The Scarlet Pimpernel

At the West Gate of Paris, Sergeant Bibot lets a fugitive believe he has escaped—then sends men after him. But the name whispered through the blood-hungry crowd belongs to an Englishman no one has seen: the Scarlet Pimpernel.

Paris, September 1792: as the guillotine claims noblemen, women and children, every barricade is a trap for those trying to flee. Yet aristocrats keep slipping through the guards’ grasp, and a scarlet flower marks the daring Englishmen said to be saving them. Across the Channel, Sir Percy Blakeney appears to be nothing more than a wealthy fop. When his wife, Marguerite, becomes entangled in a dangerous plot involving a French agent, she must discover what her husband is hiding. What is Sir Percy’s secret—and how much will Marguerite risk to uncover it?

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