The Scarlet Pimpernel
by Baroness Orczy
“They seek him here, they seek him there—the world's first superhero is hiding in plain sight.”
In the shadow of the guillotine, a master of disguise risks everything to snatch innocent lives from the clutches of the Reign of Terror. While the world mocks his foppish public persona, the elusive hero known as the Scarlet Pimpernel leads a double life that challenges an empire and defines the modern secret identity.
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