The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel

Baroness Emma Orczy, born Emma Magdalena Rosalia Maria Josefa Barbara Orczy on September 23, 1865, in Tarnaörs, Hungary, was a distinguished author and artist, notable for her illustrious contributions to English literature. Orczy's family, part of the nobility, moved to London where she later attended the West London School of Art and pursued her passion for painting before turning towards writin...