El Dorado: An Adventure of the Scarlet Pimpernel: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
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El Dorado: An Adventure of the Scarlet Pimpernel is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness (1865–1947).
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"El Dorado: An Adventure of the Scarlet Pimpernel" by Baroness Emmuska Orczy Orczy is a novel published in 1913. This sequel to "The Scarlet Pimpernel" follows Sir Percy's daring mission to rescue the young Dauphin from revolutionary Paris in 1794. When Armand St. Just betrays Percy to save his beloved actress, the legendary hero finds himself imprisoned and tortured by his nemesis Chauvelin. Percy must use all his cunning to escape captivity and outwit his enemies in a desperate race to the coast.
Book and edition facts
- Title: El Dorado: An Adventure of the Scarlet Pimpernel
- Author credits: Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness (1865–1947)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- Adventure stories
- Aristocracy (Social class) -- Fiction
- Blakeney, Percy, Sir (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
- British -- France -- Fiction
- France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799 -- Fiction
- Historical fiction
- Nobility -- Great Britain -- Fiction
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- Adventure
- Category: Adventure
- Category: British Literature
- Category: Historical Novels
- Movie Books
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