
The First Sir Percy & The Scarlet Pimpernel
Historical Action-Adventure NovelsBy Emma OrczyLength20h 18m
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"The First Sir Percy" is a tale of the ancestor of the famous Scarlet Pimpernel. It is March 1624 in Holland. Two months earlier, a mercenary who calls himself "Diogenes" foiled the plot on the life of the Stadtholder, Prince of Orange. Now, he has finally met his real father, an English nobleman, and realized his true identity as Sir Percy Blake of Blakeney, heir to a large estate in Sussex.
"The Scarlet Pimpernel" – Set during the Reign of Terror following the start of the French Revolution The Scarlet Pimpernel is the tale of Sir Percy Blakeney, a chivalrous Englishman who rescues aristocrats before they are sent to the guillotine. He is known by his symbol, a simple flower, the scarlet pimpernel. Marguerite Blakeney, his French wife, does not share his secret. She is approached by the new French envoy to England with a threat to her brother's life if she does not aid in the search for the Pimpernel.
Audiobook details
GenreHistorical Fiction, Romance
Length20 hrs 18 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateApr 12, 2018
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The First Sir Percy & The Scarlet Pimpernel
26CHAPTER VIII THE ACCREDITED AGEN
2Chapter I – A Night on the Veluwe
27CHAPTER IX THE OUTRAGE
3Chapter II – The Double Wedding
28CHAPTER X IN THE OPERA BOX
4Chapter III – The Great Interruption
29CHAPTER XI LORD GRENVILLE'S BALL
5Chapter IV – Adder's Fork
30CHAPTER XII THE SCRAP OF PAPER
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6Chapter V – A Race for Life
31CHAPTER XIII EITHER — OR?
7Chapter VI – A Nest of Scorpions
32CHAPTER XIV ONE O'CLOCK PRECISELY!
8Chapter VII – A Subtle Traitor
33CHAPTER XV DOUBT
9Chapter VIII – Devil's-Writ
34CHAPTER XVI RICHMOND
10Chapter IX – Mala Fides
35CHAPTER XVII FAREWELL
11Chapter X – A Prince of Darkness
36CHAPTER XVIII THE MYSTERIOUS DEVICE
12Chapter XI – The Danger-Spoke
37CHAPTER XIX THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL
13Chapter XII – Tears, Sighs, Hearts
38CHAPTER XX THE FRIEND
14Chapter XIII – The Stygian Creek
39CHAPTER XXI SUSPENSE
15Chapter XIV – Treachery
40CHAPTER XXII CALAIS
16Chapter XV – The Molen on the Veluwe
41CHAPTER XXIII HOPE
17Chapter XVI – The Final Issue
42CHAPTER XXIV THE DEATH-TRAP
18Chapter XVII – The Only Word
43CHAPTER XXV THE EAGLE AND THE FOX
19CHAPTER I PARIS: SEPTEMBER, 1792
44CHAPTER XXVI THE JEW
20CHAPTER II DOVER: "THE FISHERMAN'S REST"
45CHAPTER XXVII ON THE TRACK
21CHAPTER III THE REFUGEES
46CHAPTER XXVIII THE PERE BLANCHARD'S HUT
22CHAPTER IV THE LEAGUE OF THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL
47CHAPTER XXIX TRAPPED
23CHAPTER V MARGUERITE
48CHAPTER XXX THE SCHOONER
24CHAPTER VI AN EXQUISITE OF '92
49CHAPTER XXXI THE ESCAPE
25CHAPTER VII THE SECRET ORCHARD