The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel is a novel that follows the famous adventure story The Scarlet Pimpernel written by author Baroness Orczy. The range of characters that appear on different pages is pretty fascinating. Some are humorous, some are sweet, some are repulsive, and some are interesting. The novel contains eleven short stories and each story is unique and entertaining. These stories are entertaining and provide readers a glimpse into the Scarlet Pimpernel's daily adventures in between his big, terrifying escapades described in the other novels. Baroness Orczy has beautifully consolidated her ideas into a single draft that can be read by readers of several age groups. The League Of The Scarlet Pimpernel is a masterpiece that takes the reader through a roller-coaster of emotions and unlike other novels, makes no qualms in showing tragedy in its true color.
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.
