Tag: Reign of Terror

  • 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…