The Scarlet Pimpernel

Baroness Emma Magdolna Rozália Mária Jozefa Borbála "Emmuska" Orczy, better known as Baroness Orczy, was a distinguished Hungarian-born British novelist, playwright, and artist of noble origin. Born on September 23, 1865, in Tarnaörs, Hungary, she achieved literary acclaim primarily for her series of novels featuring the iconic character, the Scarlet Pimpernel. This masked hero, who provided a blu...