The Scarlet PimpernelEnriched Classics offer readers accessible editions of great works of literature enhanced by helpful notes and commentary. Each book includes educational tools alongside the text, enabling students and readers alike to gain a deeper and more developed understanding of the writer and their work. This timeless novel of intrigue and romance is the adventure of one man's defiance in the face of authority. The rulers of the French Revolution are unable to discern the identity of the Scarlet Pimpernel, a man whose exploits are an embarrassment to the new regime. Is he an exiled French nobleman or an English lord? The only thing for certain is his calling card—the blood-red flower known as the Scarlet Pimpernel. The novel tells of the mysterious and much spoken-of League of the Scarlet Pimpernel. This group is led by the cunning and noble Sir Percy Blakeney who, with accomplices, risks life and limb rescuing the innocents caught up in the Reign of Terror in Paris. His disguises and other inventive ways of eluding capture stretch to his anonymity even amongst the English. The Scarlet Pimpernel is by far the best known not only of Orczy's works, but also of stories set during the French Revolution. This edition includes: -A concise introduction that gives readers important background information -A chronology of the author's life and work -A timeline of significant events that provides the book's historical context -An outline of key themes and plot points to help readers form their own interpretations -Detailed explanatory notes -Critical analysis, including contemporary and modern perspectives on the work -Discussion questions to promote lively classroom and book group interaction -A list of recommended related books and films to broaden the reader's experience Enriched Classics offer readers affordable editions of great works of literature enhanced by helpful notes and insightful commentary. The scholarship provided in Enriched Classics enables readers to appreciate, understand, and enjoy the world's finest books to their full potential. |
Contents
SEPTEMBER 1792 | 3 |
THE FISHERMANS REST | 17 |
THE REFUGEES | 26 |
THE LEAGUE OF THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL | 36 |
MARGUERITE | 46 |
AN EXQUISITE OF 92 | 53 |
THE SECRET ORCHARD | 66 |
THE ACCREDITED AGENT | 74 |
THE FRIEND | 201 |
SUSPENSE | 210 |
CALAIS | 220 |
HOPE | 232 |
THE DEATHTRAP | 241 |
THE EAGLE AND THE FOX | 250 |
THE JEW | 261 |
ON THE TRACK | 273 |
THE OUTRAGE | 88 |
IN THE OPERA BOX | 97 |
LORD GRENVILLES BALL | 115 |
THE SCRAP OF PAPER | 123 |
EITHEROR? m | 134 |
ONE OCLOCK PRECISELY | 138 |
DOUBT | 149 |
RICHMOND | 156 |
FAREWELL m | 174 |
THE MYSTERIOUS DEVICE | 183 |
THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL | 189 |
THE PERE BLANCHARDS HUT | 283 |
TRAPPED | 294 |
THE SCHOONER | 300 |
THE ESCAPE | 316 |
NOTES | 330 |
INTERPRETIVE NOTES | 339 |
CRITICAL EXCERPTS | 345 |
QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION | 355 |
SUGGESTIONS FOR THE INTERESTED READER | 357 |
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