

The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
The second collection of short stories written by Baroness Orczy about the gallant English hero, the Scarlet Pimpernel and his League.
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- Ep 1
1.The Hostage
28-09-195530mThe Scarlet Pimpernel rescues a Baroness from Chauvelin, but she is reluctant to leave because Chauvelin has her son. The Scarlet Pimpernel must rescue the boy and not give away hi...
- Ep 2
2.Sir Percy's Wager
05-10-195530mSir Percy is always ready to make a wager. However, betting on the outcome of the Pimpernel's latest escapade could be dangerous - and even cost him his freedom.
- Ep 3
3.The Princess
12-10-195530mThe Pimpernel goes back into danger to rescue a serving girl. Ginette is a lovely and spirited young woman and he finds himself falling for her and wondering what a different life...
- Ep 4
4.A Tale of Two Pigtails
19-10-195530mChauvelin's scheme to capture the Princesse de Monsantes before she can escape to England succeeds and she and her servant fall into his trap. Sir Percy hears about it and hatches...
- Ep 5
5.The Lady in Distress
26-10-195530mChauvelin uses the Pimpernel's strong sense of chivalry to bait a trap with the beautiful Cecille as the bait. Informed that Madame la Guillotine awaits her pretty neck, Sir Percy...

6.Something Remembered
02-11-195530mAnswering an appeal from the Princesse Melanie de Monsantes to bring her brother Jacques to safety from France, the Pimpernel finds him but he refuses to leave and instead asks the...
- Ep 7
7.The Elusive Chauvelin
09-11-195530mIn his strangest mission yet, the Pimpernel must rescue a young man accused of being the Pimpernel - and discover whether Chauvelin was behind a plot to plant the false avenger in...
- Ep 8
8.The Sword of Justice
16-11-195530mHearing that the Scarlet Pimpernel is being impersonated in France by an Englishman who is robbing and murdering French aristocrats, Sir Percy sets a trap to catch the imposter.
- Ep 9
9.Thanksgiving Day
22-11-195530mWhy would an American who desperately needs the Pimpernel's help challenge him in a duel to the death? Sir Percy must find a way to protect his second identity and protect the man,...
- Ep 10
10.Sir Andrew's Fate
06-12-195530mWhile smuggling aristocrats out of France, Andrew and Richard are pursued by Chauvelin's agents. Andrew is shot and wounded, and Richard is forced to leave him behind. Sir Percy mu...
- Ep 11
11.The Ambassador's Lady
13-12-195530mLord Richard Hastings's eye for a pretty girl places him and Sir Percy in the spotlight - and right under Chauvelin's nose. Will the gossip prove to be their undoing, or can the Pi...

12.The Christmas Present
20-12-195530mWhen Chauvelin captures several members of French nobility, Sir Percy must forsake a quiet Christmas at home and attempt a rescue.

13.The Flower Woman
27-12-195530mThe lovely Comtesse la Valliere, formerly a spy for Chauvelin, changes sides when she learns of the impending execution of dozens of moderate French revolutionaries. Teaming with t...

14.The Imaginary Invalids
10-01-195630mSir Percy discovers that Chauvelin is blackmailing the banker Rothstein by holding his daughter, Rachelle, captive. He hatches a plan to fool the doctor treating Rachelle into unwi...

15.Antoine and Antoinette
24-01-195630mInnocent newlyweds, Antoine and Antoinette, are falsely arrested and sentenced to death. The Scarlet Pimpernel comes to the rescue with the help of Antoinette’s young sister, Elise...

16.The Winged Madonna
07-02-195630mThe Abbey of Nanterre has been plundered by Chauvelin, and many of its monks lie dead. Sir Percy decides to rescue the remaining monks, including the Father Guardian, who Percy dis...

17.Gentlemen of the Road
15-06-195630mSir Percy notices a beautiful woman showing an unusual interest in the Prince of Wales’s affairs and is unconvinced by her replies to his questions. Perhaps it's time for the Pimpe...

18.The Farmer's Boy
22-06-195630mGiving one of Sir Percy's agents false information, Chauvelin hopes to lure the man he thinks is the Pimpernel into the open. He achieves his aim but is astonished when a 'simple m...
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