"A critical handling of current journalism, ecclesiasticalism, and liberalism. A novel written from the inside as well as from observation; and from the heart as well as from the head."—Congregationalist.
The Scarlet Pimpernel
By Baroness Orczy
Author of "The Emperor's Candlesticks," etc.
A dramatic romance of the French Revolution and the Émigré Nobles. The "Scarlet Pimpernel" was the chief of a daring band of young Englishmen leagued together to rescue members of the French nobility from the Terrorists of France. The identity of the brilliant and resourceful leader is sacredly guarded by his followers and eagerly sought by the agents of the French Revolutionary Government. Scenes of intrigue, danger, and devotion, follow close one upon another. The heroine is a charming, fearless woman who in the end shares the honors with the "Scarlet Pimpernel." In a stage version prepared by the author The Scarlet Pimpernel was one of the dramatic successes of the last London season, Mr. Fred Terry and Miss Julia Neilson acting the leading rôles.
"Something distinctly out of the common, well conceived, vividly told, and stirring from start to finish."—London Telegraph.
At the Sign of The Jack o' Lantern
By MYRTLE REED