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The Elusive Pimpernel
Set in September 1793, French agent Chauvelin plots his revenge against the Scarlet Pimpernel.
"The Elusive Pimpernel" by Baroness Emmuska Orczy Orczy is a novel. Set in September 1793, French agent Chauvelin plots his revenge against the Scarlet Pimpernel.
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On! ever on! in that wild, surging torrent; sowing the wind of anarchy, of terrorism, of lust of blood and hate, and reaping a hurricane of destruction and of horror.
On! ever on! France, with Paris and all her children still rushes blindly, madly on; defies the powerful coalition,—Austria, England, Spain, Prussia, all joined together to stem the flow of carnage,—defies the Universe and defies God!
Paris this September 1793!—or shall we call it Vendemiaire, Year I. of the Republic?—call it what we will! Paris! a city of bloodshed, of humanity in its lowest, most degraded aspect. France herself a gigantic self-devouring monster, her fairest cities destroyed, Lyons razed to the ground, Toulon, Marseilles, masses of blackened ruins, her bravest sons turned to lustful brutes or to abject cowards seeking safety at the cost of any humiliation.
That is thy reward, oh mighty, holy Revolution! apotheosis of equality and fraternity! grand rival of decadent Christianity.
Five weeks now since Marat, the bloodthirsty Friend of the People, succumbed beneath the sheath-knife of a virgin patriot, a month since his murderess walked proudly, even enthusiastically, to the guillotine! There has been no reaction—only a great sigh!... Not of content or satisfied lust, but a sigh such as the man-eating tiger might heave after his first taste of long-coveted blood.
Contents
- 01Chapter I: Paris: 1793
- 02Chapter II: A Retrospect
- 03Chapter III: Ex-Ambassador Chauvelin
- 04Chapter IV: The Richmond Gala
- 05Chapter V: Sir Percy and His Lady
- 06Chapter VI: For the Poor of Paris
- 07Chapter VII: Premonition
- 08Chapter VIII: The Invitation
- 09Chapter IX: Demoiselle Candeille
- 10Chapter X: Lady Blakeney's Rout
- 11Chapter XI: The Challenge
- 12Chapter XII: Time—Place—Conditions
- 13Chapter XIII: Reflections
- 14Chapter XIV: The Ruling Passion
- 15Chapter XV: Farewell
- 16Chapter XVI: The Passport
- 17Chapter XVII: Boulogne
- 18Chapter XVIII: No. 6
- 19Chapter XIX: The Strength of the Weak
- 20Chapter XX: Triumph
- 21Chapter XXI: Suspense
- 22Chapter XXII: Not Death
- 23Chapter XXIII The Hostage
- 24Chapter XXIV: Colleagues
- 25Chapter XXV: The Unexpected
- 26Chapter XXVI: The Terms of the Bargain
- 27Chapter XXVII: The Decision
- 28Chapter XXVIII: The Midnight Watch
- 29Chapter XXIX: The National Fete
- 30Chapter XXX: The Procession
- 31Chapter XXXI: Final Dispositions
- 32Chapter XXXII: The Letter
- 33Chapter XXXIII: The English Spy
- 34Chapter XXXIV: The Angelus
- 35Chapter XXXV: Marguerite
About this edition
- Author
- Baroness Emmuska Orczy
- Language
- English
- Era
- Modern (c. 1800–1945)
- Reading level
- Intermediate: some philosophy helps
- Formats
- EPUB, PDF
- Length
- 263 pages
- This edition
- Modern Philosophers
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