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  • LADY MOLLY OF SCOTLAND YARD
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    LADY MOLLY OF SCOTLAND YARD
    BARONESS EMMUSKA ORCZY
    The Lady Molly of Scotland Yard stories by Baroness Orczy feature Molly Robertson-Kirk, one of the first female detectives in literature. Originally published in 1910, Lady Molly pre-dates her real-life counterparts by almost a decade. Lady Molly of Scotland Yard is a collection of short stories about Molly Robertson-Kirk, an early fictional female detective. It was written by ...

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  • PIMPERNEL AND ROSEMARY
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    PIMPERNEL AND ROSEMARY
    BARONESS EMMUSKA ORCZY
    It is set after the First World War and features Peter Blakeney, a descendant of the Scarlet Pimpernel (Percy Blakeney). The action is mainly set amongst the disaffected Hungarian nobility in Transylvania, allowing Orczy to draw on her knowledge of Hungarian history and politics. ...

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  • THE HEART OF A WOMAN
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    THE HEART OF A WOMAN
    BARONESS EMMUSKA ORCZY
    Two young men are murdered, each in a carriage with a stiletto through the throat; one in Brussels, one in London. In the latter case the murder weapon, a stiletto stick, indubitably belongs to our young hero, Luke, and he is known to have quarreled with the victim in a club just before. In fact, Luke is protecting his elderly Uncle Radclyffe, a surrogate father to him, who has...

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  • THE BRONZE EAGLE A STORY OF THE HUNDRED DAYS
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    THE BRONZE EAGLE A STORY OF THE HUNDRED DAYS
    BARONESS EMMUSKA ORCZY
    Written 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. Its central plot lies in the intrigues of their followers and those of Napoleon Bonaparte. Crystal, the only daughter of the old, long-exiled haughty royalist, the Comte de Camb...

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  • THE OLD MAN IN THE CORNER
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    THE OLD MAN IN THE CORNER
    BARONESS EMMUSKA ORCZY
    The Old Man in the Corner is an unnamed armchair detective who appears in a series of short stories written by Baroness Orczy. He examines and solves crimes while sitting in the corner of a genteel London tea-room in conversation with a female journalist. ...

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  • IN MARY'S REIGN, THE TANGLED SKEIN
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    IN MARY'S REIGN, THE TANGLED SKEIN
    BARONESS EMMUSKA ORCZY
    The Tangled Skein was Baroness Orczy's second novel. First published under the title In Mary's Reign in 1901, it was re-released under the title The Tangled Skein in 1907, following the success of The Scarlet Pimpernel. In The Tangled Skein, Queen Mary is characterized as a loving woman with a strong sense of justice. The tangled skein arises from Mary's love for the fictional ...

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  • HIS MAJESTY'S WELL-BELOVED
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    HIS MAJESTY'S WELL-BELOVED
    BARONESS EMMUSKA ORCZY
    Excerpt: "AN EPISODE IN THE LIFE OF MR.THOMAS BETTERTON AS TOLD BY HIS FRIEND JOHN HONEYWOOD. May it please you that I, an humble Clerk and Scrivener, do venture to address so talented a Lady; but there is that upon my Conscience which compels me to write these lines. The Goodness and Charity of Mistress Saunderson are well known, and 'tis not as a Suppliant that I crave pardon...

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  • THE NOBLE ROGUE
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    THE NOBLE ROGUE
    BARONESS EMMUSKA ORCZY
    It is a fascinating novel by the author of Scarlet Pimpernel. The book is full of twisted lines, love stories, romantic courtship, and competition. It tells about a girl, married to a man from an early age, but falling in love with his cousin. This love story has a lot of unexpected turns and a good portion of subtle humor that makes the writings of Orczy so adorable. (Kobo) ...

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  • BEAU BROCADE A ROMANCE
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    BEAU BROCADE A ROMANCE
    BARONESS EMMUSKA ORCZY
    Set in England, right after Bonnie Prince Charlie's sad failure, the English government is tracking down all of the treasonous Nobles who supported him. Beau Brocade, A beloved Robin Hood-esque character is a highway man by trade, but a gentleman at heart. (Goodreads) ...

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  • THE NEST OF THE SPARROWHAWK
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    THE NEST OF THE SPARROWHAWK
    BARONESS EMMUSKA ORCZY
    The Nest of the Sparrowhawk: A Romance of the XVIIth Century was written by Baroness Orczy, author of The Scarlet Pimpernel, in 1909. Set in puritan Kent in 1657, the story focuses on the intrigues of Sir Marmaduke de Chevasse "as stiff a Roundhead as ever upheld my Lord Protector and his Puritanic government", who is determined to secure the vast fortunes of his lovely ward, L...

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  • A BRIDE OF THE PLAINS
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    A BRIDE OF THE PLAINS
    BARONESS EMMUSKA ORCZY
    A Bride of the Plains is a historical novel written in 1915 by Baroness Orczy, the author of the famous The Scarlet Pimpernel series. The story is set in Hungary and the scene is laid in a village close to the Maros. The sharp, cracked sound of the Elevation bell breaks the silence of the summer morning. The good Pater Bonifacius is saying Mass: he, at any rate, is astir and bu...

