Collected Works of Baroness Emma Orczy

by Emmuska Orczy

The Hungarian-born British novelist, Baroness Emma Orczy achieved immense fame as the author of ‘The Scarlet Pimpernel’, one of the greatest successes of twentieth century literature, as well as numerous historical adventure novels and innovative detective fiction. This comprehensive eBook presents Orczy’s collected works, with all the Scarlet Pimpernel adventures in the US public domain, numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)

* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Orczy’s life and works
* Concise introductions to the major novels and other texts
* 25 novels, with individual contents tables
* Special ‘Scarlet Pimpernel Series’ table of contents, allowing you to navigate the famous works quickly
* Includes rare novels appearing for the first time in digital publishing, including BY THE GODS BELOVED, A SON OF THE PEOPLE and NICOLETTE
* Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts
* Excellent formatting of the texts
* Famous works are fully illustrated with their original artwork
* Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the short stories
* Easily locate the short stories you want to read
* Includes Orczy’s rare OLD HUNGARIAN FAIRY TALES – available in no other collection
* Includes Orczy’s autobiography - discover the author’s personal and literary life
* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres

Please note: due to US copyright restrictions, Orczy’s later novels and short stories cannot appear in this edition. When new texts become available in your public domain, they will be added to the eBook as a free update.

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CONTENTS:

The Scarlet Pimpernel Series

The Novels
THE EMPEROR’S CANDLESTICKS
IN MARY’S REIGN
THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL
BY THE GODS BELOVED
I WILL REPAY
A SON OF THE PEOPLE
BEAU BROCADE
THE ELUSIVE PIMPERNEL
THE NEST OF THE SPARROWHAWK
PETTICOAT GOVERNMENT
A TRUE WOMAN
FIRE IN STUBBLE
MEADOWSWEET
EL DORADO
UNTO CÆSAR
THE LAUGHING CAVALIER
A BRIDE OF THE PLAINS
THE BRONZE EAGLE
LEATHERFACE
LORD TONY’S WIFE
A SHEAF OF BLUEBELLS
HIS MAJESTY’S WELL-BELOVED
THE FIRST SIR PERCY
THE TRIUMPH OF THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL
NICOLETTE

The Short Story Collections
OLD HUNGARIAN FAIRY TALES
THE CASE OF MISS ELLIOTT
THE OLD MAN IN THE CORNER
LADY MOLLY OF SCOTLAND YARD
THE LEAGUE OF THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL
CASTLES IN THE AIR

The Short Stories
LIST OF SHORT STORIES IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER
LIST OF SHORT STORIES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER

The Autobiography
LINKS IN THE CHAIN OF LIFE

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Genres: Classics

Kindle Edition

Published April 10, 2016

About the author

Full name: Emma ("Emmuska") Magdolna Rozália Mária Jozefa Borbála Orczy de Orczi was a Hungarian-British novelist, best remembered as the author of THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL (1905). Baroness Orczy's sequels to the novel were less successful. She was also an artist, and her works were exhibited at the Royal Academy, London. Her first venture into fiction was with crime stories. Among her most popular characters was The Old Man in the Corner, who was featured in a series of twelve British movies from 1924, starring Rolf Leslie.

Baroness Emmuska Orczy was born in Tarnaörs, Hungary, as the only daughter of Baron Felix Orczy, a noted composer and conductor, and his wife Emma. Her father was a friend of such composers as Wagner, Liszt, and Gounod. Orczy moved with her parents from Budapest to Brussels and then to London, learning to speak English at the age of fifteen. She was educated in convent schools in Brussels and Paris. In London she studied at the West London School of Art. Orczy married in 1894 Montague Barstow, whom she had met while studying at the Heatherby School of Art. Together they started to produce book and magazine illustrations and published an edition of Hungarian folktales.

Orczy's first detective stories appeared in magazines. As a writer she became famous in 1903 with the stage version of the Scarlet Pimpernel.

Reviews

[Blamdarot · Rating 3 out of 5]

Many Typos

Wonderful stories by a terrific author. It's a shame the kindle version wasn't proofread better. I certainly doubt this number of typos were in the original text.

[Dom Hargreaves · Rating 3 out of 5]

*I’ve only read The Great Pearl Mystery*

To be honest, not the strongest I’ve ever read ever but it was entertaining! I enjoyed the plot, the writing style was different, and the twist though low-key predictable for me, was interesting and it kept me on my toes! Yeah not bad Orczy!