
Eleven swashbuckling short adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel rescuing French citizens from the guillotine during the Reign of Terror.
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Eleven swashbuckling short adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel rescuing French citizens from the guillotine during the Reign of Terror.
Written by Baroness Orczy and first published in 1919, The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel is a sequel book to the classic adventure tale, The Scarlet Pimpernel. 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
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Light romantic undertones; focus stays on rescue adventures
Guillotine threats and perilous rescues; deaths implied, not graphic
Mild period expressions such as “demned”; no strong profanity
Occasional social drinking in period aristocratic settings
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Reign of Terror drives every plot; aristocrats versus revolutionaries
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Persecution, imprisonment, and execution threats against aristocrats
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