A Child of the Revolution

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A Child of the Revolution
Cover of the 1932 first edition
AuthorBaroness Orczy
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
SeriesThe Scarlet Pimpernel
GenreAdventure, Historical novel
Published1932 (Doubleday)[1]
Media typePrint (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages307pp
Preceded byThe Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel 
Followed byPimpernel and Rosemary 

First published in 1932, A Child of the Revolution is a book in the Scarlet Pimpernel series written by Baroness Orczy.[2][3] It is chronologically the last book in the Scarlet Pimpernel series.[4]

It is the only Scarlet Pimpernel novel which was not translated into French.[5]

Plot[edit]

During one return home, Sir Percy tells the story of André Vallon, a young Jacobin, to the Prince of Wales. André, wishing to revenge himself on a despotic seigneur, uses the Jacobins' rise to force the seigneur's daughter to marry him. Once wed, they come to love each other, only to have the old seigneur denounce André in an attempt to free his daughter.

References[edit]

  1. ^ ""Prairie Chronicle" and Other Recent Works of Fiction". The New York Times. 26 June 1932. pp. BR7. ProQuest 100577880. Retrieved 18 December 2023 – via Proquest.
  2. ^ "To-Day's Novel". Liverpool Daily Post. 4 February 1932. p. 4. Retrieved 18 December 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Mystery and Adventure". The Charleston Daily Mail. 10 April 1932. p. 9. Retrieved 18 December 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Womack, Philip (30 May 2022). "Rereading: The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy — more than just a romantic adventure story". The Times.
  5. ^ Roger-Lacan, Baptiste (25 June 2021). "Démophobie, francophobie, Contre-révolution : comment le Mouron rouge a traversé la Manche". La Révolution française. Cahiers de l'Institut d'histoire de la Révolution française (in French) (20). doi:10.4000/lrf.4974. ISSN 2105-2557.