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1Scarlet Pimpernel

By Baroness Emma Orczy

The classic story of Sir Percy Blakeney and his alter ego, the Scarlet Pimpernel. A great adventure, set during the French Revolution. (Summary by Karen Savage)<br><br> Series:<br> 1: <a href="https://librivox.org/search?q=the scarlet pimpernel&search_form=advanced">The Scarlet Pimpernel</a><br> 2: <a href="https://librivox.org/search?title=i+will+repay&author=orczy&reader=&keywords=&genre_id=0&status=all&project_type=either&recorded_language=&sort_order=alpha&search_page=1&search_form=advanced">I Will Repay</a><br> 2.5: <a href="https://librivox.org/search?q=league of the scarlet Pimpernel&search_form=advanced">The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel</a><br> 3: <a href="https://librivox.org/search?q=elusive pimpernel&search_form=advanced">The Elusive Pimpernel</a><br> 4: <a href="https://librivox.org/search?title=el+dorado&author=orczy&reader=&keywords=&genre_id=0&status=all&project_type=either&recorded_language=&sort_order=alpha&search_page=1&search_form=advanced">El Dorado: Further Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel</a><br> 5: <a href="https://librivox.org/search?title=Lord+Tony's+Wife&author=orczy&reader=&keywords=&genre_id=0&status=all&project_type=either&recorded_language=&sort_order=alpha&search_page=1&search_form=advanced">Lord Tony's Wife</a><br> 6: <a href="https://librivox.org/search?q=Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel&search_form=advanced">The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel</a><br> 7: Sir Percy Hits Back<br> Prequel: <a href="https://librivox.org/search?q=laughing cavalier&search_form=advanced">The Laughing Cavalier</a><br>

2Scarlet Pimpernel (version 3 dramatic reading)

By Baroness Emma Orczy

Baroness Emma ("Emmuska") Orczy (September 23, 1865 – November 12, 1947) was a British novelist, playwright and artist of Hungarian origin. She was most notable for her series of novels featuring the Scarlet Pimpernel. Some of her paintings were exhibited at the Royal Academy in London. (Summary by Wikipedia)<br><br><strong>Cast</strong><br> Narrators: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/52">Luisa Hall</a>, <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/1656">Sheldon Slade</a> <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/2630">tpincombe</a>, <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/6281">Beth Thomas</a>, <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/1061">Missie</a>, <a href="http://www.justinbvocal.com/">Justin S Barrett</a>, <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/3790">hpark</a>, <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/1963">Belinda Brown</a>, <a href="http://www.dogtaghistory.com/">Snapdragon</a>, <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/3315">Holly Bliss</a>, <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/3994">Miriam Esther Goldman</a>, <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/3243">Rissa Byrne</a>, <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/5708">Eliza</a>, <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/5860">J L Raimundo</a>, <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/5101">E.Lee</a> <br> Citoyen Bibot, Mr Hempseed, Vicomte de Tournay, Captain Briggs, Lord Fancourt, Brogard, Sergeant: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/4015">JimOCR</a><br> Corporal: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/3994">Miriam Esther Goldman</a><br> Crowd: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/4705">Algy Pug</a>, <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/6281">Beth Thomas</a>, <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/3157">TriciaG</a><br> Old Hag in Cart: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/1644">Timothy H. VanderWall</a><br> Captain of Guard, Mr Jellyband: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/4570">Bill Mosley</a><br> Sally: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/2057">Paige</a><br> Jemima: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/3523">Marissa Oakey</a><br> Martha: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/4150">LovesChesterton</a><br> Jimmy Pitkin: <a href="http://pix4blogs.blogspot.ca/">Sami Koivisto</a><br> Stranger: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/3157">TriciaG</a><br> Sally: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/3243">Rissa Byrne</a><br> Lord Antony: <a href="http://www.jaysplays.net/">Jay Saunders</a><br> Comtesse de Tournay: <a href="http://www.cmworks.info/">CM Slosson</a><br> Sir Andrew, Groom: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/4705">Algy Pug</a><br> Suzanne: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/1061">Missie</a><br> Stranger, Spy: <a href="http://rschmfem.com">Roseanne Schmidt</a><br> Lady Marguerite: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/3315">Holly Bliss</a>, <a href="”http://librivox.org/reader/1623”">Lisa Theriot</a>, <a href="”http://librivox.org/reader/1061">Missie</a>, <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/3994">Miriam Esther Goldman</a>, <a href="”http://librivox.org/reader/1066">Laurie Anne Walden</a><br> Beggar: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/7419">Helen Jensen</a><br> Sir Percy: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/4572">om123</a>, <a href="http://csjewell.comyr.com/”">Curtis Jewell</a>, <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/6705">D. A. Frank</a>, <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/1570">Ken Theriot</a><br> Armand: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/61">Paul-Gabriel Wiener</a><br> Chauvelin: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/1570">Ken Theriot</a>, <a href="http://alexfoster.me.uk/">Alex Foster</a><br> Lady Portarles: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/2270">Megan Kunkel</a><br> Lord Grenville, Majordomo, Desgas: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/6754">ToddHW</a><br> Louise: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/2481">Alana Jordan</a><br> Runner: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/5860">J L Raimundo</a><br> Benjamin Rosenbaum: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/6705">D. A. Frank</a><br> Soldier: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/6281">Beth Thomas</a><br> Editing by ToddHW<br><br> Series:<br> 1: <a href="https://librivox.org/search?q=the scarlet pimpernel&search_form=advanced">The Scarlet Pimpernel</a><br> 2: <a href="https://librivox.org/search?title=i+will+repay&author=orczy&reader=&keywords=&genre_id=0&status=all&project_type=either&recorded_language=&sort_order=alpha&search_page=1&search_form=advanced">I Will Repay</a><br> 2.5: <a href="https://librivox.org/search?q=league of the scarlet Pimpernel&search_form=advanced">The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel</a><br> 3: <a href="The Elusive Pimpernel">https://librivox.org/search?q=elusive pimpernel&search_form=advanced</a><br> 4: <a href="https://librivox.org/search?title=el+dorado&author=orczy&reader=&keywords=&genre_id=0&status=all&project_type=either&recorded_language=&sort_order=alpha&search_page=1&search_form=advanced">El Dorado: Further Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel</a><br> 5: <a href="https://librivox.org/search?title=Lord+Tony's+Wife&author=orczy&reader=&keywords=&genre_id=0&status=all&project_type=either&recorded_language=&sort_order=alpha&search_page=1&search_form=advanced">Lord Tony's Wife</a><br> 6: <a href="https://librivox.org/search?q=Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel&search_form=advanced">The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel</a><br> 7: Sir Percy Hits Back<br> Prequel: <a href="https://librivox.org/search?q=laughing cavalier&search_form=advanced">The Laughing Cavalier</a><br>

