The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
The second collection of short stories written by Baroness Orczy about the gallant English hero, the Scarlet Pimpernel and his League.
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Ep 1The Hostage
The Scarlet Pimpernel must rescues the Baroness Suzanne de Fleury from Chauvelin, but she is reluctant to leave because Chauvelin has her son. The Scarlet Pimpernel must rescue the boy and not give away his identity as Sir Percy Blakeney.
Ep 2Sir Percy's Wager
Outwardly foppish and simple and always ready to make a wager Sir Percy bets with Countess la Valliere, Chauvelin's agent at court, that the Pimpernel can rescue Lady Caroline Wells. However, betting on the outcome of the Pimpernel's latest escapade could be dangerous - and even cost him his freedom.
Ep 3The Princess
The Pimpernel rescues the Marquise de Manton and returns to Paris disguised as Pierre, a peasant, to rescue her maid, Ginette. She is a lovely and spirited young woman and he finds himself falling for her and wondering what might be if he was not an aristocrat.
Ep 4A Tale of Two Pigtails
Chauvelin's scheme to capture the Princess Melanie de Monsantes before she can escape to England succeeds and she and her servant fall into his trap. Sir Percy hears about it and hatches his own scheme, rescuing the Princess and her servant from under Chauvelin's nose and smuggling them to England. Outraged, Chauvelin travels to England, planning to kidnap the Princess and bring her back to France. Meanwhile, the Prince Regent has hired a Chinese decorator to remodel a wing of the palace, and Sir Percy decides to use the man in his plan to thwart Chauvelin's plot.
Ep 5The Lady in Distress
The Pimpernel plans to free a woman from the guillotine but it is a trap by Chauvelin and the beautiful Cecille, who holds the Pimpernel responsible for her brother's death.
Ep 6Something Remembered
Sir Percy is asked by Princess Melanie de Monsantes, whom the Pimpernel once rescued, to bring her brother Jacques Fleury to safety from France. The Pimpernel finds him but Jacques refuses to leave and instead asks the Pimpernel for weapons to fight Chauvelin.
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