The Elusive Pimpernel

The Elusive Pimpernel is a swashbuckling tale of treachery and adventure set amongst the tumult of post-revolutionary France. Chauvelin has been unable to get his hands on Sir Percy Blakeney, the English aristocrat who smuggles French nobles away from the clutches of the vengeful revolutionary government. He travels to England in a dastardly plot to lure Blakeney to France for a duel. Blakeney is confident he can outwit Chauvelin as usual, but Chauvelin plays on the Scarlet Pimpernel's one weakness - his love for his beautiful wife, Marguerite. The second of Baroness Orczy's novels to feature the Scarlet Pimpernel, The Elusive Pimpernel will keep you on the edge of your seat.