3Dorado

By Baroness Emma Orczy

El Dorado, by Baroness Orczy is a sequel book to the classic adventure tale, The Scarlet Pimpernel. It was first published in 1913. The novel is notable in that it is the partial basis for most of the film treatments of the original book. (Summary from wikipedia)<br><br> Series:<br> 1: <a href="https://librivox.org/search?q=the scarlet pimpernel&search_form=advanced">The Scarlet Pimpernel</a><br> 2: <a href="https://librivox.org/search?title=i+will+repay&author=orczy&reader=&keywords=&genre_id=0&status=all&project_type=either&recorded_language=&sort_order=alpha&search_page=1&search_form=advanced">I Will Repay</a><br> 2.5: <a href="https://librivox.org/search?q=league of the scarlet Pimpernel&search_form=advanced">The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel</a><br> 3: <a href="https://librivox.org/search?q=elusive pimpernel&search_form=advanced">The Elusive Pimpernel</a><br> 4: <a href="https://librivox.org/search?title=el+dorado&author=orczy&reader=&keywords=&genre_id=0&status=all&project_type=either&recorded_language=&sort_order=alpha&search_page=1&search_form=advanced">El Dorado: Further Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel</a><br> 5: <a href="https://librivox.org/search?title=Lord+Tony's+Wife&author=orczy&reader=&keywords=&genre_id=0&status=all&project_type=either&recorded_language=&sort_order=alpha&search_page=1&search_form=advanced">Lord Tony's Wife</a><br> 6: <a href="https://librivox.org/search?q=Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel&search_form=advanced">The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel</a><br> 7: Sir Percy Hits Back<br> Prequel: <a href="https://librivox.org/search?q=laughing cavalier&search_form=advanced">The Laughing Cavalier</a><br>

4Old Man in the Corner

By Baroness Emma Orczy

Created by Baroness Orczy, author of the famous <i>Scarlet Pimpernel</i> series, <i>The Old Man in the Corner</i> was one of the earliest armchair detectives, popping up with so many others in the wake of the huge popularity of the Sherlock Holmes stories. The Old Man relies mostly upon sensationalistic "penny dreadful" newspaper accounts, with the occasional courtroom visit for extra laughs. He narrates all this information (while tying complicated knots in a piece of string) to a Lady Journalist who frequents the same tea-shop. (Summary from Wikipedia)

