The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel
- First published
- 1919
- Reading level
- Plain English
- Price
- Free
About the book
"The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel" by Baroness Orczy is a collection of short stories published in 1919. This sequel to "The Scarlet Pimpernel" follows Sir Percy Blakeney through eleven adventures set during the French Revolution's Reign of Terror in 1793. Each tale chronicles daring rescues of aristocrats and citizens from the guillotine's shadow, featuring desperate mothers searching for stolen children, trapped families facing massacres, and league members whose loyalty wavers under pressure in Revolutionary Paris.
- Historical fiction
- France
- Adventure stories
- British
- Blakeney, Percy, Sir (Fictitious character)
Updated September 2026. Public domain in the USA. Text and summary from Project Gutenberg eBook #5805. The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel on Wikipedia.
