The First Sir Percy & The Scarlet Pimpernel (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Historical Action-Adventure NovelsBy Emma Orczy
Length21h 31m
About this audiobook
Bringing together the ancestral romance of The First Sir Percy and the revolutionary adventure of The Scarlet Pimpernel, this pairing illuminates Baroness Orczy's fascination with lineage, disguise, and aristocratic obligation. In brisk, theatrical prose shaped by melodrama and popular romance, Orczy moves from seventeenth-century continental conflict to the Terror of 1790s France, creating heroes whose wit and performance become instruments of political rescue. The result stands at the crossroads of historical fiction, adventure literature, and the modern masked-hero tradition. Emma Orczy, a Hungarian-born British writer and playwright, knew exile, social displacement, and the imaginative power of inherited rank. Her émigré background and theatrical career helped form her distinctive vision: history as a stage on which courage, breeding, and self-command are tested. With Sir Percy Blakeney, she created one of literature's most influential dual identities, anticipating later vigilante and superhero figures. This book is recommended for readers interested in swashbuckling historical fiction with intellectual and cultural resonance. Those drawn to secret identities, political peril, romance, and questions of honor will find Orczy's work both entertaining and historically significant.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- The Author Biography highlights personal milestones and literary influences that shape the entire body of writing.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 4.0 (364)
Includes Goodreads
GenreHistorical Fiction, Action and Adventure
Length21 hrs 31 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateApr 12, 2018
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1How Fauntleroy Occurred & Little Lord Fauntleroy (Illustrated Edition) (Annotated)
2Introduction
3Author Biography
4Historical Context
5Synopsis (Selection)
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6Chapter I – A Night on the Veluwe
7Chapter II – The Double Wedding
8Chapter III – The Great Interruption
9Chapter IV – Adder's Fork
10Chapter V – A Race for Life
11Chapter VI – A Nest of Scorpions
12Chapter VII – A Subtle Traitor
13Chapter VIII – Devil's-Writ
14Chapter IX – Mala Fides
15Chapter X – A Prince of Darkness
16Chapter XI – The Danger-Spoke
17Chapter XII – Tears, Sighs, Hearts
18Chapter XIII – The Stygian Creek
19Chapter XIV – Treachery
20Chapter XV – The Molen on the Veluwe
21Chapter XVI – The Final Issue
22Chapter XVII – The Only Word
23The Scarlet Pimpernel
24CHAPTER I PARIS: SEPTEMBER, 1792
25CHAPTER II DOVER: "THE FISHERMAN'S REST"
26CHAPTER III THE REFUGEES
27CHAPTER IV THE LEAGUE OF THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL
28CHAPTER V MARGUERITE
29CHAPTER VI AN EXQUISITE OF '92
30CHAPTER VII THE SECRET ORCHARD
31CHAPTER VIII THE ACCREDITED AGENT
32CHAPTER IX THE OUTRAGE
33CHAPTER X IN THE OPERA BOX
34CHAPTER XI LORD GRENVILLE'S BALL
35CHAPTER XII THE SCRAP OF PAPER
36CHAPTER XIII EITHER — OR?
37CHAPTER XIV ONE O'CLOCK PRECISELY!
38CHAPTER XV DOUBT
39CHAPTER XVI RICHMOND
40CHAPTER XVII FAREWELL
41CHAPTER XVIII THE MYSTERIOUS DEVICE
42CHAPTER XIX THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL
43CHAPTER XX THE FRIEND
44CHAPTER XXI SUSPENSE
45CHAPTER XXII CALAIS
46CHAPTER XXIII HOPE
47CHAPTER XXIV THE DEATH-TRAP
48CHAPTER XXV THE EAGLE AND THE FOX
49CHAPTER XXVI THE JEW
50CHAPTER XXVII ON THE TRACK
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