5Elusive Pimpernel

By Baroness Emma Orczy

First Published in 1908, The Elusive Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy is the 4th book in the classic adventure series about the Scarlet Pimpernel. (Summary from Wikipedia)<br><br> Series:<br> 1: <a href="https://librivox.org/search?q=the scarlet pimpernel&search_form=advanced">The Scarlet Pimpernel</a><br> 2: <a href="https://librivox.org/search?title=i+will+repay&author=orczy&reader=&keywords=&genre_id=0&status=all&project_type=either&recorded_language=&sort_order=alpha&search_page=1&search_form=advanced">I Will Repay</a><br> 2.5: <a href="https://librivox.org/search?q=league of the scarlet Pimpernel&search_form=advanced">The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel</a><br> 3: <a href="https://librivox.org/search?q=elusive pimpernel&search_form=advanced">The Elusive Pimpernel</a><br> 4: <a href="https://librivox.org/search?title=el+dorado&author=orczy&reader=&keywords=&genre_id=0&status=all&project_type=either&recorded_language=&sort_order=alpha&search_page=1&search_form=advanced">El Dorado: Further Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel</a><br> 5: <a href="https://librivox.org/search?title=Lord+Tony's+Wife&author=orczy&reader=&keywords=&genre_id=0&status=all&project_type=either&recorded_language=&sort_order=alpha&search_page=1&search_form=advanced">Lord Tony's Wife</a><br> 6: <a href="https://librivox.org/search?q=Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel&search_form=advanced">The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel</a><br> 7: Sir Percy Hits Back<br> Prequel: <a href="https://librivox.org/search?q=laughing cavalier&search_form=advanced">The Laughing Cavalier</a><br>

6I Will Repay

By Baroness Emma Orczy

This is a sequel novel to the Scarlet Pimpernel. The second Pimpernel book written by Orczy, it comes (chronologically) third in the series and should be read after Sir Percy Leads the Band and before The Elusive Pimpernel.(Summary by Wikipedia)<br><br> Series:<br> 1: <a href="https://librivox.org/search?q=the scarlet pimpernel&search_form=advanced">The Scarlet Pimpernel</a><br> 2: <a href="https://librivox.org/search?title=i+will+repay&author=orczy&reader=&keywords=&genre_id=0&status=all&project_type=either&recorded_language=&sort_order=alpha&search_page=1&search_form=advanced">I Will Repay</a><br> 2.5: <a href="https://librivox.org/search?q=league of the scarlet Pimpernel&search_form=advanced">The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel</a><br> 3: <a href="https://librivox.org/search?q=elusive pimpernel&search_form=advanced">The Elusive Pimpernel</a><br> 4: <a href="https://librivox.org/search?title=el+dorado&author=orczy&reader=&keywords=&genre_id=0&status=all&project_type=either&recorded_language=&sort_order=alpha&search_page=1&search_form=advanced">El Dorado: Further Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel</a><br> 5: <a href="https://librivox.org/search?title=Lord+Tony's+Wife&author=orczy&reader=&keywords=&genre_id=0&status=all&project_type=either&recorded_language=&sort_order=alpha&search_page=1&search_form=advanced">Lord Tony's Wife</a><br> 6: <a href="https://librivox.org/search?q=Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel&search_form=advanced">The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel</a><br> 7: Sir Percy Hits Back<br> Prequel: <a href="https://librivox.org/search?q=laughing cavalier&search_form=advanced">The Laughing Cavalier</a><br>

7Castles in the Air

By Baroness Emma Orczy

Baroness Emma Orczy (full name: Emma ("Emmuska") Magdolna Rozália Mária Jozefa Borbála Orczy de Orczi) (September 23, 1865 – November 12, 1947) was a British novelist, playwright and artist of Hungarian noble origin. She was most notable for her series of novels featuring the Scarlet Pimpernel. <br /><br /><em>Castles in the Air</em>, a short novel or perhaps more like a collection of short stories with memories of a French rogue in the early 19th century Paris, was published in 1921 and about it I quote from the foreword: "In very truth my good friend Ratichon is an unblushing liar, thief, a forger--anything you will; his vanity is past belief, his scruples are non-existent. How he escaped a convict settlement it is difficult to imagine, and hard to realize that he died--presumably some years after the event recorded in the last chapter of his autobiography--a respected member of the community, honoured by that same society which should have raised a punitive hand against him." (Summary by Wikipedia, Lars Rolander and Emma Orczy)

