Author: Emmuska Orczy
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 239
Book Description
The Life and Exploits of the Scarlet Pimpernel by John Blakeney is about the life of Sir Percy Blakeney, otherwise known as the Scarlet Pimpernel. Excerpt: "It is with great interest that I have read your book which, as you tell me, purports to be a biography of Sir Percy Blakeney — known as the Scarlet Pimpernel. You do not tell me if you claim to be an actual descendant of the famous Sir Percy, but you certainly seem to have collected a great deal of information, not only about him but also about his ancestors..."
The Life and Exploits of the Scarlet Pimpernel
Author: Emmuska Orczy
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 239
Book Description
The Life and Exploits of the Scarlet Pimpernel by John Blakeney is about the life of Sir Percy Blakeney, otherwise known as the Scarlet Pimpernel. Excerpt: "It is with great interest that I have read your book which, as you tell me, purports to be a biography of Sir Percy Blakeney — known as the Scarlet Pimpernel. You do not tell me if you claim to be an actual descendant of the famous Sir Percy, but you certainly seem to have collected a great deal of information, not only about him but also about his ancestors..."
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 239
Book Description
The Life and Exploits of the Scarlet Pimpernel by John Blakeney is about the life of Sir Percy Blakeney, otherwise known as the Scarlet Pimpernel. Excerpt: "It is with great interest that I have read your book which, as you tell me, purports to be a biography of Sir Percy Blakeney — known as the Scarlet Pimpernel. You do not tell me if you claim to be an actual descendant of the famous Sir Percy, but you certainly seem to have collected a great deal of information, not only about him but also about his ancestors..."
The First Sir Percy
Author: Emmauska Orczy
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1609777581
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 315
Book Description
Baroness Emma Magdolna Rozália Mária Jozefa Borbála "Emmuska" Orczy de Orczi (23 September 1865 - 12 November 1947) was a Hungarian-born British novelist, playwright and artist of noble origin. She is most known for her series of novels featuring the Scarlet Pimpernel. This is one of her novels.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1609777581
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 315
Book Description
Baroness Emma Magdolna Rozália Mária Jozefa Borbála "Emmuska" Orczy de Orczi (23 September 1865 - 12 November 1947) was a Hungarian-born British novelist, playwright and artist of noble origin. She is most known for her series of novels featuring the Scarlet Pimpernel. This is one of her novels.
Scarlet Pimpernel of the Vatican
Author: J. P. Gallagher
Publisher: New York : Coward-McCann
ISBN:
Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
Story of Monsignor Hugh J. O'Flaherty and his underground rescue operation that led thousands of Allied POW's to safety before the eyes of the Nazis.
Publisher: New York : Coward-McCann
ISBN:
Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
Story of Monsignor Hugh J. O'Flaherty and his underground rescue operation that led thousands of Allied POW's to safety before the eyes of the Nazis.
The Scarlet and the Black
Author: J. P. Gallagher
Publisher: Ignatius Press
ISBN: 1586174096
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 201
Book Description
It has all the hallmarks of a best-selling fictional thriller:
Publisher: Ignatius Press
ISBN: 1586174096
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 201
Book Description
It has all the hallmarks of a best-selling fictional thriller:
Lame Deer, Seeker of Visions
Author: Lame Deer
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0671888021
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
Lame Deer Storyteller, rebel, medicine man, Lame Deer was born almost a century ago on the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota. A full-blooded Sioux, he was many things in the white man's world -- rodeo clown, painter, prisioner. But, above all, he was a holy man of the Lakota tribe. Seeker of Vision The story he tells is one of harsh youth and reckless manhood, shotgun marriage and divorce, history and folklore as rich today as ever -- and of his fierce struggle to keep pride alive, though living as a stranger in his own ancestral land.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0671888021
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
Lame Deer Storyteller, rebel, medicine man, Lame Deer was born almost a century ago on the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota. A full-blooded Sioux, he was many things in the white man's world -- rodeo clown, painter, prisioner. But, above all, he was a holy man of the Lakota tribe. Seeker of Vision The story he tells is one of harsh youth and reckless manhood, shotgun marriage and divorce, history and folklore as rich today as ever -- and of his fierce struggle to keep pride alive, though living as a stranger in his own ancestral land.
Sir Percy Leads the Band
Author: Emmuska Orczy
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 267
Book Description
"Sir Percy Leads the Band" by Emmuska Orczy is a riveting tale set against the backdrop of France's tumultuous history. The narrative follows the enigmatic Sir Percy Blakeney, a fictitious character, as he navigates the challenges and intrigues of a nation in turmoil. Orczy's masterful storytelling and deep understanding of historical events make this novel a must-read for fans of historical fiction and those intrigued by the complexities of human nature.
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 267
Book Description
"Sir Percy Leads the Band" by Emmuska Orczy is a riveting tale set against the backdrop of France's tumultuous history. The narrative follows the enigmatic Sir Percy Blakeney, a fictitious character, as he navigates the challenges and intrigues of a nation in turmoil. Orczy's masterful storytelling and deep understanding of historical events make this novel a must-read for fans of historical fiction and those intrigued by the complexities of human nature.
Deathstalker
Author: Simon R. Green
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101548312
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 597
Book Description
Owen Deathstalker never wanted to be head of his clan. But when his father is murdered and he himself is outlawed by the order of the Empress, Owen must face the fact that destiny has other plans for him...
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101548312
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 597
Book Description
Owen Deathstalker never wanted to be head of his clan. But when his father is murdered and he himself is outlawed by the order of the Empress, Owen must face the fact that destiny has other plans for him...
The Life and Exploits of the Scarlet Pimpernel (Sir Percy Blakeney, Bart.)
Author: John Montagu Orczy Barstow
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Blakeney, Percy, Sir (Fictitious character)
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Blakeney, Percy, Sir (Fictitious character)
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
El Dorado Illustrated
Author: Baroness Emma Orczy
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 438
Book Description
El Dorado, by Baroness Emma Orczy is a sequel book to the classic adventure tale, The Scarlet Pimpernel. It was first published in 1913. The novel is notable in that it is the partial basis for most of the film treatments of the original book.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 438
Book Description
El Dorado, by Baroness Emma Orczy is a sequel book to the classic adventure tale, The Scarlet Pimpernel. It was first published in 1913. The novel is notable in that it is the partial basis for most of the film treatments of the original book.
I Will Repay
Author: Emmuska Orczy
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781723094712
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
I Will Repay was written by Baroness Emmuska Orczy and originally published in 1906, this is a sequel novel to the Scarlet Pimpernel. The second Pimpernel book written by Orczy, it comes chronologically third in the series, after Sir Percy Leads the Band and before The Elusive Pimpernel. The protagonist is a wealthy Parisian lawyer who is forced into a duel with a rich young wastrel ten years before the Revolution. The Revolution finds the same lawyer a well regarded deputy in the Assembly. He is a philanthropist and well loved, even by the Paris mob. Unbeknown to him, the young sister of the man he killed in the duel has sworn revenge on him.
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781723094712
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
I Will Repay was written by Baroness Emmuska Orczy and originally published in 1906, this is a sequel novel to the Scarlet Pimpernel. The second Pimpernel book written by Orczy, it comes chronologically third in the series, after Sir Percy Leads the Band and before The Elusive Pimpernel. The protagonist is a wealthy Parisian lawyer who is forced into a duel with a rich young wastrel ten years before the Revolution. The Revolution finds the same lawyer a well regarded deputy in the Assembly. He is a philanthropist and well loved, even by the Paris mob. Unbeknown to him, the young sister of the man he killed in the duel has sworn revenge on him.