A Sheaf of Bluebells

Baroness Emmuska Orczy, born Emma Magdalena Rosalia Maria Josefa Barbara Orczy on September 23, 1865, in Tarnaörs, Hungary, was a prolific writer best recognized for her series of novels featuring the Scarlet Pimpernel. Educated at the West London School of Art and Heatherley's School of Fine Art, Orczy's initial ambition was to become a painter. However, her narrative genius soon directed her to ...