<p>It is 1792, the French Revolution is at its height, and &#39;Madame Guillotine&#39; is plying her murderous trade - the sons of the Revolution intent on exterminating the hated &#39;Aristos&#39;, sparing neither man woman nor child. But increasingly, the condemned are disappearing, whisked away to safety by an unknown Englishman, who leaves behind a simple note, bearing the image of a simple heathland flower, the scarlet pimpernel. The mysterious intruder must be stopped, and Citizen Chauvelin, ruthless revolutionary spymaster, believes he knows a way to unmask the enigmatic foreigner and lead him to his doom. Written in 1905 by Baroness Emma Orczy, &#39;The Scarlet Pimpernel&#39; is a classic tale of intrigue, bravery and devotion set amidst the chaos and brutality of Revolutionary France, an enthralling page-turner that keeps the reader guessing until the final page.</p>