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The Scarlet Pimpernel (publication order) Series

11 primary works • 17 total works
During the bloodthirsty French Revolution, the "League of the Scarlet Pimpernel", a secret society of 20 English aristocrats, is engaged in rescuing their French counterparts from the daily executions. Their leader, the mysterious Scarlet Pimpernel, takes his nickname from the drawing of a small red flower with which he signs his messages. Despite …

Book 1

The Scarlet Pimpernel
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4.07 · 141343 Ratings · 8612 Reviews · published 1905 · 2465 editions
Armed with only his wits and his cunning, one man …

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    Book 2

    I Will Repay
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    3.81     · 1560 Ratings · 169 Reviews · published 1906 · 659 editions
    Juliette Marny has sworn to ruin the man who kille…

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    Book 3

    The Elusive Pimpernel
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    4.03     · 2839 Ratings · 255 Reviews · published 1908 · 1451 editions
    It is the early days of the French Republic, and R…

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    Book 4

    El Dorado: Further Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
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    4.13     · 1761 Ratings · 175 Reviews · published 1913 · 558 editions
    The elusive Pimpernel returns for another swashbuc…

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    Book 5

    Lord Tony's Wife
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    3.90     · 583 Ratings · 44 Reviews · published 1916 · 246 editions
    PBaroness, (Emusca/Emmuska/Emma Magdalena Rosalia …

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    Book 6

    The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel
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    4.00     · 786 Ratings · 45 Reviews · published 1922 · 152 editions
    If you thought the Pimpernel had it rough with Cha…

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    Book 7

    Sir Percy Hits Back
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    4.02     · 364 Ratings · 25 Reviews · published 1927 · 76 editions
    Book by Emmuska Orczy

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    Book 8

    A Child of the Revolution
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    3.87     · 95 Ratings · 6 Reviews · published 1932 · 23 editions
    First published in 1932, A child of the Revolution…

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    Book 9

    The Way of the Scarlet Pimpernel
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    3.84     · 367 Ratings · 23 Reviews · published 1933 · 47 editions
    The year is 1793, the darkest days of the French r…

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    Book 10

    Sir Percy Leads the Band
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    3.94     · 857 Ratings · 84 Reviews · published 1936 · 102 editions
    Chronologically the fourth novel in the Scarlet Pi…

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    Book 11

    Mam'zelle Guillotine
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    3.81     · 236 Ratings · 16 Reviews · published 1940 · 47 editions
    "The King of France is attacked with a knife and F…

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    Book Short Stories

    The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel
    by
    3.93     · 1682 Ratings · 104 Reviews · published 1919 · 11 editions
    The Age of Reason has come to France, bringing wit…

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    Book Short Stories

    The Adventures Of The Scarlet Pimpernel
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    4.03     · 925 Ratings · 43 Reviews · published 1929 · 37 editions
    The second collection of short stories featuring S…

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    The Laughing Cavalier
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    4.02     · 715 Ratings · 66 Reviews · published 1914 · 227 editions
    The year is 1623, the place Haarlem in the Netherl…

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    The First Sir Percy: an Adventure of the Laughing Cavalier
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    3.96     · 356 Ratings · 42 Reviews · published 1921 · 93 editions
    The story starts in 1624 in the Netherlands and co…

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    Pimpernel and Rosemary
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    3.55     · 140 Ratings · 17 Reviews · published 1924 · 52 editions
    Pimpernel and Rosemary is a novel by Baroness Emmu…

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    The Scarlet Pimpernel Looks at the World
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    3.07     · 43 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1933 · 5 editions
    Sir Percy Blakeney comments on the modern world of…

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