8League of the Scarlet Pimpernel

By Baroness Emma Orczy

Written by Baroness Orczy and first published in 1919, The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel is a sequel book to the classic adventure tale, The Scarlet Pimpernel. The book consists of eleven short stories about Sir Percy Blakeney's exploits in rescuing various aristos and French citizens from the clutches of the guillotine. The stories which are listed below, are set in 1793 but appear in no particular order. They occasionally refer to events in other books in the series. (Summary by Wikipedia<br><br> Series:<br> 1: <a href="https://librivox.org/search?q=the scarlet pimpernel&search_form=advanced">The Scarlet Pimpernel</a><br> 2: <a href="https://librivox.org/search?title=i+will+repay&author=orczy&reader=&keywords=&genre_id=0&status=all&project_type=either&recorded_language=&sort_order=alpha&search_page=1&search_form=advanced">I Will Repay</a><br> 2.5: <a href="https://librivox.org/search?q=league of the scarlet Pimpernel&search_form=advanced">The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel</a><br> 3: <a href="https://librivox.org/search?q=elusive pimpernel&search_form=advanced">The Elusive Pimpernel</a><br> 4: <a href="https://librivox.org/search?title=el+dorado&author=orczy&reader=&keywords=&genre_id=0&status=all&project_type=either&recorded_language=&sort_order=alpha&search_page=1&search_form=advanced">El Dorado: Further Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel</a><br> 5: <a href="https://librivox.org/search?title=Lord+Tony's+Wife&author=orczy&reader=&keywords=&genre_id=0&status=all&project_type=either&recorded_language=&sort_order=alpha&search_page=1&search_form=advanced">Lord Tony's Wife</a><br> 6: <a href="https://librivox.org/search?q=Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel&search_form=advanced">The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel</a><br> 7: Sir Percy Hits Back<br> Prequel: <a href="https://librivox.org/search?q=laughing cavalier&search_form=advanced">The Laughing Cavalier</a><br>

Lady Molly of Scotland Yard is a collection of short stories about Molly Robertson-Kirk, an early fictional female detective. It was written by Baroness Orczy, who is best known as the creator of The Scarlet Pimpernel, but who also invented two immortal turn-of-the-century detectives in The Old Man in the Corner and Lady Molly of Scotland Yard. First published in 1910, Orczy’s female detective was the precursor of the lay sleuth who relies on brains rather than brawn. The book soon became very popular, with three editions appearing in the first year. As well as being one of the first novels to feature a female detective as the main character, Orczy’s outstandingly successful police officer preceded her real life female counterparts by a decade.(Introduction from Wikipedia)

When a group of Russian anarchists kidnap a Russian prince in Vienna there are repercussions. On learning that the Cardinal d'Orsay has agreed to convey some hollow candlesticks from the Emperor to the Princess Marionoff in St Petersburg, two spies both see the possibility of using them to convey messages safely into Russia. One is an eager young idealist involved in the plot against the prince, the other is Madame Demidoff, a beautiful agent of the Tsar. When the candlesticks go missing at the border, the two engage in a race to get them back, both realizing that their very lives could depend on the retrieval. (Summary by Wikipedia)

11Scarlet Pimpernel (Version 2)

By Baroness Emma Orczy

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 Percy’s wife, the young French actress Marguerite St. Just, to whom the fate of the Scarlet Pimpernel may mean everything. (Summary by Eden Rea-Hedrick)<br><br> Series:<br> 1: <a href="https://librivox.org/search?q=the scarlet pimpernel&search_form=advanced">The Scarlet Pimpernel</a><br> 2: <a href="https://librivox.org/search?title=i+will+repay&author=orczy&reader=&keywords=&genre_id=0&status=all&project_type=either&recorded_language=&sort_order=alpha&search_page=1&search_form=advanced">I Will Repay</a><br> 2.5: <a href="https://librivox.org/search?q=league of the scarlet Pimpernel&search_form=advanced">The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel</a><br> 3: <a href="The Elusive Pimpernel">https://librivox.org/search?q=elusive pimpernel&search_form=advanced</a><br> 4: <a href="https://librivox.org/search?title=el+dorado&author=orczy&reader=&keywords=&genre_id=0&status=all&project_type=either&recorded_language=&sort_order=alpha&search_page=1&search_form=advanced">El Dorado: Further Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel</a><br> 5: <a href="https://librivox.org/search?title=Lord+Tony's+Wife&author=orczy&reader=&keywords=&genre_id=0&status=all&project_type=either&recorded_language=&sort_order=alpha&search_page=1&search_form=advanced">Lord Tony's Wife</a><br> 6: <a href="https://librivox.org/search?q=Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel&search_form=advanced">The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel</a><br> 7: Sir Percy Hits Back<br> Prequel: <a href="https://librivox.org/search?q=laughing cavalier&search_form=advanced">The Laughing Cavalier</a><br>

