The Laughing Cavalier : The Story Of The Ancestor Of The Scarlet Pimpernel
By:Baroness Orczy Published By:Double9 Books
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The Laughing Cavalier : The Story Of The Ancestor Of The Scarlet Pimpernel
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A 1913 adventure book by Baroness Orczy, The Laughing Cavalier centers on Percy Blakeney, a foreign adventurer and the ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel. The events of the story occur in Holland from 1623–1624. The plot has many twists and turns that engage the reader. Some chapters are interesting and surprising while others can create panic and havoc among the readers. The title character is so indulging that readers are compelled to go through the pages to find what happens next. The Laughing Cavalier by Baroness Orczy is a masterpiece that takes the reader through a roller-coaster of emotions. The book has been deemed a classic and has been a great collection of ideas comprehended into a single draft to be read by readers of several age groups.
Baroness Emmuska Orczy was born in Tarnaors, Hungary in 1865. She was a notable artist, playwright and author. Her father Baron Felix Orczy was a composer and mother Countess Emma Orczy. Due to a peasant revolt her family fled to Brussels then Paris and lastly to London. With her sister Emma studied in convent schools in Brussels and Paris. She learned music and paintings but gained success in paintings at the West London School of Art and at Heartherley. In collaboration with her husband Montague Barstow, Baroness Hungarian fairy tales and began writing romance and fiction. She was appreciated for the translation of Old Hungarian Fairy Tales. Her first novel, The Emperor's Candlesticks faced rejection for being too short. But her second novel 'The Scarlet Pimpernel' proved a boon for him, she earned name and fame. As a prominent author she wrote dozens of romantic novels, plays and detective stories. Her memorable works-The Man in Grey, The Laughing Cavalier, Skin O' My Tooth, Eldorado- a sequel to the Scarlet Pimpernel, The Old Man in the Corner, The Divine Folly, The Old Scare Crow, Lady Molly of Scotland Yard etc. She was died in London in 1947.
