The Elusive Pimpernel (Scarlet Pimpernel): Book Guide, Author and Facts
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From the book:There was not even a reaction. 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 humiliat
Quick facts about The Elusive Pimpernel (Scarlet Pimpernel)
- Title: The Elusive Pimpernel (Scarlet Pimpernel)
- Author: Emma Orczy
- First published: 1908
- Genre: fiction, action & adventure, fiction, historical, france, history, revolution, 1789-1799, fiction
- OpenLibrary ID: OL8444981W
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The Elusive Pimpernel (Scarlet Pimpernel) by Emma Orczy is widely available in print, ebook and audiobook editions from major retailers and libraries.
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What is The Elusive Pimpernel (Scarlet Pimpernel) about?
From the book:There was not even a reaction.
Who wrote The Elusive Pimpernel (Scarlet Pimpernel)?
The Elusive Pimpernel (Scarlet Pimpernel) was written by Emma Orczy.
When was The Elusive Pimpernel (Scarlet Pimpernel) published?
The Elusive Pimpernel (Scarlet Pimpernel) was first published in 1908.
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