
The Scarlet Pimpernel
Baroness Orczy (1905)
“The first superhero story — a bored English aristocrat puts on a disguise and humiliates the Reign of Terror, one rescued aristocrat at a time.”
EraVictorian / Edwardian
Pages265
Difficulty★☆☆☆☆ Accessible
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Major Themes
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