The Laughing Cavalier

Author : Emma Orczy
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781677762606
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Laughing Cavalier written by Emma Orczy and published by . This book was released on 2019-12-20 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Emmuska Orczy
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 255 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The First Sir Percy written by Emmuska Orczy and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2021-11-09 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The First Sir Percy is an adventure story by Baroness Orczy showcasing Sir Percy Blakeney, foregoer of Orczy's character The Scarlet Pimpernel. Excerpt: "She felt a little strange, a little humiliated perhaps, standing here alone, as if abandoned by the very man who but a moment ago had seemed ready to defy every convention for her sake. Just now she had been the centre of attraction, the pivot round which revolved excitement, curiosity, interest. Even the Stadtholder had, for the space of those few minutes, forgotten his cares and his responsibilities in order to think of her and to plead with her father for her freedom and her happiness. Now she was all alone, seemed so for the moment, while her father and Mynheer van den Poele and the older men crowded around his Highness, and every one had their eyes fixed on the curious spectacle below."

Author : James Button
Publisher : Melbourne Univ. Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0522866166
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Comeback written by James Button and published by Melbourne Univ. Publishing. This book was released on 2016-08-29 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a boy, James Button fell in love with the Geelong Football Club. It was a family affair. But as the years wore on and the defeats and disappointments mounted, it became clear to him: his team would never win a flag. This book tells the story of his glorious mistake. Writing as a reporter, not primarily as a fan, James interviews hundreds of people to tell the story of how one organisation changed its culture, on and off the field. He relates not only the fortunes of the team over fifty years but of the town with which it is so closely entwined. And he tries to explain why so many of us, whoever we barrack for, are gripped by an unreasonable passion for football.

Author : Emmuska Orczy
Publisher : DigiCat
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 361 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Laughing Cavalier written by Emmuska Orczy and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-09-15 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Laughing Cavalier is a 1913 adventure novel by Baroness Orczy, which revolves around Percy Blakeney, a foreign adventurer and ancestor of Orczy's famous character, the Scarlet Pimpernel. Excerpt: "For had the three philosophers adhered to their usual custom of retiring to the warmth and comfort of the Lame Cow, situate in the Kleine Hout Straat, as soon as the as the streets no longer presented an agreeable lolling place, they would never have known the tumult that went on at this hour under the very shadow of the cathedral."

Author : Emmuska Orczy
Publisher : Graphic Arts Books
ISBN 13 : 1513277200
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Laughing Cavalier written by Emmuska Orczy and published by Graphic Arts Books. This book was released on 2021-03-02 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Percy Blake, the forefather of the Scarlet Pimpernel, is hired to kidnap a young woman with sensitive information regarding the potential assassination of a prince. It’s a complex family drama that ties into a mystery surrounding an artist’s most acclaimed work. Percy Blake is the adopted son of Dutch painter Frans Hals. He was originally born to an English nobleman who eventually abandoned he and his mother. Set in seventeenth-century Holland, Blake works on the streets under the alias, Diogenes. He’s a mercenary who’s hired to kidnap a young woman who discovers her brother is a part of plot to kill the Prince of Orange. To prevent her from spoiling their plans, Blake apprehends his target but slowly has a change of heart. The Laughing Cavalier: The Story of the Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel is a rich blend of fact and fiction. Baroness Orczy expands the legend of the famous hero in a new and exciting way. With an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of The Laughing Cavalier: The Story of the Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel is both modern and readable.

Author : Emmuska Orczy
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781530524631
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Laughing Cavalier written by Emmuska Orczy and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-04-12 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "[...]hitherto only by his picture, who have loved him only for what they guessed. The monograph which I now present with but few additions of minor details, goes to prove what I myself had known long ago, namely, that the Laughing Cavalier who sat to Frans Hals for his portrait in 1624 was the direct ancestor of Sir Percy Blakeney, known to history as the Scarlet Pimpernel. EMMUSKA ORCZY. Haarlem, 1913. [...]".

Author : Baroness Emmuska Orczy Orczy
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 466 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Laughing Cavalier written by Baroness Emmuska Orczy Orczy and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Emmauska Orczy
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1609777611
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Laughing Cavalier written by Emmauska Orczy and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-04-11 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Baroness Emma Magdolna Rozália Mária Jozefa Borbála "Emmuska" Orczy de Orczi (23 September 1865 - 12 November 1947) was a Hungarian-born British novelist, playwright and artist of noble origin. She is most known for her series of novels featuring the Scarlet Pimpernel. This is one of her novels.

Author : Emmuska Orczy
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781981658671
Total Pages : 652 pages
Book Rating : 4.7X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Laughing Cavalier written by Emmuska Orczy and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-12-17 with total page 652 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Baroness Orczy
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Laughing Cavalier written by Baroness Orczy and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2020-12-08 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dive into the historical romance of the 1910s with "The Laughing Cavalier" by Baroness Orczy. Set against a backdrop of adventure and intrigue, this novel captures the essence of historical fiction, romance, and culture. Orczy's vivid storytelling and rich characters make this a must-read for fans of adventure novels, romance novels, and historical fiction novels.