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El Dorado is a historical espionage novel. The story is set in Paris after the French Revolution and the guillotine horrors. The plot begins when Sir Percy, the Scarlet Pimpernel, unwillingly agrees to take Armand St. Just, brother of his wife, Marguerite, with him to France as part of a plan to save the young Dauphin. Percy warns Armand not to renew any friendships while in Paris, but it doesn't take long before Armand has ignored his warnings and renewed a friendship with the devious Baron de Batz, who wants to free the Dauphin himself and hates the Scarlet Pimpernel and all he represents...

Eldorado, by Baroness Orczy is a sequel book to the classic adventure tale, The Scarlet Pimpernel. It was first published in 1913. The novel is notable in that it is the partial basis for most of the film treatments of the original book.A French language version, translated and adapted by Charlotte and Marie-Louise Desroyses, was also produced under the title La Capture du Mouron Rouge.As well as containing all the main characters from the first book, Eldorado introduces several new characters and features the Baron de Batz, who also turns up in Sir Percy Leads the Band and The Way of the Scarlet Pimpernel (Baron Jean de Batz is a genuine historical figure).It is 1794 and Paris, "despite the horrors that had stained her walls - has remained a city of pleasure, and the knife of the guillotine did scarce descend more often than did the drop-scenes on the stage."The plot begins when Sir Percy reluctantly agrees to take Armand St. Just with him to France as part of a plan to rescue the young Dauphin.

Eldorado, by Baroness Orczy is a sequel book to the classic adventure tale, The Scarlet Pimpernel. It was first published in 1913. The novel is notable in that it is the partial basis for most of the film treatments of the original book.A French language version, translated and adapted by Charlotte and Marie-Louise Desroyses, was also produced under the title La Capture du Mouron Rouge.As well as containing all the main characters from the first book, Eldorado introduces several new characters and features the Baron de Batz, who also turns up in Sir Percy Leads the Band and The Way of the Scarlet Pimpernel (Baron Jean de Batz is a genuine historical figure).It is 1794 and Paris, "despite the horrors that had stained her walls - has remained a city of pleasure, and the knife of the guillotine did scarce descend more often than did the drop-scenes on the stage."The plot begins when Sir Percy reluctantly agrees to take Armand St. Just with him to France as part of a plan to rescue the young Dauphin.

Eldorado, by Baroness Orczy is a sequel book to the classic adventure tale, The Scarlet Pimpernel. It was first published in 1913. The novel is notable in that it is the partial basis for most of the film treatments of the original book. A French language version, translated and adapted by Charlotte and Marie-Louise Desroyses, was also produced under the title La Capture du Mouron Rouge. As well as containing all the main characters from the first book, Eldorado introduces several new characters and features the Baron de Batz, who also turns up in Sir Percy Leads the Band and The Way of the Scarlet Pimpernel (Baron Jean de Batz is a genuine historical figure). It is 1794 and Paris, "despite the horrors that had stained her walls - has remained a city of pleasure, and the knife of the guillotine did scarce descend more often than did the drop-scenes on the stage." The plot begins when Sir Percy reluctantly agrees to take Armand St. Just with him to France as part of a plan to rescue the young Dauphin.

The elusive Pimpernel returns for another swashbuckling adventure in El Dorado. The still-raging French Revolution continues to claim lives, and the shadow of the guillotine draws ever nearer to the young Dauphin, son of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. No one dares to attempt to liberate the little prince . no one, that is, but the mysterious Sir Percy Blakeney, also known as the Scarlet Pimpernel. Sir Percy takes on one of Robespierre's agents, the scheming Citizen Chauvelin, in a suspenseful blend of action and political intrigue, recounted with captivating period detail.

Eldorado, by Baroness Orczy is a sequel book to the classic adventure tale, The Scarlet Pimpernel. It was first published in 1913. The novel is notable in that it is the partial basis for most of the film treatments of the original book.A French-language version, translated and adapted by Charlotte and Marie-Louise Desroyses, was also produced under the title La Capture du Mouron Rouge.As well as containing all the main characters from the first book, Eldorado introduces several new characters and features the Baron de Batz, who also turns up in Sir Percy Leads the Band and The Way of the Scarlet Pimpernel (Baron Jean de Batz is a genuine historical figure).

If you've read and loved the exciting classic "The Scarlet Pimpernel" then you'd probably be delighted to follow the further adventures of the dashing Sir Percy Blakeney. "El Dorado" by Baronness Emma Orczy depicts the intrepid swordsman and escape artist in the role of savior of the French royal family.Published in 1913, "El Dorado" was the fourth in the Pimpernel series of eleven books, numerous short stories and other related writings about her famous British adventurer. However, Orczy did not always follow a strict chronological sequence while publishing the novels and hence, there is plenty of overlap between the time frames of the stories. "El Dorado" is famous for its being the basis on which most of the film and stage adaptations of The Scarlet Pimpernel have been based.

Eldorado, by Baroness Orczy is a sequel book to the classic adventure tale, The Scarlet Pimpernel. It was first published in 1913. The novel is notable in that it is the partial basis for most of the film treatments of the original book.A French language version, translated and adapted by Charlotte and Marie-Louise Desroyses, was also produced under the title La Capture du Mouron Rouge.As well as containing all the main characters from the first book, Eldorado introduces several new characters and features the Baron de Batz, who also turns up in Sir Percy Leads the Band and The Way of the Scarlet Pimpernel (Baron Jean de Batz is a genuine historical figure).It is 1794 and Paris, "despite the horrors that had stained her walls - has remained a city of pleasure, and the knife of the guillotine did scarce descend more often than did the drop-scenes on the stage."The plot begins when Sir Percy reluctantly agrees to take Armand St. Just with him to France as part of a plan to rescue the young Dauphin.

El Dorado is a sequel to The Scarlet Pimpernel, a greatly original and adventurous story. The story starts when Sir Percy, the Scarlet Pimpernel, warily consents to take Armand St. Just, the brother of Marguerite, his wife, to France as one of his plans to save the young Dauphin. Percy told Armand not to rekindle any friendships there but instead, he remained friends with Baron de Batz, who also wants to save the Dauphin and disdains the Scarlet Pimpernel and all his allies. Baroness Emma Magdolna Rozália Mária Jozefa Borbála"Emmuska" Orczy de Orci who was born on September 23, 1865. She was simply known for her pseudonym Baroness Orczy. She was born in Hungary but lived most of her life in London. She was an author, dramatist, and an artist of royal lineage. The Baronessis best known for her novel series especially the Scarlet Pimpernel, the Doppelganger of Sir Percy Blakeney, a rich British beau who changes into a dreadful gladiator and has a fast thinking of evasion, who shows the real hero with a hidden identity. A few of her paint works were displayed at the Royal Academy in London. She was the daughter of composer Baron Félix Orczy de Orci and Countess Emma Wass de Szentegyed et Cege, Her grandfather, Baron László Orczy was a royal councillor, and also knight of the Sicilian order of Saint George, her grandmother was the Baroness Magdolna Müller. Her maternal grandparents were the Count Sámuel Wass de Szentegyed et Cege, member of the Hungarian parliament, and Rozália Eperjessy de Károlyfejérvár. Emma's parents left their acreage for Budapest in 1868, for they fear of the danger of the revolt of the farmers. They settled in Budapest, Brussels, and Paris, and Emma studied music there but failed in doing so.