Baroness Orczy
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Baroness Emma Magdolna Rozália Mária Jozefa Borbála "Emmuska" Orczy de Orczi (icon; 23 September 1865 – 12 November 1947) was a British
novelist, playwright
and artist
of Hungarian
noble origin. She was most notable for her series of novels featuring the Scarlet Pimpernel
. Some of her paintings were exhibited at the Royal Academy
in London
.
was born in Tarnaörs, Heves County, Hungary
, and was the daughter of composer Baron Felix Orczy de Orczi and Countess Emma Wass von Szentegyed und Czege.
Her parents left Hungary in 1868, fearful of the threat of a peasant revolution. They lived in Budapest
, Brussels
, and Paris
(where Emma studied music without success). Finally, in 1880, the family moved to London where they lodged with their countryman Francis Pichler at 162 Great Portland Street
. Orczy attended West London School of Art and then Heatherley's School of Fine Art.
Although not destined to be a painter, it was at art school that she met a young illustrator named Montague MacLean Barstow, the son of an English clergyman; they married in 1894. It was the start of a joyful and happy marriage "for close on half a century one of perfect happiness and understanding of perfect friendship and communion of thought."
(1899), was a failure. She did, however, find a small following with a series of detective stories in the Royal Magazine. Her next novel, In Mary's Reign (1901) did better.
In 1903, she and her husband wrote a play based on one of her short stories about an English aristocrat, Sir Percy Blakeney, Bart., who rescued French aristocrats from the French Revolution
: The Scarlet Pimpernel
. She submitted her novelization of the story under the same title to 12 publishers. While she was waiting for the decisions of these publishers, Fred Terry
and Julia Neilson
accepted the play for production in the West End
. Initially, it drew small audiences, but the play ran four years in London, broke many stage records, was translated and produced in other countries, and underwent several revivals. This theatrical success generated huge sales for the novel.
She went on to write over a dozen sequels featuring Sir Percy Blakeney, his family, and the other members of the League of the Scarlet Pimpernel, of which the first, I Will Repay
(1906), was the most popular. The last Pimpernel book, Mam'zelle Guillotine
, was published in 1940. None of her three subsequent plays matched the success of The Scarlet Pimpernel. She also wrote popular mystery fiction and many adventure romances. Her Lady Molly of Scotland Yard
was an early example of a female detective as the main character. Other popular detective stories featured The Old Man In the Corner
, a sleuth who chiefly used logic to solve crimes.
Orczy's novels were racy, mannered melodrama
s and she favored historical fiction
. In The Nest of the Sparrowhawk
(1909), for example, a malicious guardian in Puritan Kent tricks his beautiful, wealthy, young ward into marrying him by disguising himself as an exiled French prince. He persuades his widowed sister-in-law to abet him in this plot, in which she unwittingly disgraces one of her long lost sons and finds the other murdered by the villain. Even though this novel had no link to The Scarlet Pimpernel
other than its shared authorship, the publisher advertised it as part of 'The Scarlet Pimpernel Series'.
.
During the First World War, Baroness Orczy formed the Women of England's Active Service League, an unofficial organisation aimed at the recruitment of female volunteers for active service. Her aim was to enlist 100,000 women who would pledge "to persuade every man I know to offer his service to his country". Some 20,000 women joined her organisation. See also White feather - A symbol of cowardice.
She died in Henley-on-Thames
on 12 November 1947.
, the surname taken from that of his mother's most famous fictional character.
Her grandson, Michael Felix Orczy-Barstow, was a British aviator and an early computer systems analyst. He died in Corpus Christi
, Texas
.
