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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In the year 1792, Sir Percy and Lady Marguerite Blakeney are the darlings of British society—he is known as one of the wealthiest men in England and a dimwit; she is French, a stunning former actress, and 'the cleverest woman in Europe'—and th... SEE MORE