Old Hungarian Fairy Tales

Baroness Emma Orczy, born Emma Magdalena Rosalia Maria Josefa Barbara Orczy on September 23, 1865, in Tarnaörs, Hungary, to an aristocratic family, was a prolific writer known for her adventure and detective fiction. Primarily recognized for creating the iconic character of Sir Percy Blakeney, the Scarlet Pimpernel, in a series starting with 'The Scarlet Pimpernel' (1905), she demonstrated a flair...