12Lord Tony's Wife

By Baroness Emma Orczy

Another adventure of the Scarlet pimpernel! As the title suggests, it follows the story of Lord Tony and his wife, Yvonne. It is full of suspense adventure and romance. Lord Tony and Yvonne elope after some disturbing happenings including an angry mob and an assault on Yvonne by her own father. Later a man set on revenge and with the help of Chauvelin steal Yvonne away, and Lord Tony must go to the Scarlet Pimpernel for assistance. Will they be able to save her and her father from the clutches of Pierre Adet and Chauvelin? Will Lord Tony ever even see his wife again? (Summary by fiddlesticks)<br><br> Series:<br> 1: <a href="https://librivox.org/search?q=the scarlet pimpernel&search_form=advanced">The Scarlet Pimpernel</a><br> 2: <a href="https://librivox.org/search?title=i+will+repay&author=orczy&reader=&keywords=&genre_id=0&status=all&project_type=either&recorded_language=&sort_order=alpha&search_page=1&search_form=advanced">I Will Repay</a><br> 2.5: <a href="https://librivox.org/search?q=league of the scarlet Pimpernel&search_form=advanced">The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel</a><br> 3: <a href="https://librivox.org/search?q=elusive pimpernel&search_form=advanced">The Elusive Pimpernel</a><br> 4: <a href="https://librivox.org/search?title=el+dorado&author=orczy&reader=&keywords=&genre_id=0&status=all&project_type=either&recorded_language=&sort_order=alpha&search_page=1&search_form=advanced">El Dorado: Further Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel</a><br> 5: <a href="https://librivox.org/search?title=Lord+Tony's+Wife&author=orczy&reader=&keywords=&genre_id=0&status=all&project_type=either&recorded_language=&sort_order=alpha&search_page=1&search_form=advanced">Lord Tony's Wife</a><br> 6: <a href="https://librivox.org/search?q=Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel&search_form=advanced">The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel</a><br> 7: Sir Percy Hits Back<br> Prequel: <a href="https://librivox.org/search?q=laughing cavalier&search_form=advanced">The Laughing Cavalier</a><br>

The last of the famous "Scarlet Pimpernel" books, the "Triumph" tells the story of the final confrontation between the Scarlet Pimpernel and his nemesis, Chauvelin. Set at the end of the Reign of Terror, the fortunes of all rise and fall along with the French Revolutionary government. (Summary by Beth Thomas) <br><br> Cast list:<BR> Narrator: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/3912">Bob Neufeld</a><br> Scarlet Pimpernel/Sir Percy: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/3470">Jason Mills</a><br> Theresia Cabarrus: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/6544">Amanda Friday</a><br> Chauvelin: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/3912">Bob Neufeld</a><br> Marguerite Blakeney: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/3536">Arielle Lipshaw</a><br> Soothsayer (an old woman): <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8324">Kathy Wright</a><br> Robespierre: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8770">Paul Simonin</a><br> Regine de Serval: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8009">Frances Brown</a><br> Henri Langlois: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/6449">Arnaldo Machado</a><br> Bertrand Moncrief: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/6754">ToddHW</a><br> Citizen Tallien: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/4535">Brett W. Downey</a><br> Lord Hastings: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8799">Peter Tucker</a><br> Sir Andrew Ffoulkes: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/7131">Eden Rea-Hedrick</a><br> Guard: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8514">Charlotte Brown</a><br> Citizen 1: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8364">GenesisMyers</a><br> Citizen 2: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/9123">Shakira Searle</a><br> Citizen 3: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8728">Cheryl Michele</a><br> Citizen 4 : <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/7866">Lydia Rasmussen</a><br> Citizen 5: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8677">KHand</a><br> Citizen 6/Soothsayer's Assistant 1: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/4174">Availle</a><br> Citizen 7: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/4511">Jeanie</a><br> Citizen 8: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/6449">Arnaldo Machado</a><br> Girl/Soothsayer's Assistant 2: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8009">Frances Brown</a><br> Matron: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8595">Sarah Alaine Swart</a><br> Josephine de Serval: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8324">Kathy Wright</a><br> Louis St Just: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/6754">ToddHW</a><br> Couthon: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/6281">Beth Thomas</a><br> Madame de Serval: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/7925">Etel Buss</a><br> Citizen Hottot: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8728">Cheryl Michele</a><br> Citizen Sical: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/6754">ToddHW</a><br> Pepita: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/7756">Lynne Thompson</a><br> Mr Jellyband: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/6754">ToddHW</a><br> Sally Waite: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/7866">Lydia Rasmussen</a><br> Mr Hempseed: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8978">James Callaghan</a><br> Lord Antony Dewhurst: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8677">KHand</a><br> Sailor: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/6281">Beth Thomas</a><br> Gentleman: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/6754">ToddHW</a><br> Man 1/Barras: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/6281">Beth Thomas</a><br> Man 2/Henriot: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8532">Norman Elfer</a><br> Rateau and Beggar: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/3470">Jason Mills</a><br> Sergeant Chazot: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/6754">ToddHW</a><br> Captain Boyer: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/6449">Arnaldo Machado</a><br> <BR> Edited By: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8842">Mary J</a><br><br> Series:<br> 1: <a href="https://librivox.org/search?q=the scarlet pimpernel&search_form=advanced">The Scarlet Pimpernel</a><br> 2: <a href="https://librivox.org/search?title=i+will+repay&author=orczy&reader=&keywords=&genre_id=0&status=all&project_type=either&recorded_language=&sort_order=alpha&search_page=1&search_form=advanced">I Will Repay</a><br> 2.5: <a href="https://librivox.org/search?q=league of the scarlet Pimpernel&search_form=advanced">The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel</a><br> 3: <a href="https://librivox.org/search?q=elusive pimpernel&search_form=advanced">The Elusive Pimpernel</a><br> 4: <a href="https://librivox.org/search?title=el+dorado&author=orczy&reader=&keywords=&genre_id=0&status=all&project_type=either&recorded_language=&sort_order=alpha&search_page=1&search_form=advanced">El Dorado: Further Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel</a><br> 5: <a href="https://librivox.org/search?title=Lord+Tony's+Wife&author=orczy&reader=&keywords=&genre_id=0&status=all&project_type=either&recorded_language=&sort_order=alpha&search_page=1&search_form=advanced">Lord Tony's Wife</a><br> 6: <a href="https://librivox.org/search?q=Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel&search_form=advanced">The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel</a><br> 7: Sir Percy Hits Back<br> Prequel: <a href="https://librivox.org/search?q=laughing cavalier&search_form=advanced">The Laughing Cavalier</a><br>

