| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
387 pages ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Sir Percy hits back -- Child of the revolution. |
| Note |
Sir Percy hits back first published in 1927. A child of the revolution first published in 1932. |
| Summary |
"Sir Percy Blakeney is not to be taken too seriously. In late 18th century England he is little more than a man given to trivial pleasures, an aristocratic and wealthy fop, unconcerned with politics or events on the other side of the English Channel where the France of the Bourbons has been violently swept away by the zealots of revolution. What is it to Sir Percy that the 'Reign of Terror' has cast its shadow over all of France, or that the heads of innocents fall daily into the baskets of the guillotines of the Convention? Nothing? Well no, for Sir Percy is leading a double life with a dangerous secret identity. He is in reality the complete opposite of his apparently 'true' self. He is 'The Scarlet Pimpernel,' an expert swordsman, a master of disguise, a dare-devil, quick-thinking escape artist and, together with his band of like-minded adventurers, a man on a mission to rescue those unjustly condemned to die. So successful is he in this endeavour that soon 'The Scarlet Pimpernel' is famous as an heroic defender of the weak and oppressed, and notorious as an opponent of the officers and agents of the revolution (including the dastardly Citizen Chauvelin) who are determined, at all costs, to bring him to account on the 'national razor.' They seek him here, there and everywhere but catching 'The Scarlet Pimpernel' is quite another matter! In creating this fictional hero, Baroness Orczy (1865-1947) has given her readership a thrilling character in a unique series of historical, action-packed romps whose popularity is destined to endure"--Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Blakeney, Percy, Sir (Fictitious character)
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Disguise -- Fiction.
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Rescues -- Fiction.
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Aristocracy (Social class) -- England -- Fiction.
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Dandies -- England -- Fiction.
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British -- France -- Fiction.
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Nobility -- Fiction.
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France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799 -- Fiction.
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Revolution (France : 1789-1799) (OCoLC)fst01354514 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39Qhp4vB9WRTvCqwjRK8jJqvb
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| Chronological Term |
1789-1799
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| Subject |
Aristocracy (Social class) (OCoLC)fst00814463
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British. (OCoLC)fst00839044
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Dandies. (OCoLC)fst00887611
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Disguise. (OCoLC)fst00895221
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Nobility. (OCoLC)fst01038255
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Rescues. (OCoLC)fst01095149
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England. (OCoLC)fst01219920 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJpYDdYvBpjXV6WpybK68C
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France. (OCoLC)fst01204289 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJd8gD4vdtqQMdQHvYqbBP
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| Genre/Form |
Action and adventure fiction. (OCoLC)fst01921574
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Fiction. (OCoLC)fst01423787
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Historical fiction. (OCoLC)fst01726640
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Historical fiction.
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Action and adventure fiction.
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| Added Author |
Container of (work): Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness, 1865-1947.
Sir Percy hits back.
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Container of (work): Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness, 1865-1947.
Child of the revolution.
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| Added Title |
Sir Percy hits back |
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Child of the revolution |
| ISBN |
1782827374 (paperback) |
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9781782827375 (paperback) |
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9781782827368 (hardcover) |
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1782827366 (hardcover) |
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