Her granddaughter, Magdalena Yvonne Orczy-Barstow, was a WREN during WWII and married William Edwin Anderson. She migrated to Christchurch, New Zealand. She passed away in 2002. They had three children, Jill Mary Irene, living in Christchurch, twin boys, Robert Michael Charles, Christchurch and Peter Edwin John currently living in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Plays
Short story collections
Novels
Omnibus editions
Non-fiction
United Kingdom
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novelist, playwright
Playwright
A playwright, also called a dramatist, is a person who writes plays.The term is not a variant spelling of "playwrite", but something quite distinct: the word wright is an archaic English term for a craftsman or builder...
and artist
Artist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...
of Hungarian
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
noble origin. She was most notable for her series of novels featuring the Scarlet Pimpernel
The Scarlet Pimpernel
The Scarlet Pimpernel is a play and adventure novel by Baroness Emmuska Orczy, set during the Reign of Terror following the start of the French Revolution. The story is a precursor to the "disguised superhero" tales such as Zorro and Batman....
. Some of her paintings were exhibited at the Royal Academy
Royal Academy
The Royal Academy of Arts is an art institution based in Burlington House on Piccadilly, London. The Royal Academy of Arts has a unique position in being an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects whose purpose is to promote the creation, enjoyment and...
in London
London
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.
Early life
Emmuska OrczyOrczy
Orczy, Orczi:* Orczy family , a Hungarian nobility originated from Orci** Lőrinc Orczy ** Béla Orczy ** Baron Felix Orczy ∞ Countess Emma Wass...
was born in Tarnaörs, Heves County, Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
, and was the daughter of composer Baron Felix Orczy de Orczi and Countess Emma Wass von Szentegyed und Czege.
Her parents left Hungary in 1868, fearful of the threat of a peasant revolution. They lived in Budapest
Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
, Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
, and Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
(where Emma studied music without success). Finally, in 1880, the family moved to London where they lodged with their countryman Francis Pichler at 162 Great Portland Street
Great Portland Street
Great Portland Street is a street in the West End of London. Linking Oxford Street with Albany Street and the busy A501 Marylebone Road and Euston Road, the road forms the boundary between Fitzrovia to the east and Marylebone to the west...
. Orczy attended West London School of Art and then Heatherley's School of Fine Art.
Although not destined to be a painter, it was at art school that she met a young illustrator named Montague MacLean Barstow, the son of an English clergyman; they married in 1894. It was the start of a joyful and happy marriage "for close on half a century one of perfect happiness and understanding of perfect friendship and communion of thought."
Writing career
They had very little money, and Orczy started to work with her husband as a translator and an illustrator to supplement his low earnings. John Montague Orczy-Barstow, their only child, was born on 25 February 1899. She started writing soon after his birth but her first novel, The Emperor's CandlesticksThe Emperor's Candlesticks
The Emperor's Candlesticks is a historical novel by Baroness Orczy. Written soon after the birth of her son John, it is her first book as an author rather than translator and was a commercial failure...
(1899), was a failure. She did, however, find a small following with a series of detective stories in the Royal Magazine. Her next novel, In Mary's Reign (1901) did better.
In 1903, she and her husband wrote a play based on one of her short stories about an English aristocrat, Sir Percy Blakeney, Bart., who rescued French aristocrats from the French Revolution
French Revolution
The French Revolution , sometimes distinguished as the 'Great French Revolution' , was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France and Europe. The absolute monarchy that had ruled France for centuries collapsed in three years...
: The Scarlet Pimpernel
The Scarlet Pimpernel
The Scarlet Pimpernel is a play and adventure novel by Baroness Emmuska Orczy, set during the Reign of Terror following the start of the French Revolution. The story is a precursor to the "disguised superhero" tales such as Zorro and Batman....
. She submitted her novelization of the story under the same title to 12 publishers. While she was waiting for the decisions of these publishers, Fred Terry
Fred Terry
Fred Terry was an English actor and theatrical manager. After establishing his reputation in London and in the provinces for a decade, he joined the company of Herbert Beerbohm Tree where he remained for four years, meeting his future wife, Julia Neilson...
and Julia Neilson
Julia Neilson
Julia Neilson was an English actress best known for her numerous performances as Lady Blakeney in The Scarlet Pimpernel, for her roles in many tragedies and historical romances, and for her portrayal of Rosalind in a long-running production of As You Like It.After establishing her reputation in a...
accepted the play for production in the West End
West End theatre
West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres of London's 'Theatreland', the West End. Along with New York's Broadway theatre, West End theatre is usually considered to represent the highest level of commercial theatre in the English speaking...
