in crafting a public face as an identity shield. Later stories involving heroes such as Batman and Superman would adopt this approach.
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