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Paris: September 1792. At the West Barricade, the bloody guillotine continues her ghastly work. And word has gotten round that the mischievous Englishman who delights at ferrying off French Aristocrats to England is somewhere among them. For today, the Citoyen Fouquier-Tinville, on his way to the Committee of Public Safety , received another enigmatic calling card. It was signed with a symbol of a red flower - the mark of the Scarlet Pimpernel.
Baroness Orczy (Author), B.J. Harrison (Narrator)
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A thrilling tale of mystery and suspense set during the French Revolution, where a dashing English aristocrat risks his life to enter France and save innocents from the guillotine. Baroness Orczy's marvelously romantic tale of an English bonvivant, Sir Percy Blakeney, and his secretive plots to secure the escape of beleaguered French aristocrats from the clutches of ""Madame la Guillotine"". The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel is a secret society of English aristocrats who are determined to rescue their French counterparts from execution. Their leader is the mysterious Scarlet Pimpernel, whose name comes from the drawing of a red flower he uses to sign his messages. Table of Contents: Chapter 01: Paris: September, 1792 Chapter 02: Dover: ""The Fisherman's Rest"" Chapter 03: The Refugees Chapter 04: The League Of The Scarlet Pimpernel Chapter 05: Marguerite Chapter 06: An Exquisite Of '92 Chapter 07: The Secret Orchard Chapter 08: The Accredited Agent Chapter 09: The Outrage Chapter 10: In The Opera Box Chapter 11: Lord Grenville's Ball Chapter 12: The Scrap Of Paper Chapter 13: Either Chapter 14: One O'Clock Precisely! Chapter 15: Doubt Chapter 16: Richmond Chapter 17: Farewell Chapter 18: The Mysterious Device Chapter 19: The Scarlet Pimpernel Chapter 20: The Friend Chapter 21: Suspense Chapter 22: Calais Chapter 23: Hope Chapter 24: The Death Chapter 25: The Eagle And The Fox Chapter 26: The Jew Chapter 27: On The Track Chapter 28: The Pere Blanchard's Hut Chapter 29: Trapped Chapter 30: The Schooner Chapter 31: The Escape AUTHOR Baroness Orczy Baroness Emma Magdolna Rozália Mária Jozefa Borbála ""Emmuska"" Orczy de Orczi (1865-1947) was a Hungarian aristocrat, raised in Britain. Baroness Orczy was a novelist and painter, famed for her Scarlett Pimpernel series about an English aristocrat who donned a disguise to rescue French aristocrats threatened by the guillotine. COMMENTARY Reviews for Alcazar AudioWorks' production of The Scarlet Pimpernel A different take on history This story is about the Scarlet Pimpernel the organization that worked to sneak rich aristocratic's out of the country. The story is great for kids to teach them to consider their actions before they take them. The story goes over how the actions taken by one person and how it endangers their loved ones. The story ends with them finally repairing the damage they caused. A great story for all ages. Listener Review - Audible.com "
Baroness Orczy (Author), David Thorn (Narrator)
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Perhaps the most famous alias of all time, "The Scarlet Pimpernel" hides the identity of a British nobleman who, masked by various disguises, leads a band of young men to undermine the Reign of Terror after the French Revolution. The Scarlet Pimpernel makes daring raid after daring raid into the heart of France to save aristocrats condemned to the guillotine. At each rescue, he leaves his calling card: a small, blood-red flower-a pimpernel-mocking the power of Robespierre and his Committee of Public Safety. Having been told that his own wife was an informer who delivered an aristocrat into the hands of the Committee, the Scarlet Pimpernel must keep his identity and work a secret while he struggles against the love he feels for her. Until the day her own brother is taken prisoner.... This novel is part of Brilliance Audio''s extensive Classic Collection, bringing you timeless masterpieces that you and your family are sure to love.
Baroness Orczy (Author), Michael Page (Narrator)
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The French Revolution is at the height of its fury. Daily, hundreds of aristocratic heads fall from the guillotine. Emotions run high, and anyone suspected of sympathy toward the nobility is in mortal danger. Only one man is daring enough to lead a small band against popular opinion-the Scarlet Pimpernel. Using masterful disguises and clever strategies, the Scarlet Pimpernel smuggles noblemen and women from France to safety in England. His success is a thorn in the side of the Revolution. As he vanishes from each escapade, he leaves no trace behind except an image of the colorful flower that is his emblem. The Scarlet Pimpernel must be stopped at all costs. But who is he? This enduring classic is filled with wonderful layers of intrigue and dashing courage. As the cunning hero, and the beautiful woman who loves him, move toward a final victory, the quickened pace is enhanced by Steven Crossley's dramatic narration.