. Initially, it drew small audiences, but the play ran four years in London, broke many stage records, was translated and produced in other countries, and underwent several revivals. This theatrical success generated huge sales for the novel.
She went on to write over a dozen sequels featuring Sir Percy Blakeney, his family, and the other members of the League of the Scarlet Pimpernel, of which the first, I Will Repay
I Will Repay (novel)
I Will Repay was written by Baroness Emmuska Orzcy and originally published in 1906, this is a sequel novel to the Scarlet Pimpernel. The second Pimpernel book written by Orzcy, it comes third in the series and should be read after Sir Percy Leads the Band and before The Elusive Pimpernel.-Plot...
(1906), was the most popular. The last Pimpernel book, Mam'zelle Guillotine
Mam'zelle Guillotine
Mam'zelle Guillotine, by Baroness Orczy, is a sequel book to the classic adventure tale, The Scarlet Pimpernel. First published in 1940, it was the last novel Orczy wrote featuring the Pimpernel and is dedicated to those fighting in World War II....
, was published in 1940. None of her three subsequent plays matched the success of The Scarlet Pimpernel. She also wrote popular mystery fiction and many adventure romances. Her Lady Molly of Scotland Yard
Lady Molly of Scotland Yard
Lady Molly of Scotland Yard is a collection of short stories about Molly Robertson-Kirk, an early fictional female detective. It was written by Baroness Orczy, who is best known as the creator of The Scarlet Pimpernel, but who also invented two immortal turn-of-the-century detectives in The Old Man...
was an early example of a female detective as the main character. Other popular detective stories featured The Old Man In the Corner
The Old Man in the Corner
Created by Baroness Orczy, author of the famous Scarlet Pimpernel series, The Old Man In the Corner was one of the earliest armchair detectives, popping up with so many others in the wake of the huge popularity of the Sherlock Holmes stories....
, a sleuth who chiefly used logic to solve crimes.
Orczy's novels were racy, mannered melodrama
Melodrama
The term melodrama refers to a dramatic work that exaggerates plot and characters in order to appeal to the emotions. It may also refer to the genre which includes such works, or to language, behavior, or events which resemble them...
s and she favored historical fiction
Historical fiction
Historical fiction tells a story that is set in the past. That setting is usually real and drawn from history, and often contains actual historical persons, but the principal characters tend to be fictional...
. In The Nest of the Sparrowhawk
The Nest of the Sparrowhawk
The Nest of the Sparrowhawk was written by Baroness Orczy, author of The Scarlet Pimpernel, in 1909.-Plot summary:...
(1909), for example, a malicious guardian in Puritan Kent tricks his beautiful, wealthy, young ward into marrying him by disguising himself as an exiled French prince. He persuades his widowed sister-in-law to abet him in this plot, in which she unwittingly disgraces one of her long lost sons and finds the other murdered by the villain. Even though this novel had no link to The Scarlet Pimpernel
The Scarlet Pimpernel
The Scarlet Pimpernel is a play and adventure novel by Baroness Emmuska Orczy, set during the Reign of Terror following the start of the French Revolution. The story is a precursor to the "disguised superhero" tales such as Zorro and Batman....
other than its shared authorship, the publisher advertised it as part of 'The Scarlet Pimpernel Series'.
Later life
Her work was so successful that she was able to buy an estate in Monte CarloMonte Carlo
Monte Carlo is an administrative area of the Principality of Monaco....
.
During the First World War, Baroness Orczy formed the Women of England's Active Service League, an unofficial organisation aimed at the recruitment of female volunteers for active service. Her aim was to enlist 100,000 women who would pledge "to persuade every man I know to offer his service to his country". Some 20,000 women joined her organisation. See also White feather - A symbol of cowardice.
