Lord Tony's Wife: An Adventure of the Scarlet Pimpernel: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition

Lord Tony's Wife: 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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"Lord Tony's Wife: An Adventure of the Scarlet Pimpernel" by Baroness Orczy is a novel published in 1917. This sequel to "The Scarlet Pimpernel" follows Pierre Adet, a French peasant who assaults an aristocrat's daughter in 1789 and later seeks revenge by assuming a false identity in England. Years later, he manipulates his way into marrying Yvonne de Kernogan to lure her to France and the guillotine. When she elopes with Lord Antony Dewhurst instead, Adet kidnaps her, forcing Lord Tony to seek help from the legendary Scarlet Pimpernel.

Book and edition facts

• Title: Lord Tony's Wife: An Adventure of the Scarlet Pimpernel
• Author credits: Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness (1865–1947)
• Catalogue language: English

Catalogue subjects

• Adventure stories
• Blakeney, Percy, Sir (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
• British -- France -- Fiction
• France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799 -- Fiction
• Historical fiction

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• Category: Adventure
• Category: British Literature
• Category: Historical Novels

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