Baroness Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy (Author), Steven Crossley (Narrator)
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A timeless novel of adventure, intrigue, and romance is sparked by one man's defiance in the face of authority... Armed with only his wits and his cunning, one man recklessly defies the French revolutionaries and rescues scores of innocent men, women, and children from the deadly guillotine. His friends and foes know him only as the Scarlet Pimpernel. But the ruthless French agent Chauvelin is sworn to discover his identity and to hunt him down. There have been many imitations of The Scarlet Pimpernel, but none has ever equaled its superb sense of color and drama and its irresistible gift of wonderfully romantic escape.
Baroness Orczy (Author), Karen Savage (Narrator)
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From its opening amid the horrors of the French Revolution, to its unexpected ending on the shores of the English Channel, The Scarlet Pimpernel fizzes with excitement and wit. Dominating the action is the apparently limp-wristed fop, Sir Percy Blakeney, the most unlikely, though the most gentlemanly of heroes. With a happy countenance Sir Percy outwits all the machinations of Chauvelin, the zealous Revolutionary official, to help nobles escape. He is first hindered, then helped, in his plans by his beautiful but naive French wife Marguerite. 1. Escape from Terror - At the West Gate. In Paris during the Revolutionary Terror, aristocrats are hauled to their deaths on the guillotine. Although many try to escape, they are caught at the city gates. Recently, however, many nobles have fled thanks to an unknown Englishman called the Scarlet Pimpernel. One afternoon, a hideous old woman arrives at the West Gate and repels even its guardian Sergeant Bibot, for she says that her grandson has the plague, and he quickly waves her through. Shortly after, a captain arrives and reveals that the hag was the Pimpernel in disguise, hiding the Comtesse de Tournay and her children. 2. The Fisherman's Rest - Fraught reunions - Unwelcome encounter. Safe in England at The Fisherman's Rest, the Comtesse de Tournay questions Sir Andrew Ffoulkes and Lord Anthony Dewhurst about the identity of the Scarlet Pimpernel. As Marguerite St Just arrives, the Comtesse damns her for betraying an aristocrat. Sir Percy Blakeney, Marguerite's foppish husband, follows but his wife is only concerned with her brother Armand, who is shortly to return to France. Later, Marguerite ponders her marriage to Sir Percy who, so in love with her when they wed, has turned cool since she confessed to unwittingly betraying the Marquis de St Cyr. Her thoughts are interrupted by Chauvelin, an old acquaintance and Republican official. He forces her to help unmask the Pimpernel by threatening her brother's life. Chauvelin tells her that the Pimpernel will be at Lord Grenville's ball. 3. At the Ball - A cunning ruse - In the supper-room. Marguerite suspects that Sir Andrew may be the Pimpernel, and when he receives a suspicious note, she approaches him and pretends to faint. She snatches the paper and reads it, discovering that the Pimpernel is going to France the next day and will be in the supper-room at one-o'clock for any last-minute plans. She informs Chauvelin of her findings and he lies in wait. He pretends to fall asleep, but the only person he sees is Sir Percy, similarly slumbering. 4. The Pimpernel Unmasked - The revealing ring. After the ball, Marguerite breaks down, almost melting Sir Percy's cool exterior as she begs him to help Armand. The next morning, she discovers that he has left on his yacht. She enters her husband's study and her suspicions are aroused by his methodical tidiness. Sir Percy is not the fool he seems, but a determined man. She is further amazed to find a signet-ring bearing the mark of the Scarlet Pimpernel. Suzanne de Tournay, the Comtesse's daughter and Marguerite's friend, arrives and tells her that the Pimpernel has left to save her father. Marguerite is now sure of Sir Percy's secret. 5. Into France - Frantic departure. Marguerite's fears are reconfirmed by Chauvelin, who returns Armand's compromising letter, which he promised to deliver when on the Pimpernel's trail. Appalled, Marguerite realizes that she has betrayed her husband. Quickly, she goes to Sir Andrew's house and begs for his help. He agrees to escort her to France to warn Sir Percy. They cross from Dover and he leads her to an inn, the Chat Gris, where Sir Percy is due. Marguerite hides upstairs while Sir Andrew scouts around. 