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  • Old Hungarian Fairy Tales

    Enchanting Hungarian Folklore: Tales of Magic and Moral Lessons

    "Old Hungarian Fairy Tales" by Baroness Orczy is a captivating collection that delves into the rich tapestry of Hungarian folklore. With her signature narrative style that seamlessly blends exquisite detail with enchanting simplicity, Orczy presents a series of tales that resonate with universal themes of heroism, adventure, and moral lessons. Set against the backdrop of Hungary's vibrant cultural ... Read more

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  • The Noble Rogue

    Enriched edition.

    In "The Noble Rogue," Baroness Emmuska Orczy masterfully weaves a tale set in the tumultuous backdrop of Paris during the reign of Louis XV. This historical novel is characterized by its vivid descriptions and intricate characterizations, embodying the spirit of the early 20th century literary style that celebrated romance, adventure, and social intrigue. Through the exploits of the charming ... Read more

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  • Audiobook

    The Scarlet Pimpernel

    Narrated by Geoffrey Howard ...
    Series Audiobook 1905 - The Pimpernel Novels

    Unabridged

    8 hours 21 min

    “Who is this man, this Scarlet Pimpernel?” Each day this question grew more pressing to the rulers of the French Revolution. Only this man and his band of followers threatened their total power. Only this maddeningly elusive figure defied the vast network of fanatics, informers, and secret agents that the Revolution spread out to catch its enemies.Some said this man of many disguises, endless ... Read more

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  • The Old Man in the Corner

    The stories follow an unnamed elderly man who sits in the corner of a tea room, reading newspapers and solving crimes using his remarkable deductive powers. The stories were very popular in their time and are considered early examples of the "locked room mystery" genre. ... Read more

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  • The Christmas Mystery Wagon – Premium Collection

    Victorian and Edwardian Yuletide Tales of Detection, Ghosts, Gothic Suspense, and Festive Crime

    The Christmas Mystery Wagon – Premium Collection gathers Christmas-tide crime, ghostly suspense, domestic intrigue, and ironic comedy into a capacious survey of popular nineteenth- and early twentieth-century storytelling. Its range extends from detective deduction and locked-room puzzles to supernatural visitations, moral fables, sensation fiction, and sharply observed seasonal satire. Amid ... Read more

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  • The Scarlet Pimpernell

    They seek him here,They seek him there,Those Frenchies seek him everywhere.Is he in heaven?Is he in hell?That damned, elusive Pimpernel.Part romance, part adventure, and part suspenseful spy thriller, The Scarlet Pimpernel is one of the first action-adventure stories, paving the way for swashbucklers like the Lone Ranger, Zorro, and Batman. Set in 1792, this is th... ... Read more

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  • Mystery Cases For Christmas – Test your Power of Deduction During the Holidays

    Classic Christmas Whodunits of Detection, Suspense, and Ingenious Crime

    Mystery Cases For Christmas gathers classic detective and crime tales into a seasonal invitation to test one's powers of inference. Across puzzle mysteries, sensation fiction, comic reversals, courtroom investigations, psychological suspense, and atmospheric tales of rural and urban unease, the volume demonstrates the remarkable elasticity of the genre. Holiday framing heightens the pleasures of ... Read more

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  • The Old Man in the Corner - The Original Classic Edition

    Finally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition of The Old Man in the Corner.This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important work by Baroness Orczy, which is now, at last, again available to you.Enjoy this classic work today. These selected paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look inside The Old Man in the Corner:He waited in the ... Read more

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  • The Scarlet Pimpernel

    The Scarlet Pimpernel is the first novel in a series of historical fiction by Baroness Orczy, published in 1905. It was written after her stage play of the same title enjoyed a long run in London, having opened in Nottingham in 1903.The novel is set during the Reign of Terror following the start of the French Revolution. The title is the nom de guerre of its hero and protagonist, a chivalrous ... Read more

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  • The Scarlet Pimpernel Collection

    Karpathos publishes the greatest works of history's greatest authors and collects them to make it easy and affordable for readers to have them all at the push of a button. All of our collections include a linked table of contents.Baroness Emmuska Orczy was a Hungarian-born British author and artist. Orczy was born of nobility and would go onto become one of the greatest authors of the 20th century ... Read more

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  • The Greatest Christmas Murder Mysteries & Thrillers

    Victorian and Edwardian Yuletide Tales of Murder, Ghosts, Family Secrets, and Winter Suspense

    The Greatest Christmas Murder Mysteries & Thrillers gathers Victorian, Edwardian, and early modern short fiction in which the season of hospitality, ritual, and domestic intimacy becomes a setting for dread, detection, and surprise. Its range encompasses locked-room puzzles, supernatural visitations, sensation fiction, comic reversals, psychological suspense, and tales of crime concealed beneath ... Read more

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  • The Scarlet Pimpernel

    (THE GREAT CLASSICS LIBRARY)

    The Scarlet Pimpernel is an adventure novel set during the Reign of Terror following the start of the French Revolution and is a forerunner of such "disguised superhero" tales such as Zorro and Batman. It was based on a play which was initially unsuccessful, but, after some re-writing, became immensely successful in London at the start of the twentieth century. The novel, published soon after the ... Read more

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