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The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy is a tale of daring rescues and secret identities during the French Revolution. The mysterious Scarlet Pimpernel saves aristocrats from the guillotine, while concealing his identity as a foppish English nobleman. Combining romance, intrigue, and action, the novel laid the groundwork for the modern masked hero genre.