She died in Henley-on-Thames
Henley-on-Thames
Henley-on-Thames is a town and civil parish on the River Thames in South Oxfordshire, England, about 10 miles downstream and north-east from Reading, 10 miles upstream and west from Maidenhead...
on 12 November 1947.
Descendants
Her son, John Montague Orczy-Barstow, was a writer under the name John BlakeneyJohn Blakeney
John Blakeney was the author of The Life and Exploits of the Scarlet Pimpernel which was a supposed biography of the fictional Sir Percy Blakeney. It is thought that John Blakeney may be a pseudonym for John Montague Orczy-Barstow, the son of Baroness Orczy .-External links:*...
, the surname taken from that of his mother's most famous fictional character.
Her grandson, Michael Felix Orczy-Barstow, was a British aviator and an early computer systems analyst. He died in Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi, Texas
Corpus Christi is a coastal city in the South Texas region of the U.S. state of Texas. The county seat of Nueces County, it also extends into Aransas, Kleberg, and San Patricio counties. The MSA population in 2008 was 416,376. The population was 305,215 at the 2010 census making it the...
, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
.
Her granddaughter, Magdalena Yvonne Orczy-Barstow, was a WREN during WWII and married William Edwin Anderson. She migrated to Christchurch, New Zealand. She passed away in 2002. They had three children, Jill Mary Irene, living in Christchurch, twin boys, Robert Michael Charles, Christchurch and Peter Edwin John currently living in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Name pronunciation
Asked how to say her name, Orczy told The Literary Digest "or-tsey". Emmuska – a diminutive meaning "little Emma" – (accent on the first syllable—the s equivalent to our sh), thus, 'em-moosh-ka." (Charles Earle Funk, What's the Name, Please?, Funk & Wagnalls, 1936.)Works
Translations- Old Hungarian Fairy TalesOld Hungarian Fairy TalesOld Hungarian Fairy Tales was edited and translated from the Hungarian by Baroness Orczy , in 1895.The illustrations in the book were provided by her husband, Montagu Barstow, who she married in 1894....
(1895) translator with Montague Barstow - The Enchanted CatThe Enchanted CatThe Enchanted Cat was edited and translated from the Hungarian by Baroness Orczy , in 1895.The illustrations in the book were provided by her husband, Montagu Barstow, whom she married in 1894....
(1895) translator with Montague Barstow - Fairyland's Beauty (1895) translator with Montague Barstow
- Uletka and the White LizardUletka and the White LizardUletka and the White Lizard was edited and translated from the Hungarian by Baroness Orczy , in 1895.The illustrations in the book were provided by her husband, Montagu Barstow, who she married in 1894....
(1895) translator with Montague Barstow
Plays
- The Scarlet PimpernelThe Scarlet PimpernelThe Scarlet Pimpernel is a play and adventure novel by Baroness Emmuska Orczy, set during the Reign of Terror following the start of the French Revolution. The story is a precursor to the "disguised superhero" tales such as Zorro and Batman....
(1903) - The Sin of William Jackson (1906)
- Beau BrocadeBeau BrocadeBeau Brocade is a 1907 novel written by Baroness Orczy and was followed by the play of the same name in 1908. It was adapted as a silent film Beau Brocade in 1916...
(1908) - The Duke's Wager (1911)
- The Legion of Honour (1918), adapted from A Sheaf of BluebellsA Sheaf of BluebellsA Sheaf of Bluebells is a novel about the feuds between Royalists and the followers of Napoleon Bonaparte. It is a novel by Baroness Orczy, which was first published in 1917...
Short story collections
- The Case of Miss ElliotThe Case of Miss ElliotThe Case of Miss Elliot was Baroness Orczy's first collection of detective stories which appeared in 1905 and featured the first of her detective characters, The Old Man In the Corner, who solves mysteries without leaving his chair....
