THE LEAGUE OF THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL
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THE LEAGUE OF THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL is a collection of short stories written by BARONESS ORCZY and first published by CASSELL & CO of London in 1919. The book contains eleven stories concerning Sir Percy Blakeney's exploits in rescuing various aristocrats 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. Several of the stories were previously published in magazines. THE TRAITOR was first published in CASSELL’S MAGAZINE OF FICTION in the May 1912 issue. OUT OF THE JAWS OF DEATH was published in PRINCESS MARY’S GIFT BOOK in 1914 and A FINE BIT OF WORK in THE NEW MAGAZINE’S Christmas 1914 edition. Other stories appeared in THE ROYAL MAGAZINE and WINDSOR MAGAZINE.
THE LEAGUE OF THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL
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