by Emmuska Orczy, Herta Haas · Kiepenheuer & Witsch · tapa dura · ISBN 9783462011258
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«Die Frau des Lords» is the adventure novel by Emmuska Orczy and Herta Haas, published by Kiepenheuer & Witsch in hardback (328 pages, in German).
The novel, a continuation of the adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel, is set in 1793. Yvonne, daughter of the Duke of Kernogan, secretly marries Lord Antony Dewhurst, but a former suitor who hides his identity, Martin-Roget, kidnaps her to take her to France. Lord Antony turns to the Scarlet Pimpernel to recover her.
Edition published in 1976. The work belongs to the Scarlet Pimpernel series, fifth instalment according to publication order; the English original dates from 1916.
Recommended for readers of historical and classic adventure fiction, particularly for those already familiar with the Scarlet Pimpernel saga.
Baroness Emma Magdalena Rozália Mária Jozefa Borbála Orczy de Orci, usually known as Baroness Orczy, was a Hungarian-born British novelist and playwright. She is best known for her series of novels featuring The Scarlet Pimpernel, the alter ego of Sir Percy Blakeney, a wealthy English fop who turns into a quick-thinking escape artist in order to save French aristocrats from "Madame Guillotine" during the French Revolution, establishing the "hero with a secret identity" in popular culture.
