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The Scarlet Pimpernel

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The Scarlet Pimpernel

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Designed to appeal to the book lover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautifully bound pocket-sized gift editions of much loved classic titles. Bound in real cloth, printed on high quality paper, and featuring ribbon markers and gilt edges, Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure. The French Revolution is in full swing and the aristocracy are being sent to the guillotine in their hundreds. In the shadows, English dandy Sir Peter Blakeney - working under his alter ego, the Scarlet Pimpernel - is breaking the condemned out of prison and leaving his distinctive calling card, a picture of a red flower, to torment the French authorities. A master of disguise, infamous escape artist and flamboyant swordsman, his identity is such a closely guarded secret that even his wife is in the dark. But, with enemy agents on close his tail, his failure to trust her might be his undoing. The very first hero with a secret identity, the Scarlet Pimpernel is a worthy precursor to Zorro and Batman. His daring antics (and undeniable flair) are just as delightful today as they were a century ago. This beautiful Macmillan Collector's Library edition of The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy features an introduction by Dame Hilary Mantel, the Booker prize-winning author of Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
320
Release Date:
2018-01-11
Publication Date:
2018-01-16
Publisher:
MacMillan Collector's Library
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1509835741
ISBN13:
9781509835744
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Minimum Reading Age:
18
Weight:
197 g
Height:
104 cm
Width:
157 cm
Thickness:
22 cm
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