# The Laughing Cavalier: The Story of the Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel

By Emmuska Orczy Orczy, Baroness.

"The Laughing Cavalier: The Story of the Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel" by Baroness Orczy is an adventure novel published in 1913. Set in 1623 Holland, the story follows Percy Blakeney, a dashing foreign mercenary who becomes entangled in a deadly conspiracy. When he's hired to kidnap Gilda Beresteyn, daughter of a wealthy merchant, Blakeney finds himself caught between a dangerous assassination plot, a vengeful nobleman, and his growing feelings for his captive—who could send him to the gallows with a single word. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: English
- Subjects: Historical fiction; Adventure stories; Netherlands -- History -- 17th century -- Fiction

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## Audiobooks of it

- [Laughing Cavalier; Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/books/librivox/10020) by Baroness Emma Orczy (13 h 39 min, English)

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