(1905) - The Old Man in the CornerThe Old Man in the CornerCreated by Baroness Orczy, author of the famous Scarlet Pimpernel series, The Old Man In the Corner was one of the earliest armchair detectives, popping up with so many others in the wake of the huge popularity of the Sherlock Holmes stories....
(1909) - Lady Molly of Scotland YardLady Molly of Scotland YardLady Molly of Scotland Yard is a collection of short stories about Molly Robertson-Kirk, an early fictional female detective. It was written by Baroness Orczy, who is best known as the creator of The Scarlet Pimpernel, but who also invented two immortal turn-of-the-century detectives in The Old Man...
(1910) - The Man in Grey (1918)
- The League of the Scarlet PimpernelThe League of the Scarlet PimpernelThe League of the Scarlet Pimpernel is a sequel book to the classic adventure tale, The Scarlet Pimpernel. Written by Baroness Orczy and first published in 1919, the book consists of eleven short stories about Sir Percy Blakeney's exploits in rescuing various aristos and French citizens from the...
(1919) - Castles in the Air (1921)
- Unravelled KnotsUnravelled KnotsUnravelled Knots, by Baroness Orczy, author of the famous Scarlet Pimpernel series, contains thirteen short stories about the Old Man in the Corner, Orzy's armchair detective who solves crimes for his own entertainment...
(1926) - Skin o' My ToothSkin o' My ToothSkin O' My tooth, aka Patrick Mulligan, was created by Baroness Emmuska Orczy , and appeared in several stories which were collected in Skin o' My Tooth. His Memoirs, By His Confidential Clerk ....
(1928) - Adventures of the Scarlet PimpernelAdventures of the Scarlet PimpernelAdventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel is the second collection of short stories written by Baroness Orczy about the gallant English hero, the Scarlet Pimpernel and his League. Written in 1929 the stories, which are listed below, are set in 1793 but appear in no particular order...
(1929)
Novels
- The Emperor's CandlesticksThe Emperor's CandlesticksThe Emperor's Candlesticks is a historical novel by Baroness Orczy. Written soon after the birth of her son John, it is her first book as an author rather than translator and was a commercial failure...
(1899) - In Mary's Reign (1901) later The Tangled SkeinThe Tangled SkeinFirst published under the title In Mary's Reign in 1901, this was Baroness Orczy's second novel. It was re-released under the title The Tangled Skein in 1907, following the success of The Scarlet Pimpernel....
(1907) - The Scarlet PimpernelThe Scarlet PimpernelThe Scarlet Pimpernel is a play and adventure novel by Baroness Emmuska Orczy, set during the Reign of Terror following the start of the French Revolution. The story is a precursor to the "disguised superhero" tales such as Zorro and Batman....
(1905) - By the Gods BelovedBy the Gods BelovedIn the tradition of Rider Haggard's 1887 novel She, By The Gods Beloved concerns a lost race of ancient Egyptians.The book was first published in the UK in 1905 and was released under the title The Gates of Kamt in the US....
(1905) later released in the US as The Gates of Kamt (1907) - I Will RepayI Will Repay (novel)I Will Repay was written by Baroness Emmuska Orzcy and originally published in 1906, this is a sequel novel to the Scarlet Pimpernel. The second Pimpernel book written by Orzcy, it comes third in the series and should be read after Sir Percy Leads the Band and before The Elusive Pimpernel.-Plot...
(1906) - A Son of the PeopleA Son of the PeopleA Son of the People, is a 'A romance of the plains' set in her native Hungary, Baroness Orczy used scenes from her own childhood when writing; describing the house in Tarna-Örs in which she born and the life of the territorial magnates of Hungary with which she had been familiar.Orczy claims in her...
(1906) - Beau BrocadeBeau BrocadeBeau Brocade is a 1907 novel written by Baroness Orczy and was followed by the play of the same name in 1908. It was adapted as a silent film Beau Brocade in 1916...
(1907) - The Elusive PimpernelThe Elusive Pimpernel (novel)First published in 1908, The Elusive Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy is the 4th book in the classic adventure series about the Scarlet Pimpernel....
