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Petticoat Government is a historical fiction novel written by Baroness Orczy. The story is set in the late 18th century during the French Revolution and revolves around the life of Lady Marguerite Blakeney, a British aristocrat married to Sir Percy Blakeney. Lady Marguerite is... Read Full Overview

Petticoat Government is a historical novel by Baroness Orczy, set in the 18th century during the reign of King George III. The story follows the lives of two young women, Lady Molly Leigh and Lady Barbara Sinclair, who become unlikely friends despite their differences in social... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

A story of the French aristocracy, the book concerns Madame de Pompadour's influence over the King and France.

A story of the French aristocracy, the book concerns Madame de Pompadour's influence over the King and France.

A story of the French aristocracy, the book concerns Madame de Pompadour's influence over the King and France.

A story of the French aristocracy, the book concerns Madame de Pompadour's influence over the King and France.

Baroness Emma Magdolna Roz lia M ria Jozefa Borb la "Emmuska" Orczy de Orci (23 September 1865 - 12 November 1947) was a Hungarian-born British novelist and playwright. She is best known for her series of novels featuring the Scarlet Pimpernel, the alter ego of Sir Percy Blakeney,... Read Full Overview

Baroness Emma Magdolna Roz lia M ria Jozefa Borb la "Emmuska" Orczy de Orci (23 September 1865 - 12 November 1947) was a Hungarian-born British novelist and playwright. She is best known for her series of novels featuring the Scarlet Pimpernel, the alter ego of Sir Percy Blakeney,... Read Full Overview

D'Aumont ""Eh? d'Aumont "The voice, that of a man still in the prime of life, but already raucous in its tone, thickened through constant mirthless laughter, rendered querulous too from long vigils kept at the shrine of pleasure, rose above the incessant babel of women's chatter,... Read Full Overview