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Sir Percy Hits Back is one of many sequels to The Scarlet Pimpernel. It spends most of its time examining an unknown side of the series' villain, Chauvelin. Usually portrayed as a calculating, cold-hearted executioner, the character's softer side is shown as the reader discovers... Read Full Overview

Sir Percy Hits Back is one of many sequels to The Scarlet Pimpernel. It spends most of its time examining an unknown side of the series' villain, Chauvelin. Usually portrayed as a calculating, cold-hearted executioner, the character's softer side is shown as the reader discovers... Read Full Overview

In the Dauphin area of France, soldiers have come to arrest some local aristos as part of the French Revolution's anger and revenge on anyone with money. A young woman rescues the family's papers and money from their house after their arrests, and persuades a childhood friend... Read Full Overview

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