"This man was clad in a huge-caped coat, which made his powerful figure seem preternaturally large. His hair was fair and slightly curly above his low, square brow; the eyes beneath their heavy lids looked down on her with unmistakeable kindness."
"This man was clad in a huge-caped coat, which made his powerful figure seem preternaturally large. His hair was fair and slightly curly above his low, square brow; the eyes beneath their heavy lids looked down on her with unmistakeable kindness."
This book is actually a collection of short stories, each a different adventure of Percy and his gang, with an ingeneous new scheme in each one. Some were more predictable than others, but I found the entire book highly enjoyable. My only complaint is that I'd like to read one written from Percy's point of view, but that might just be me. :-)
The following is a list of the stories in the novel. I especially liked how Orczy worked the death of Marat into one story, and how many different disguises she came up with for Percy and the League!
Sir Percy Explains
A Question of Passports
Two Good Patriots
The Old Scarecrow
A Fine Bit of Work
How Jean-Piere met the Scarlet Pimpernel
Out of the Jaws of Death
The Traitor
The Cabaret de la Liberte
"Needs Must --"
A Battle of Wits