The Scarlet Pimpernel - by Baroness Orczy

The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy is a historical adventure novel set during the Reign of Terror in the French Revolution. The story follows Sir Percy Blakeney, an English aristocrat who leads a secret double life as the daring and mysterious Scarlet Pimpernel. His mission is to rescue French nobles from the guillotine, outwitting the revolutionary authorities, particularly the fierce Chauvelin.