The Scarlet Pimpernel
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
1 April 2003
Summary
The first and most successful in the Baroness’s series of books that feature Percy Blakeney, who leads a double life as an English fop and a swashbuckling rescuer of aristocrats, The Scarlet Pimpernel was the blueprint for what became known as the masked-avenger genre. As Anne Perry writes in her Introduction, the novel “has almost reached its first centenary, and it is as vivid and appealing as ever because the plotting is perfect. It is a classic example of how to construct, pace, and concl…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780812966114 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0812966112 |
| Author: | Anne Perry, Baroness Orczy |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Modern Library Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Edition: | New edition |
| Release Date: | 1 April 2003 |
| Weight: | 249g |
| Dimensions: | 203mm x 133mm x 17mm |
| Series: | Modern Library Classics |
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“Arguably the best adventure story ever published and certainly the most influential that appeared during the early decades of the twentieth century.”- Gary Hoppenstand
“Arguably the best adventure story ever published and certainly the most influential that appeared during the early decades of the twentieth century.”—Gary Hoppenstand
About The Author
Anne Perry
Anne Perry, the Edgar Award-winning author of more than thirty novels, is best known for her two Victorian mystery series. Her recent books include Death of a Stranger, The Whitechapel Conspiracy, and Funeral in Blue. She lives in Scotland.
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