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The Way of the Scarlet Pimpernel

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The Way of the Scarlet Pimpernel
1933 First Edition
AuthorBaroness Orczy
LanguageEnglish
SeriesThe Scarlet Pimpernel
GenreAdventure, Historical novel
Published1933 Hodder & Stoughton
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages256 pp
Preceded byLord Tony's Wife 
Followed byEldorado 

The Way of the Scarlet Pimpernel, by Baroness Orczy,[1] is another sequel book to the adventure tale, The Scarlet Pimpernel. First published in 1933, it is 6th in the series and one of the shorter Scarlet Pimpernel books. A French-language version, translated and adapted by Charlotte and Marie-Louise Desroyses, was also produced under the title Les Métamorphoses du Mouron Rouge.

The story features the Pimpernel's arch enemy Chauvelin as well as introducing the Austrian Baron de Batz, a real historical figure who also appears in Eldorado and Sir Percy Leads the Band.

References

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  1. ^ "For Holiday Reading". Hull Daily Mail. 26 August 1933. p. 3. Retrieved 7 February 2024.