The Heart of a Woman

Baroness Emma Magdolna Rozália Mária Jozefa Borbála "Emmuska" Orczy de Orci, more commonly known as Baroness Emmuska Orczy, was a notable figure in the literary world, acclaimed predominantly for her series of adventure novels featuring the Scarlet Pimpernel. Born in Tarnaörs, Hungary on September 23, 1865, Orczy grew up in a noble family that eventually settled in London. There, she attended the ...