Baroness Emmuska Orczy (1865–1947) was a British novelist and playwright of Hungarian noble origin who is most notable for her series of novels featuring the Scarlet Pimpernel.
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The French Revolution is at the height of its fury. Daily, hundreds of aristocratic heads fall from the guillotine. Emotions run high, and anyone suspected of sympathy toward the nobility is in mortal danger. Only one man is daring enough to lead a small ... SEE MORE