by Emmuska Orczy · Planeta · tapa dura · ISBN 9788432091186
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«La Pimpinela Escarlata» is the adventure novel by Emmuska Orczy, published by Planeta in hardback (301 pages, in Spanish).
During the Reign of Terror of the French Revolution, Sir Percy Blakeney, an English aristocrat of frivolous appearance, leads a double life as the Scarlet Pimpernel: he secretly rescues aristocrats and innocents from the guillotine. His wife, Marguerite St. Just, is unaware of his identity, while the republican agent Chauvelin pursues him.
First installment of the Scarlet Pimpernel series; the original work was published in London in 1905. It belongs to Planeta's Biblioteca Mundial de Grandes Aventuras collection.
For readers of adventure novels and historical fiction, and for those who want to discover a classic of dual-identity heroes.