(1908) - The Nest of the SparrowhawkThe Nest of the SparrowhawkThe Nest of the Sparrowhawk was written by Baroness Orczy, author of The Scarlet Pimpernel, in 1909.-Plot summary:...
(1909) - Petticoat GovernmentPetticoat GovernmentPetticoat Government was written by Baroness Orczy, author of The Scarlet Pimpernel, in 1910. It was released under the title Petticoat Rule in the U.S. in the same year....
(1910) - A True WomanA True WomanA True Woman , was written by Baroness Orczy and was first published in 1911.-Plot summary:...
(1911) - The Traitor (1912)
- The Good Patriots (1912)
- Fire in StubbleFire in StubbleFire in Stubble , was written by Baroness Orczy and first published in 1912.-Plot summary:The book centres on the love life of Rose Marie, the only daughter of M. Legros tailor-in-chief to His Majesty the King of France...
(1912) - MeadowsweetMeadowsweet (novel)Written by Baroness Orczy, the author of The Scarlet Pimpernel, Meadowsweet was first published in 1912.-Plot summary:When their mother died, Olive and Boadicea were sent to live with their mother’s sister, Caroline, and her husband Jasper Hemingford on Old Manor Farm...
(1912) - EldoradoEldorado (novel)Eldorado, by Baroness Orczy is a sequel book to the classic adventure tale, The Scarlet Pimpernel. It was first published in 1913. The novel is notable in that it is the partial basis for most of the film treatments of the original book....
(1913) - Unto Cæsar (1914)
- The Laughing CavalierThe Laughing Cavalier (novel)Set in Holland in 1623/1624, The Laughing Cavalier, by Baroness Orczy, revolves around Percy Blake, a foreign adventurer and ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel who goes by the name Diogenes....
(1914) - A Bride of the PlainsA Bride of the PlainsA Bride of the Plains is a historical novel written in 1915 by Baroness Orczy, the author of the famous Scarlet Pimpernell series. It is dedicated to the memory of Lajos Kossuth, and in the dedication the authoress cries out to the dead Hungarian patriot and asks him:"What would YOU have said now...
(1915) - The Bronze EagleThe Bronze EagleWritten by Baroness Orczy and first published in 1915, The Bronze Eagle:A Story of the Hundred Days, is a romance set in France following the period of the Revolution and the expulsion of the Bourbons...
(1915) - Leatherface (1916)
- Lord Tony's WifeLord Tony's WifeLord Tony's Wife, by Baroness Orczy is a sequel book to the classic adventure tale, The Scarlet Pimpernel. It was first published in 1917....
(1917) - A Sheaf of BluebellsA Sheaf of BluebellsA Sheaf of Bluebells is a novel about the feuds between Royalists and the followers of Napoleon Bonaparte. It is a novel by Baroness Orczy, which was first published in 1917...
(1917) - Flower o' the Lily (1918)
- His Majesty's Well-beloved (1919)
- The First Sir PercyThe First Sir PercySet in Holland in 1624, The First Sir Percy, by Baroness Orczy, is another adventure featuring Sir Percy Blake, a foreign adventurer and ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel who goes by the name Diogenes....
(1921) - The Triumph of the Scarlet PimpernelThe Triumph of the Scarlet PimpernelThe Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel, first published in 1922, is the last book in the series about the Scarlet Pimpernel's adventures by Baroness Orczy...
(1922) - NicoletteNicolette (novel)Orczy's Nicolette is a re-telling of the medieval French story Aucassin and Nicolette....
: A Tale of Old Provence (1922) - The Honourable JimThe Honourable JimThe Honourable Jim is an historical novel by Baroness Orczy and can be thought of as The Scarlet Pimpernel of England....
(1924) - Pimpernel and RosemaryPimpernel and RosemaryPimpernel and Rosemary is a novel by Baroness Emmuska Orzcy, originally published in 1924. It is set after the First World War and features Peter Blakeney, a descendant of the Scarlet Pimpernel....