6. An Elusive Pimpernel - Dangerous snuff. As she waits, Chauvelin arrives in disguise and orders a meal. He sends his underling Desgas to fetch the soldiers to trap the Pimpernel. Horrified, Marguerite hears Sir Percy approaching, singing 'God Save the King'. He enters, and recognizing his adversary, greets him heartily. Chauvelin waits for his troops to arrive as Percy secretly fills his snuffbox with pepper and offers some to the unsuspecting agent. As the Frenchman sneezes explosively Percy flees. The soldiers arrive too late, but Desgas discovers a Jew named Rosenbaum, who offers to guide them to Pere Blanchard's hut, the Pimpernel's meeting place. The soldiers set off, followed by Marguerite. 7. Père Blanchard's Hut - A shriek in time - Chauvelin thwarted. Marguerite shadows Chauvelin, but stumbles in the darkness and is captured. The soldiers then surround the hut and wait for Percy to join his accomplices waiting inside. Chauvelin warns Marguerite not to scream and she remains silent until she again hears Percy singing. Suddenly, she shrieks and wrecks Chauvelin's plans. He quickly orders his men inside the hut but it is too late. The guards admit that they have let the suspects leave because their orders were to wait until the Pimpernel arrived before entering. However, Chauvelin finds a note detailing Percy's escape plans near Calais. 8. Happy Returns - A fine disguise. Furious at the soldiers' incompetence, Chauvelin orders Rosenbaum to be beaten; he then bids farewell to Marguerite. As she lies weak on the grass, she hears the sound of an English voice ? it is Sir Percy, disguised as Rosenbaum. Marguerite unties him and he explains how he had thrown the note found by Chauvelin in the hut as a decoy. Sir Andrew then arrives and the three set off for the real rendezvous with Percy's yacht. Back home, the Blakeneys are happy together again.
Baroness Orczy (Author), Adrian Lukis (Narrator)
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With the Reign of Terror at its peak, and the death toll mounting, France's violent revolutionists suddenly find themselves frustrated by a mysterious vigilante. Known as the Scarlet Pimpernel, the enigmatic hero rescues the country's ill-fated aristocrats from the doom of the guillotine and whisks them away to safety, with a band of gallant cohorts at his aid. Meanwhile, in England, beautiful Frenchwoman and former actress Lady Marguerite Blakeney finds herself drifting apart from her inane and foppish husband Sir Percy Blakeney - until Marguerite's brother is found to be in league with the Pimpernel and the villainous Chauvelin blackmails her into discovering the true identity of the masked man... **Contact Customer Service for Additional Content**
Baroness Orczy (Author), Bill Homewood (Narrator)
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The Scarlet Pimpernel is the first novel in a series of historical fiction by Baroness Orczy, The novel is set during the Reign of Terror following the fthe French Revolution. The title is the nom de guerre of its hero and protagonist, a chivalrous Englishman who rescues aristocrats before they are sent to the guillotine. Sir Percy Blakeney leads a double life: apparently nothing more than a wealthy fop, but in reality a formidable swordsman and a quick-thinking escape artist. The band of gentlemen who assist him are the only ones who know his secret identity. He is known by his symbol, a simple flower, the scarlet pimpernel. Opening at the New Theatre in London's West End on January 5, 1905, the play became a favourite of British audiences, eventually playing more than 2,000 performances. Produced by Devin Lawerence Edited by Macc Kay Production executive Avalon Giuliano ICON Intern Eden Giuliano Music By AudioNautix With Their Kind Permission ©2020 Eden Garret Giuliano (P) Eden Garret Giuliano Geoffrey Giuliano is the author of over thirty internationally bestselling biographies, including the London Sunday Times bestseller Blackbird: The Life and Times of Paul McCartney and Dark Horse: The Private Life of George Harrison. He can be heard on the Westwood One Radio Network and has written and produced over seven hundred original spoken-word albums and video documentaries on various aspects of popular culture. He is also a well known movie actor.
Baroness Orczy (Author), Geoffrey Giuliano, The Icon Players (Narrator)
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'They seek him here... they seek him there...' It is the bloody height of the French Revolution. Men, women and children are put to death under the blade of the remorseless Guillotine, all to feed a baying mobs lust for blood and murder. Their only hope of salvation comes from a band of 20 brave men from across the channel. Noble daredevils who seek to snatch Madame Guillotine's prey from her clutches, all in the name of sport and excitement. Twenty men; nineteen to obey, and one to command. And that one, hated and hunted by the French Republic, known throughout all of Europe as the most daring, the most cunning member of that band. Identified only by his tell-tale signature: The Scarlet Pimpernel!