14Laughing Cavalier; Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel

By Baroness Emma Orczy

The enigmatic smile of The Laughing Cavalier of Franz Hals' famous painting invites you to wonder just what mischievousness hides behind that face. In this novel, inspired by the painting, Baroness Orczy recounts the adventures of an ancestor of her famous character, the Scarlet Pimpernel. Set in Holland during the turbulent times of 1623/1624, this is the story of a swashbuckling romanticist, whose desire for wealth and success always seems to be eclipsed by his sense of what is right and gentlemanly. The same combination of savoir-faire, insouciance, deep feeling, and humor that make the Scarlet Pimpernel such an intriguing character are already present in the DNA of the Blakeney family more than 150 years before the French Revolution. Enjoy this delightful romp through the "pages" of an historical fiction that will have you laughing right along with <i>The Laughing Cavalier</i>. - Summary by Arlene Joyce<br><br> Series:<br> 1: <a href="https://librivox.org/search?q=the scarlet pimpernel&search_form=advanced">The Scarlet Pimpernel</a><br> 2: <a href="https://librivox.org/search?title=i+will+repay&author=orczy&reader=&keywords=&genre_id=0&status=all&project_type=either&recorded_language=&sort_order=alpha&search_page=1&search_form=advanced">I Will Repay</a><br> 2.5: <a href="https://librivox.org/search?q=league of the scarlet Pimpernel&search_form=advanced">The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel</a><br> 3: <a href="https://librivox.org/search?q=elusive pimpernel&search_form=advanced">The Elusive Pimpernel</a><br> 4: <a href="https://librivox.org/search?title=el+dorado&author=orczy&reader=&keywords=&genre_id=0&status=all&project_type=either&recorded_language=&sort_order=alpha&search_page=1&search_form=advanced">El Dorado: Further Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel</a><br> 5: <a href="https://librivox.org/search?title=Lord+Tony's+Wife&author=orczy&reader=&keywords=&genre_id=0&status=all&project_type=either&recorded_language=&sort_order=alpha&search_page=1&search_form=advanced">Lord Tony's Wife</a><br> 6: <a href="https://librivox.org/search?q=Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel&search_form=advanced">The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel</a><br> 7: Sir Percy Hits Back<br> Prequel: <a href="https://librivox.org/search?q=laughing cavalier&search_form=advanced">The Laughing Cavalier</a><br>

15Lord Tony's Wife (version 2)