(1924) - Les Beaux et les Dandys de Grand Siècles en Angleterre (1924)
- The Miser of Maida Vale (1925)
- A Question of Temptation (1925)
- The Celestial City (1926)
- Sir Percy Hits BackSir Percy Hits BackFirst published in 1927, Sir Percy Hits Back is the ninth book in the Scarlet Pimpernel series by Baroness Orczy.A French language version, translated and adapted by Charlotte and Marie-Louise Desroyses, was also produced under the title La Vengeance du Mouron Rouge.-Plot summary:Fleurette is a...
(1927) - Blue Eyes and Grey (1929)
- Marivosa (1930)
- In the Rue Monge (1931)
- A Joyous Adventure (1932)
- A Child of the RevolutionA Child of the RevolutionFirst published in 1932, A child of the Revolution is the last book in the Scarlet Pimpernel series by Baroness Orczy....
(1932) - The Scarlet Pimpernel Looks at the World (1933)
- The Way of the Scarlet PimpernelThe Way of the Scarlet PimpernelThe Way of the Scarlet Pimpernel, by Baroness Orczy, is another sequel book to the adventure tale, The Scarlet Pimpernel. First published in 1933, it is 6th in the series and one of the shorter Scarlet Pimpernel books...
(1933) - A Spy of NapoleonA Spy of NapoleonA Spy of Napoleon is a 1934 historical novel by the British writer Baroness Emmuska Orczy. An illegitimate daughter of Louis Napoleon is taken on as an agent by Napoleon III, ruler of France, who wishes her to marry into and spy on the aristocracy who he suspects of wanting to overthrow him...
(1934) - The Uncrowned KingThe Uncrowned KingThe Uncrowned King is a 1935 British historical novel by the Anglo-Hungarian writer Baroness Emmuska Orczy, best known as the creator of the Scarlet Pimpernel....
(1935) - The Turbulent Duchess (1935)
- Sir Percy Leads the BandSir Percy Leads the BandFirst published in 1936, Sir Percy Leads the Band is the second of the Scarlet Pimpernel series by Baroness Orczy.The novel is set in January and February 1793 and follows on from the original Scarlet Pimpernel book...
(1936) - The Divine FollyThe Divine FollyThe Divine Folly is a novel by Baroness Orczy, creator of the Scarlet Pimpernel.-Plot introduction:Two English brothers travel across Europe as members of a secret society that is plotting the assassination of Napoleon III....
(1937) - No Greater Love (1938)
- Mam'zelle GuillotineMam'zelle GuillotineMam'zelle Guillotine, by Baroness Orczy, is a sequel book to the classic adventure tale, The Scarlet Pimpernel. First published in 1940, it was the last novel Orczy wrote featuring the Pimpernel and is dedicated to those fighting in World War II....
(1940) - Pride of Race (1942)
- The Will-O'-The-Wisp (1947)
Omnibus editions
- The Scarlet Pimpernel etc.The Gallant PimpernelPublished in 1939 this is a collection of four of the Scarlet Pimpernel novels in a single binding.-Contents:*Lord Tony's Wife*The Way of the Scarlet Pimpernel*Sir Percy Leads the Band*The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel-Other Pimpernel Collections:...
(1930) collection of four novels - The Gallant PimpernelThe Gallant PimpernelPublished in 1939 this is a collection of four of the Scarlet Pimpernel novels in a single binding.-Contents:*Lord Tony's Wife*The Way of the Scarlet Pimpernel*Sir Percy Leads the Band*The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel-Other Pimpernel Collections:...
(1939) collection of four novels - The Scarlet Pimpernel OmnibusThe Gallant PimpernelPublished in 1939 this is a collection of four of the Scarlet Pimpernel novels in a single binding.-Contents:*Lord Tony's Wife*The Way of the Scarlet Pimpernel*Sir Percy Leads the Band*The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel-Other Pimpernel Collections:...
(1957) collection of four novels
Non-fiction
- Links in the Chain of Life (autobiography, 1947)
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