Baroness Orczy (Author), Michael Ward (Narrator)
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The British Short Story - Volume 7 - Ada Ester Leverson to Baroness Orczy
These British Isles, moored across from mainland Europe, are more often seen as a world unto themselves. Restless and creative, they often warred amongst themselves until they began a global push to forge a World Empire of territory, of trade and of language.Here our ambitions are only of the literary kind. These shores have mustered many masters of literature. So this anthology's boundaries includes only those authors who were born in the British Isles - which as a geographical definition is the UK mainland and the island of Ireland - and wrote in a familiar form of English.Whilst Daniel Defoe is the normal starting point we begin a little earlier with Aphra Behn, an equally colourful character as well as an astonishing playwright and poet. And this is how we begin to differentiate our offering; both in scope, in breadth and in depth. These islands have raised and nurtured female authors of the highest order and rank and more often than not they have been sidelined or ignored in favour of that other gender which usually gets the plaudits and the royalties.Way back when it was almost immoral that a woman should write. A few pages of verse might be tolerated but anything else brought ridicule and shame. That seems unfathomable now but centuries ago women really were chattel, with marriage being, as the Victorian author Charlotte Smith boldly stated 'legal prostitution'. Some of course did find a way through - Jane Austen, the Brontes and Virginia Woolf but for many others only by changing their names to that of men was it possible to get their book to publication and into a readers hands. Here we include George Eliot and other examples.We add further depth with many stories by authors who were famed and fawned over in their day. Some wrote only a hidden gem or two before succumbing to poverty and death. There was no second career as a game show guest, reality TV contestant or youtuber. They remain almost forgotten outposts of talent who never prospered despite devoted hours of pen and brain.Keeping to a chronological order helps us to highlight how authors through the ages played around with characters and narrative to achieve distinctive results across many scenarios, many styles and many genres. The short story became a sort of literary laboratory, an early disruptor, of how to present and how to appeal to a growing audience as a reflection of social and societal changes. Was this bound to happen or did a growing population that could read begin to influence rather than just accept?Moving through the centuries we gather a groundswell of authors as we hit the Victorian Age - an age of physical mass communication albeit only on an actual printed page. An audience was offered a multitude of forms: novels (both whole and in serialised form) essays, short stories, poems all in weekly, monthly and quarterly form. Many of these periodicals were founded or edited by literary behemoths from Dickens and Thackeray through to Jerome K Jerome and, even some female editors including Ethel Colburn Mayne, Alice Meynell and Ella D'Arcy.Now authors began to offer a wider, more diverse choice from social activism and justice - and injustice to cutting stories of manners and principles. From many forms of comedy to mental meltdowns, from science fiction to unrequited heartache. If you can imagine it an author probably wrote it. At the end of the 19th Century bestseller lists and then prizes, such as the Nobel and Pulitzer, helped focus an audience's attention to a books literary merit and sales worth. Previously coffeehouses, Imperial trade, unscrupulous overseas printers ignoring copyright restrictions, publishers with their book lists as an appendix and the gossip and interchange of polite society had been the main avenues to secure sales and profits.
Ada Ester Leverson, Baroness Orczy, W B Yeats (Author), Ghizela Rowe (Narrator)
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LADY MOLLY OF SCOTLAND YARD is a collection of short stories about Molly Robertson-Kirk, an early fictional female detective. First published in 1910, Orczy's female detective was the precursor of the lay sleuth who relies on brains rather than brawn. As well as being one of the first novels to feature a female detective as the main character, Orczy's outstandingly successful and brilliant police officer preceded her real-life female counterparts by a decade. Lady Molly, like her fictional contemporaries, most often succeeded because she recognized domestic clues foreign to male experience. Her shocking entry into the male domain of the police is forgivable when it is discovered that her motive is to save her fiancé from a false accusation. Once her superior intuition has triumphed, Lady Molly very properly marries and leaves the force. As narrated by her adoring sidekick, Mary Granard, Lady Molly's adventures are very much of their time but still great fun to read or listen to.
Baroness Orczy (Author), Christine Rendel (Narrator)
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It has been ten years since Juliette de Marny's father asked her to swear revenge upon Déroulède for the death of her brother in a duel. At last she finds herself in Déroulède's house with an opportunity to betray him. Juliette realizes, too late, that she is in love with Déroulède. Can the Scarlet Pimpernel help?
Baroness Orczy (Author), Johanna Ward (Narrator)
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