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  • PETTICOAT RULE
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    PETTICOAT RULE
    BARONESS EMMUSKA ORCZY
    This novel is called “Petticoat Rule” because during the 1740s in France there were notable females influencing their male contemporaries. Lydie d'Aumont, who is the main focus of this fiction based on fact, is daughter of the French prime minister. Therefore, whoever marries her will gain power, as the prime minister is easily persuaded by his daughter to do what she wants. As...

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  • A SHEAF OF BLUEBELLS
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    A SHEAF OF BLUEBELLS
    BARONESS EMMUSKA ORCZY
    A Sheaf of Bluebells is a novel by Baroness Emma Orczy about the feuds between Royalists and the followers of Napoleon Bonaparte. Many French aristocrats exiled during the revolution have been presenting petitions to enable them to return to France under the conditional amnesty granted to them by the newly crowned Emperor. Amongst them are a petition signed by Mme.la Marquise d...

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  • THE MAN IN GREY BEING EPISODES OF THE CHOVAN CONSPIRACIES IN NORMANDY DURING THE FIRST EMPIRE
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    THE MAN IN GREY BEING EPISODES OF THE CHOVAN CONSPIRACIES IN NORMANDY DURING THE FIRST EMPIRE
    BARONESS EMMUSKA ORCZY
    The Man in Grey by Baroness Orczy, author of The Scarlet Pimpernel, was first published in 1918. This time Orczy sets the action in post-revolutionary France. The book takes the form of a novel but is divided up into nine inter-connected short stories about the mysterious Man in Grey's adventures in tracking down Royalist criminals for the Government. ...

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  • I WILL REPAY
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    I WILL REPAY
    BARONESS EMMUSKA ORCZY
    I Will Repay was written by Baroness Emmuska Orczy and originally published in 1906, this is a sequel novel to the Scarlet Pimpernel. The second Pimpernel book written by Orczy, it comes chronologically third in the series, after Sir Percy Leads the Band and before The Elusive Pimpernel. The story starts in 1784, before the French revolution. Wealthy Paul Déroulède has offended...

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  • UNTO CAESAR
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    UNTO CAESAR
    BARONESS EMMUSKA ORCZY
    Taurus Antinor must choose between his love for Christ and his love for Dea Flavia. Following Christ means rendering unto Caesar those things that are his, even if the Caesar is a raving madman. But he makes the right choice and is rewarded in the end. (Goodreads) ...

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  • THE ELUSIVE PIMPERNEL
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    THE ELUSIVE PIMPERNEL
    BARONESS EMMUSKA ORCZY
    In this swashbuckling sequel to The Scarlet Pimpernel, Sir Percy attempts to smuggle French aristocrats out of the country to safety, while Chauvelin plays out a vile plot to eliminate the Pimpernel and his beautiful wife, once and for all. ...

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  • CASTLES IN THE AIR
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    CASTLES IN THE AIR
    BARONESS EMMUSKA ORCZY
    Mr. Hector Ratichon-onetime aide to Robespierre and confidant of Napoleon Bonaparte-is a rascal and rogue of the highest order. Nevertheless, his service to France and his resulting adventures make entertaining reading. (Goodreads) ...

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  • THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL
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    THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL
    BARONESS EMMUSKA ORCZY ORCZY
    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.(Goodreads) ...

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  • THE LEAGUE OF THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL
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    THE LEAGUE OF THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL
    BARONESS EMMUSKA ORCZY ORCZY
    The 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 clutches of the guillotine. (Wikipedia) ...

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  • EL DORADO FURTHER ADVENTURES OF THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL
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    EL DORADO FURTHER ADVENTURES OF THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL
    BARONESS EMMUSKA ORCZY ORCZY
    The elusive Pimpernel returns for another swashbuckling adventure in El Dorado. The still-raging French Revolution continues to claim lives, and the shadow of the guillotine draws ever nearer to the young Dauphin, son of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. No one dares to attempt to liberate the little prince — no one, that is, but the mysterious Sir Percy Blakeney, also known as t...

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  • LORD TONY'S WIFE: AN ADVENTURE OF THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL
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    LORD TONY'S WIFE: AN ADVENTURE OF THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL
    BARONESS EMMUSKA ORCZY ORCZY
    Lord Tony's Wife, by Baroness Orczy is a sequel book to the classic adventure tale, The Scarlet Pimpernel. It was first published in 1917. The year is 1789 and Pierre Adet, a young French peasant, is incensed at the unfair treatment of the local peasantry, who are no better off than slaves to the local aristocrat. His brother-in-law is about to be hanged for poaching two pigeon...

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  • THE FIRST SIR PERCY
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    THE FIRST SIR PERCY
    BARONESS EMMUSKA ORCZY ORCZY
    The First Sir Percy is a 1920 adventure novel by Baroness Orczy featuring Sir Percy Blake, ancestor of Orczy's character The Scarlet Pimpernel. It is a direct sequel to The Laughing Cavalier, occurring a few months after the events in the first book. It is March 1624 in Holland. Two months earlier, a mercenary/adventurer who calls himself "Diogenes" foiled the plot on the life ...

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