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Scarlet Pimpernel (Version 2), The by Baroness Emma Orczy (1865 - 1947)Author: LibriVox
In the year 1792, the French Revolution is in the midst of its bloodiest stage. Aristocrats are being executed left and right by the Republic when the guillotine begins to be repeatedly cheated of aristocratic victims due to a series of daring rescues carried out by a mysterious hero known only as The Scarlet Pimpernel. Nothing is known about this person, save that he is a master of disguise, has saved dozens of lives, and has never been caught. He is the hero of the aristocrats, the bane of the Republic, and the talk of high society across the channel in England. As the inane and foppish Sir Percy Blakeney, the leader of English fashion, puts it, They seek him here, they seek him there, those Frenchies seek him everywhere! Is he in Heaven or is he in Hell, that demmed elusive Pimpernel? And no one is more interested in uncovering the mystery surrounding this hero than Sir Percys wife, the young French actress Marguerite St. Just, to whom the fate of the Scarlet Pimpernel may mean everything. (Summary by Eden Rea-Hedrick)Series:1: The Scarlet Pimpernel2: I Will Repay2.5: The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel3: https://librivox.org/search?qelusive pimpernel&search_formadvanced4: El Dorado: Further Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel5: Lord Tony's Wife6: The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel7: Sir Percy Hits BackPrequel: The Laughing Cavalier Language: en Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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01 - PARIS: SEPTEMBER, 1792
Episode 1
Wednesday, 31 December, 1969
