It takes the average reader 12 hours and 54 minutes to read The Scarlet Pimpernel / by Baroness Orczy by Emmuska Orczy
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The Scarlet Pimpernel / by Baroness Orczyby Baroness Emma Orczy Baroness Emma Orczy was a Hungarian-born British novelist and playwright. She is best known for her series of novels featuring the Scarlet Pimpernel, the alter ego of Sir Percy Blakeney, a wealthy English fop who turns into a quick-thinking escape artist in order to save ill-fated French royalty from "Madame Guillotine" during the French revolution, establishing the "hero with a secret identity" into popular culture.Opening in London's West End on 5 January 1905, The Scarlet Pimpernel became a favourite of British audiences. Some of her paintings were exhibited at the Royal Academy in London. During World War I, Orczy formed the Women of England's Active Service League, an unofficial organisation aimed at encouraging women to persuade men to volunteer for active service in the armed forces.We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.
The Scarlet Pimpernel / by Baroness Orczy by Emmuska Orczy is 756 pages long, and a total of 193,536 words.
This makes it 255% the length of the average book. It also has 237% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 17 hours and 37 minutes to read The Scarlet Pimpernel / by Baroness Orczy aloud.
The Scarlet Pimpernel / by Baroness Orczy is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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