By Baroness Emma Orczy

After rescuing Yvonne de Kernogan from the ravages of the French Revolution, Lord Anthony Dewhurst, faithful follower of the Scarlet Pimpernel, falls in love with the young woman. They marry in secret, against the wishes of her father, the Duc de Kernogan, who planned to use Yvonne's hand as a bargaining chip to bring money to the Royalist cause. With Yvonne stolen away by her furious father, Tony must turn to his friend, Sir Percy Blakeney -- the Scarlet Pimpernel -- for help in rescuing his young wife. - Summary by Karen Savage<br><br> Series:<br> 1: <a href="https://librivox.org/search?q=the scarlet pimpernel&search_form=advanced">The Scarlet Pimpernel</a><br> 2: <a href="https://librivox.org/search?title=i+will+repay&author=orczy&reader=&keywords=&genre_id=0&status=all&project_type=either&recorded_language=&sort_order=alpha&search_page=1&search_form=advanced">I Will Repay</a><br> 2.5: <a href="https://librivox.org/search?q=league of the scarlet Pimpernel&search_form=advanced">The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel</a><br> 3: <a href="The Elusive Pimpernel">https://librivox.org/search?q=elusive pimpernel&search_form=advanced</a><br> 4: <a href="https://librivox.org/search?title=el+dorado&author=orczy&reader=&keywords=&genre_id=0&status=all&project_type=either&recorded_language=&sort_order=alpha&search_page=1&search_form=advanced">El Dorado: Further Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel</a><br> 5: <a href="https://librivox.org/search?title=Lord+Tony's+Wife&author=orczy&reader=&keywords=&genre_id=0&status=all&project_type=either&recorded_language=&sort_order=alpha&search_page=1&search_form=advanced">Lord Tony's Wife</a><br> 6: <a href="https://librivox.org/search?q=Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel&search_form=advanced">The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel</a><br> 7: Sir Percy Hits Back<br> Prequel: <a href="https://librivox.org/search?q=laughing cavalier&search_form=advanced">The Laughing Cavalier</a><br>

16Unto Caesar

By Baroness Emma Orczy

"The State," he said, speaking at least as haughtily as Dea Flavia herself, "hath agreed to accept the sum of twenty aurei for this slave. 'Tis too late now to make further bids for her." But a pair of large blue eyes, cold as the waters of the Tiber and like unto them mysterious and elusive, were turned fully on the speaker. "Too late didst thou say, oh Taurus Antinor?" said Dea Flavia raising her pencilled eyebrows with a slight expression of scorn, "nay! I had not seen the hammer descend! The girl until then is not sold, and open to the highest bidder. Or am I wrong, O praefect, in thus interpreting the laws of Rome?" "This is an exceptional case, Augusta," he retorted curtly. "Then wilt thou expound to me that law which deals with such exceptional cases?" she rejoined with the same ill-concealed tone of gentle irony. "I had never heard of it; so I pray thee enlighten mine ignorance. Of a truth thou must know the law, since thou didst swear before the altar of the gods to uphold it with all thy might." "'Tis not a case of law, Augusta, but one of pity." The praefect, feeling no doubt the weakness of any argument which aimed at coercing this daughter of the Cæsars, prompted too by his innate respect of the law which he administered, thought it best to retreat from his position of haughty arrogance and to make an appeal, since obviously he could not command. Dea Flavia was quick to note this change of attitude, and her delicate lips parted in a contemptuous smile. "Dost administer pity as well as law, O Taurus Antinor?" she asked coldly. - Summary from the book

La ficción detectivesca es un subgénero de la novela negra, y paradójicamente también su antecesor. Básicamente podemos definirla como una historia lineal en donde un investigador, oficial o aficionado, estudia un crimen determinado, a menudo un asesinato. El primer detective reconocido mundialmente fue C. Auguste Dupin, de E.A. Poe. Su perfil definió lo que el lector espera de un investigador: intelectualmente brillante, excéntrico, solitario, sin apegos emocionales de ningún tipo. Algunas décadas después, más precisamente en 1887, aparecería otro ícono del cuento de detectives: Sherlock Holmes, de Arthur Conan Doyle. En el género policíaco los seres y objetos situados en el espacio literario están puestos con algún fin concreto, nada es aleatorio, porque todo va dirigido a un fin determinado que es la resolución del enigma presentado, y, además, todos son signos que deben ser interpretados por el detective y, en el caso de los relatos clásicos, también por el lector. En este sentido, los espacios se presentan en la novela por medio de las sensaciones y consiguientes interpretaciones de los mismos por parte de la mirada subjetiva del narrador —ya sea el acompañante del detective, que se limitará a hablar del caso y de lo relacionado con éste a través de las interpretaciones que el detective comparte con él y de las suyas propias, ya el propio detective, que a través de su mirada nos sumergirá en el mundo narrativo, o bien un narrador heterodiegético omnisciente— y de los personajes. En este sentido, la disposición del espacio en el relato y las relaciones que se establecen entre éste y los personajes da lugar a la percepción subjetiva que se expresa a través de la mirada, que constituirá la sensación más trascendente en la interpretación de la realidad narrativa y de los signos que dan coherencia a la historia. Summary by Phileas Fogg

18Leatherface: A Tale of Old Flanders

By Baroness Emma Orczy

A romantic, political adventure story set in the late 1500's, during the Spanish rule over the Netherlands, in the city of Ghent. Leatherface is an Orangist and emerges to lead the Ghent citizens to rebel and win back their freedom.

