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The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel
Cover of the 1919 first edition
AuthorBaroness Orczy
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
SeriesThe Scarlet Pimpernel
GenreAdventure, Historical short stories
PublisherCassell & Co, London
Publication date
March 1919
Media typePrint (hardback & paperback)
Pages313 pp
Preceded bySir Percy Leads the Band 
Followed byI Will Repay 

The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel is a sequel book to the classic adventure tale, The Scarlet Pimpernel. Written by Baroness Orczy and first published in 1919, the book consists of eleven short stories about Sir Percy Blakeney's exploits in rescuing various aristos and French citizens from the clutches of the guillotine.

The stories, which are listed below, are set in 1793 but appear in no particular order. They occasionally refer to events in other books in the series.

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