Автор: Orczy Baroness Emma Название: El Dorado ISBN: 1086509358 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781086509359 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 45970.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: Eldorado, by Baroness Orczy is a sequel book to the classic adventure tale, The Scarlet Pimpernel. It was first published in 1913. The novel is notable in that it is the partial basis for most of the film treatments of the original book.A French language version, translated and adapted by Charlotte and Marie-Louise Desroyses, was also produced under the title La Capture du Mouron Rouge.As well as containing all the main characters from the first book, Eldorado introduces several new characters and features the Baron de Batz, who also turns up in Sir Percy Leads the Band and The Way of the Scarlet Pimpernel (Baron Jean de Batz is a genuine historical figure).It is 1794 and Paris, "despite the horrors that had stained her walls - has remained a city of pleasure, and the knife of the guillotine did scarce descend more often than did the drop-scenes on the stage."The plot begins when Sir Percy reluctantly agrees to take Armand St. Just with him to France as part of a plan to rescue the young Dauphin.
Автор: Orczy Emma Название: The Elusive Pimpernel ISBN: 1086557891 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781086557893 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 35620.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: It is the early days of the French Republic, and Robespierre's revolutionaries find their wicked schemes repeatedly being thwarted. It appears that Sir Percy Blakeney-the cunning and heroic Pimpernel-is more than a match for them all. But Sir Percy's spy-catching archenemy, Chauvelin, has devised a plan. In this swashbuckling sequel to The Scarlet Pimpernel, Sir Percy attempts to smuggle French aristocrats out of the country to safety, while Chauvelin plays out a vile plot to eliminate the Pimpernel and his beautiful wife, once and for all. Lighting up movie and television screens and leaping off the pages of books, the adventures of Baroness Orczy's rebel Pimpernel have ignited imaginations the world over for generations. Fans of the classic original, as well as those who enjoy rich historical novels, will thrill to this tale of intrigue set in the days following the French Revolution.
Автор: Orczy Baroness Emma Название: El Dorado ISBN: 1686303890 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781686303890 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 45970.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: Eldorado, by Baroness Orczy is a sequel book to the classic adventure tale, The Scarlet Pimpernel. It was first published in 1913. The novel is notable in that it is the partial basis for most of the film treatments of the original book.
Автор: Orczy Emma Название: A True Woman: Large Print ISBN: 1089842368 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781089842361 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 19530.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: Luke de Mountford, heir to his uncle Lord Radcliffe, asks for Louise Harris's hand in marriage. Just when everything seems to be going well, another nephew, Philip, turns up with a claim to his uncle's fortune and Luke is forced to reveal to Louise that their financial future may not be as guaranteed as he had hoped. When Philip is discovered stabbed in a cab, suspicion naturally falls on Luke who certainly has a motive for murder. The head of the Criminal Investigation Department, who happens to be Louisa's uncle, reveals his evidence before the ensuing trial and allows Colonel Harris to conceal himself in his office while a witness for the prosecution details the points of the evidence he will give at the trial. He also reveals that he intends to allow Luke time to escape should the verdict at the inquest be against him.
Автор: Orczy Emma Название: Petticoat Rule: Large Print ISBN: 1086151631 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781086151633 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 20680.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: A story of the French aristocracy, the book concerns Madame de Pompadour's influence over the King and France.
Автор: Orczy Emma Название: The Laughing Cavalier ISBN: 1085916286 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781085916288 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 48270.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: The year is 1623, the place Haarlem in the Netherlands. Diogenes - the first Sir Percy Blakeney, the Scarlet Pimpernel's ancestor - and his friends Pythagoras and Socrates defend justice and the royalist cause. The famous artist Frans Hals also makes an appearance in this historical adventure. Orczy maintains that Hal's celebrated portrait of The Laughing Cavalier is actually a portrayal of the Scarlet Pimpernel's ancestor.
Автор: Orczy Baroness Emma Название: El Dorado: Large Print ISBN: 1086509293 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781086509298 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 20680.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: Eldorado, by Baroness Orczy is a sequel book to the classic adventure tale, The Scarlet Pimpernel. It was first published in 1913. The novel is notable in that it is the partial basis for most of the film treatments of the original book.A French language version, translated and adapted by Charlotte and Marie-Louise Desroyses, was also produced under the title La Capture du Mouron Rouge.As well as containing all the main characters from the first book, Eldorado introduces several new characters and features the Baron de Batz, who also turns up in Sir Percy Leads the Band and The Way of the Scarlet Pimpernel (Baron Jean de Batz is a genuine historical figure).It is 1794 and Paris, "despite the horrors that had stained her walls - has remained a city of pleasure, and the knife of the guillotine did scarce descend more often than did the drop-scenes on the stage."The plot begins when Sir Percy reluctantly agrees to take Armand St. Just with him to France as part of a plan to rescue the young Dauphin.
Автор: Orczy Emma Название: The Uncrowned King: Large Print ISBN: 1087392381 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781087392387 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 22980.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: It is what happened after the death of Louis XVII, that is so amazingly interesting. Through various entries Cardinal Beneventy's diary, we can follow the drama step by step and I have taken the liberty of forming from these fragments a coherent story-the life story not of the rescued Dauphin himself, for that was uneventful, but that of his son, known to a narrow but intensely loyal circle of royalists as Louis XIX.
Автор: Orczy Emma Название: A True Woman ISBN: 1084197774 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781084197770 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 40220.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: Luke de Mountford, heir to his uncle Lord Radcliffe, asks for Louise Harris's hand in marriage. Just when everything seems to be going well, another nephew, Philip, turns up with a claim to his uncle's fortune and Luke is forced to reveal to Louise that their financial future may not be as guaranteed as he had hoped. When Philip is discovered stabbed in a cab, suspicion naturally falls on Luke who certainly has a motive for murder. The head of the Criminal Investigation Department, who happens to be Louisa's uncle, reveals his evidence before the ensuing trial and allows Colonel Harris to conceal himself in his office while a witness for the prosecution details the points of the evidence he will give at the trial. He also reveals that he intends to allow Luke time to escape should the verdict at the inquest be against him.
Автор: Orczy Baroness Emma Название: The Scarlet Pimpernel ISBN: 108616606X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781086166064 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 31030.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: In this historical adventure set during the French Revolution, the elusive Scarlet Pimpernel sets out to rescue men, women and children facing the horrors of the guillotine, while evading the relentless pursuit of his arch enemy, Chauvelin.
Автор: Orczy Emma Название: The Old Man in the Corner ISBN: 1086166477 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781086166477 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 29870.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: A nameless old man sits in the corner of a cozy London tea shop, and without leaving his seat, solves baffling crimes reported to him by an admiring lady journalist. Using only methods of pure deduction, the eccentric, self-assured sleuth unravels the mysteries behind a wide range of criminal acts - from gruesome murders (The Lisson Grove Mystery) and daring thefts (The Affair at the Novelty Theatre) to brilliant deceptions (The Liverpool Mystery) and deadly blackmail schemes (The Murder of Miss Pebmarsh). Set in the fog-shrouded streets of London, where gas lamps flicker in the gloom and details of lurid crimes splash across the pages of the daily papers, these ingenious, well-crafted stories by the author of The Scarlet Pimpernel are among the first and great collections of detective fiction. They will delight devotees of Sherlock Holmes and other mystery-loving fans.
Автор: Orczy Emma Название: Petticoat Rule ISBN: 1086551036 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781086551037 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 42520.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: A story of the French aristocracy, the book concerns Madame de Pompadour's influence over the King and France.
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