Baroness Orczy: 136 books

Pimpernel and Rosemary is a novel set after the First World War and features Peter Blakeney, a descendant of the Scarlet Pimpernel (Percy Blakeney). The action is mainly set amongst the disaffected Hungarian nobility in Transylvania, allowing Orczy to draw on her knowledge of Hungarian history and politics.

First published in 1906, I Will Repay is the first sequel to The Scarlet Pimpernel, though it is not chronologically the next story in the series. Following the immense success of the first novel, Orczy was well aware of the demand for her to continue to release works featuring her popular character....

The year is 1623, the place Haarlem in the Netherlands. Diogenes — the first Sir Percy Blakeney, the Scarlet Pimpernel’s ancestor — and his friends Pythagoras and Socrates defend justice and the royalist cause. The famous artist Frans Hals also makes an appearance in this historical adventure....

In the title story, a young matron from a convalescent home is found dead in a quiet Maida Vale street. The Daily Telegraph ran an article headed “Murder or Suicide” on the subject of the mysterious death. In “The Hocussing of Cigarette” an earl’s racehorse is the victim of attempted poisoning....

The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel is chronologically the last novel in the classic series.  The action takes place in Paris during the 2nd year of the French Revolution and centers around a beautiful young Spanish woman who is married to a man loyal to Robespierre's cause and is used in an attempt to lure Sir Percy into a trap. This edition includes a table of contents.

Sir Percy leads a band of musicians whose play is of questionable quality. Nonetheless, the disguise enables him to listen in to conversations as revolutionaries lay their plans in an ale house. But his mission on this occasion is to save the la Rodière family and others from the Guillotine. The...

Beau Brocade is a historical novel set in England during the reign of King George II that centers around the title character who is similar to Robin Hood. This edition includes a table of contents.

Timothy O’Clerigh is cheated out of his inheritance by an unscrupulous woman. His efforts to ragain his lost fortune leads him to the South American continent and into the midsts a mysterious cult leader. There he meets and falls in love with the cultist’s daughter, for which he is taken prisoner…Timothy...

A Story of the Time of the Merrie Monarch An episode in the life of Mr. Thomas Betterton as told by his friend John Honeywood.

In 1572, Spain rules over Flanders with an iron fist. The threat of the Inquisition and its tortures holds the people in terror of their conquerors. William, the Prince of Orange, has led an unsuccessful rebellion, and is now a fugitive hiding in the city of Ghent. His cunning and faithful watchdog,...

Nicolette is a re-telling of the medieval French story Aucassin and Nicolette.

Short story collection. Mr. Hector Ratichon—onetime aide to Robespierre and confidant of Napoleon Bonaparte—is a rascal and rogue of the highest order. Nevertheless, his service to France and his resulting adventures make entertaining reading.