Tag: Baroness Orczy
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The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy, Read by Damian Lewis
– Reign of Terror – The novel is set during the Reign of Terror following the start of the French Revolution. The title is the nom de guerre of its hero and protagonist, a chivalrous Englishman who rescues aristocrats before they are sent to the guillotine. Sir Percy Blakeney leads a double life: apparently nothing more than a wealthy fop, but in…