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The Elusive Pimpernel: A Scarlet Pimpernel Adventure of Disguise and Intrigue
Paperback
Mystery & ThrillerClassic FictionLiterary Fiction
ISBN13: 9781617201387
Publisher: SMK Books
Published: Feb 22 2011
Pages: 232
Weight: 0.76
Height: 0.53 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Description
A continuation of the Scarlet Pimpernel sequence in which disguise, strategy, and loyalty intersect within a period of political upheaval. In The Elusive Pimpernel, Baroness Orczy extends the exploits of Sir Percy Blakeney, whose efforts to outmaneuver revolutionary authority depend on misdirection, calculated risk, and precise timing.
The narrative develops through alternating movements of pursuit and concealment, maintaining tension through uncertainty of identity and intention. Orczy's method relies on contrast between public appearance and private action, allowing the central figure to operate within shifting roles. The structure emphasises momentum and resolution, with each episode contributing to the broader pattern of evasion and intervention.
Part of the established Scarlet Pimpernel series, this volume reinforces the defining elements of the sequence: adventure framed by historical setting, the use of disguise as a strategic device, and the interplay between individual agency and political circumstance. It remains of interest to readers of historical adventure and early twentieth-century popular fiction.
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