Download or read book Baroness Emma Orczy - the League of the Scarlet Pimpernel written by Emmuska Orczy and published by . This book was released on 2016-11-08 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 are set in 1793 but appear in no particular order. They occasionally refer to events in other books in the series.