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Emma Orczy

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Baroness Emma Magdolna Rozalia Maria Jozefa Borbala "Emmuska" Orczy de Orczi (1865-1947) was a Hungarian-born British novelist and playwright born in Tarnaors, Heves County, Hungary, daughter of composer Baron Felix Orczy and Countess Emma Wass. Her family settled in London in 1880. She studied at West London School of Art and Heatherley's School of Fine Art, married illustrator Montague MacLean Barstow in 1894, and published her first novel, The Emperor's Candlesticks, in 1899.

Born
1865
Known for
The Scarlet Pimpernel

Series by Emma Orczy

The Scarlet Pimpernel

16 books in order · 1900–1940

  1. Cover of The Scarlet Pimpernel

    The Scarlet Pimpernel

    1900 · Emma Orczy

    The Scarlet Pimpernel is a play and adventure novel written by Baroness Emmuska Orczy in 1905. It is set during the Reign of Terror, a violent period…

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    I Will Repay

    1906 · Emma Orczy

    Juliette Marny has sworn to ruin the man who killed her brother. Ten years later, when she finally meets him, she learns the truth about her…

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    The Elusive Pimpernel (Scarlet Pimpernel)

    1908 · Emma Orczy

    Set in Paris in September 1793, described as Year I of the Republic, this passage depicts a city consumed by bloodshed, anarchy, and terrorism, with…

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    Eldorado

    1913 · Emma Orczy

    Baroness Orczy's El Dorado is a classic adventure novel and the sequel to The Scarlet Pimpernel, first published in 1913. Set in Paris during 1794,…

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    The Laughing Cavalier

    1914 · Emma Orczy

    The year is 1623, the place Haarlem in the Netherlands. Diogenes, the first Sir Percy Blakeney, the Scarlet Pimpernel’s ancestor, and his friends…

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    Lord Tony's Wife

    1917 · Emma Orczy

    Lord Tony's Wife, by Emma Orczy (Baroness Orczy), is a sequel to the classic adventure tale The Scarlet Pimpernel. It was first published in 1917 by…

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  7. Cover of The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel

    The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel

    1919 · Emma Orczy

    The novel describes an era in which a woman almost unsexed by misery, starvation, and the abnormal excitement bred by daily spectacles of revenge and…

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  8. Cover of The triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel

    The triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel

    1922 · Emma Orczy

    In this 1922 novel by Emma Orczy (Baroness Orczy), a young man denounces Robespierre at one of his "Fraternal Suppers" and is saved by an asthmatic…

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  9. Cover of Pimpernel and Rosemary

    Pimpernel and Rosemary

    1924 · Emma Orczy

    Rosemary, the former love of Peter Blakeney, is about to marry one of Peter’s friends. A journalist, she is asked to report on the Romanian…

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    Sir Percy Hits Back

    1927 · Emma Orczy

    Sir Percy Hits Back is, chronologically, the ninth book in the Scarlet Pimpernel series by Baroness Orczy (Emma Orczy). It was first published in…

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Standalone books

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Frequently asked questions

How many books has Emma Orczy written?

We list 17 books by Emma Orczy across 1 series, published between 1900–1940 — each shown in full reading order.

What order should I read Emma Orczy's books?

Read each series in publication order. A good place to start is “The Scarlet Pimpernel.” Open any series above for its complete numbered reading order.

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