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The story starts in 1624 in the Netherlands and concerns the Scarlet Pimpernel's ancestor, Diogenes, aka the first Sir Percy Blakeney. Diogenes and his friends Socrates and Pythagoras swear allegiance to the royalist cause. Their undivided loyalty results in many adventures -... Read Full Overview

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections
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Baroness Emma Magdolna Roz?lia M?ria Jozefa Borb?la "Emmuska" Orczy de Orci (1865 - 1947) was a Hungarian-born British novelist and playwright. She is best known for her series of novels about an English aristocrat, Sir Percy Blakeney, Bart., who rescued French aristocrats from... Read Full Overview

A moonless night upon the sandy waste--the sky a canopy of stars, twinkling with super-radiance through the frosty atmosphere; the gently undulating ground like a billowy sea of silence and desolation, with scarce a stain upon the smooth surface of the snow; the mantle of night... Read Full Overview

Set in Holland in 1624, The First Sir Percy is another adventure featuring Sir Percy Blake, a foreign adventurer and ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel who goes by the name Diogenes.

Set in Holland in 1624, The First Sir Percy is another adventure featuring Sir Percy Blake, a foreign adventurer and ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel who goes by the name Diogenes.

Set a mere three months after The Laughing Cavalier, the titular first Sir Percy is set to wed his love Gilda in a double wedding with her brother and his intended. The attendees include many of the rich and famous, including the Stadtholder himself. But immediately... Read Full Overview

Set a mere three months after The Laughing Cavalier, the titular first Sir Percy is set to wed his love Gilda in a double wedding with her brother and his intended. The attendees include many of the rich and famous, including the Stadtholder himself. But immediately after the... 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

The First Sir Percy is a novel written by Baroness Orczy, the author of the famous Scarlet Pimpernel series. The book follows the story of Sir Percy de Bohun, a wealthy and influential Englishman who is forced to flee his country and hide in France during the reign of King Henry... Read Full Overview

The story starts in 1624 in the Netherlands and concerns the Scarlet Pimpernel's ancestor, Diogenes, aka the first Sir Percy Blakeney. Diogenes and his friends Socrates and Pythagoras swear allegiance to the royalist cause. Their undivided loyalty results in many adventures -... Read Full Overview

The First Sir Percy is a historical fiction novel written by Baroness Orczy. The story is set in France during the time of the French Revolution and follows the life of Sir Percy Blakeney, a wealthy Englishman who leads a secret life as the Scarlet Pimpernel, a mysterious figure... Read Full Overview

The First Sir Percy is a historical novel written by Baroness Orczy, first published in 1921. The book is set in France during the late 18th century, during the reign of King Louis XVI, and tells the story of Sir Percy Blakeney, a wealthy English aristocrat who becomes a hero... Read Full Overview