19Bronze Eagle: A Story of the Hundred Days

By Baroness Emma Orczy

The Bronze Eagle is a romantic historical novel which takes place during the return of Napoleon and his attempt to reestablish his Empire. The main character is a rich English businessman, who falls in love with an aristocratic young woman, with lots of pitfalls and challenges. - Summary by deongines

20Nest of the Sparrowhawk: A Romance of the XVIIth Century

By Baroness Emma Orczy

This historical novel takes place in Kent in 1657, and focuses on a local nobleman who stops at nothing to gain wealth, and his ward who is a victim of his crimes. The puritan influence and social cultural mores of the time provide interesting parts of the setting.

21Beau Brocade

By Baroness Emma Orczy

Beau Brocade is a historical fiction set in England in the early 1700's. The hero Beau is a wanted highwayman, who takes from the rich to help the poor. - Summary by Deon Gines

A sequel to the stories published in <a href="https://librivox.org/the-old-man-in-the-corner-by-baroness-orczy/">The Old Man in the Corner</a>, this second book in the series includes twelve new mysterious cases that The Old Man in the Corner unravels over his milk and cheesecake at the ABC Tea Shop, all the while tying and untying knots in a bit of string. His audience is Polly Burton, a young journalist, who has to begrudging admit that the Old Man's solutions are indeed plausible explanations to these cases which have baffled both the police and coroner. Orzy's Old Man is an early 20th century example of the armchair detective. Summary by J. M. Smallheer

Unravelled Knots is the third and final installment of the Old Man in the Corner stories by Baroness Orczy. After a break of several years, Polly returns to the ABC Tea Shop to find the Old Man at his usual table with his glass of milk and bit of string. With a just a little encouragement, he is ready to share more unique solutions to the unsolved mysteries that have baffled both the public and the police. Summary by J. M. Smallheer

A novel in the Scarlet Pimpernel series that features Peter Blakeney, a descendant of the Scarlet Pimpernel. Peter's adventures take him to Hungary and much intrigue involving his good friend, Rosemary, Nazis, and spies ensue. - Summary by Holly Rushik<br><br> Series:<br> 1: <a href="https://librivox.org/search?q=the scarlet pimpernel&search_form=advanced">The Scarlet Pimpernel</a><br> 2: <a href="https://librivox.org/search?title=i+will+repay&author=orczy&reader=&keywords=&genre_id=0&status=all&project_type=either&recorded_language=&sort_order=alpha&search_page=1&search_form=advanced">I Will Repay</a><br> 2.5: <a href="https://librivox.org/search?q=league of the scarlet Pimpernel&search_form=advanced">The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel</a><br> 3: <a href="The Elusive Pimpernel">https://librivox.org/search?q=elusive pimpernel&search_form=advanced</a><br> 4: <a href="https://librivox.org/search?title=el+dorado&author=orczy&reader=&keywords=&genre_id=0&status=all&project_type=either&recorded_language=&sort_order=alpha&search_page=1&search_form=advanced">El Dorado: Further Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel</a><br> 5: <a href="https://librivox.org/search?title=Lord+Tony's+Wife&author=orczy&reader=&keywords=&genre_id=0&status=all&project_type=either&recorded_language=&sort_order=alpha&search_page=1&search_form=advanced">Lord Tony's Wife</a><br> 6: <a href="https://librivox.org/search?q=Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel&search_form=advanced">The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel</a><br> 7: Sir Percy Hits Back<br> Prequel: <a href="https://librivox.org/search?q=laughing cavalier&search_form=advanced">The Laughing Cavalier</a><br>

Sequel to <i>The Laughing Cavalier</i>, <i>The First Sir Percy</i> picks up the cavalier’s story three months later. The second novel in Baroness Orczy’s swashbuckling series, this one set in the Netherlands, contains all the same adventurous elements as the novels that follow. Percy Blake, who calls himself Diogenes, is the Scarlet Pimpernel’s worthy ancestor. - Summary by Winnifred Assmann