{"product_id":"the-scarlet-pimpernel-by-baroness-orczy","title":"“The Scarlet Pimpernel” by Baroness Orczy","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eLet me tell you something from a lot of years of handling books: the ones that last are the ones that are simply fun to read. “The Scarlet Pimpernel” is one of those, and it has been fun to read since 1905.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eIt’s Paris in the Reign of Terror, and the guillotine is busy. Somebody keeps snatching the doomed French aristocrats from under the noses of the Republic, leaving behind only a small scarlet flower as his calling card. Nobody knows who he is. All anyone can say is that he is clever, daring, and always one step ahead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eMeanwhile, back in England, Sir Percy Blakeney is a rich, foppish dandy whose chief interests seem to be fashion and a witty remark. His wife, Marguerite, once the cleverest woman in Paris, is beginning to wonder what happened to the man she married. When a ruthless French agent arrives with orders to unmask the Pimpernel, she becomes caught in the middle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eI won’t tell you more. That’s the whole mystery, and it’s a good one. Orczy was a Hungarian-born baroness who came to London as a girl, and she may have invented the secret-identity hero, long before Zorro or Batman. Every one of them owes her a debt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThis hardcover is part of “The Best Mysteries of All Time” series, a fitting home for a book that is as much a puzzle as an adventure. It’s in good condition and fits nicely on a shelf.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eIf you’ve never read it, you’re in for a treat. If you have, you already know. Come see it at Dead Tree Dreams.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dead Tree Dreams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50345738567957,"sku":null,"price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0782\/5562\/0373\/files\/89ef60a7-26fc-4434-b343-9043fdc6c70a.jpg?v=1793318445","url":"https:\/\/deadtreedreams.com\/products\/the-scarlet-pimpernel-by-baroness-orczy","provider":"Dead Tree Dreams","version":"1.0","type":"link"}