Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Scarlet Pimpernel | 1905 | Sir Percy Blakeney / Scarlet Pimpernel | Buy |
| 2 | I Will Repay | 1906 | Sir Percy Blakeney / Scarlet Pimpernel | Buy |
| 3 | The Elusive Pimpernel | 1908 | Sir Percy Blakeney / Scarlet Pimpernel | Buy |
| 4 | El Dorado | 1913 | Sir Percy Blakeney / Scarlet Pimpernel | Buy |
| 5 | The Laughing Cavalier | 1914 | Sir Percy Blakeney / Scarlet Pimpernel | Buy |
| 6 | Lord Tony’s Wife | 1916 | Sir Percy Blakeney / Scarlet Pimpernel | Buy |
| 7 | The League Of The Scarlet Pimpernel | 1919 | Sir Percy Blakeney / Scarlet Pimpernel | Buy |
| 8 | The First Sir Percy | 1921 | Sir Percy Blakeney / Scarlet Pimpernel | Buy |
| 9 | The Triumph Of The Scarlet Pimpernel | 1922 | Sir Percy Blakeney / Scarlet Pimpernel | Buy |
| 10 | Pimpernel and Rosemary | 1924 | Sir Percy Blakeney / Scarlet Pimpernel | Buy |
| 11 | Sir Percy Hits Back | 1927 | Sir Percy Blakeney / Scarlet Pimpernel | Buy |
| 12 | The Adventures Of The Scarlet Pimpernel | 1929 | Sir Percy Blakeney / Scarlet Pimpernel | Buy |
| 13 | In the Rue Monge | 1931 | Sir Percy Blakeney / Scarlet Pimpernel | Buy |
| 14 | A Child of the Revolution | 1932 | Sir Percy Blakeney / Scarlet Pimpernel | Buy |
| 15 | The Way Of The Scarlet Pimpernel | 1933 | Sir Percy Blakeney / Scarlet Pimpernel | Buy |
| 16 | The Scarlet Pimpernel Looks at the World | 1933 | Sir Percy Blakeney / Scarlet Pimpernel | Buy |
| 17 | Sir Percy Leads The Band | 1936 | Sir Percy Blakeney / Scarlet Pimpernel | Buy |
| 18 | Mam’zelle Guillotine | 1940 | Sir Percy Blakeney / Scarlet Pimpernel | Buy |
The Scarlet Pimpernel series spans eighteen books published over thirty-five years, from 1905 to 1940. The original novel introduces Sir Percy Blakeney, who hides his heroic rescue operations behind the mask of a vain and empty-headed aristocrat. His wife, Lady Marguerite, is one of the few people clever enough to see through the disguise, and their relationship adds a romantic tension to the adventure plots.
The series expanded in several directions. I Will Repay and The Elusive Pimpernel continue Sir Percy’s French Revolution adventures directly. El Dorado raises the stakes by putting Percy himself in danger of the guillotine. The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel and The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel collect shorter tales of the League’s missions. Orczy even wrote a prequel, The Laughing Cavalier, set centuries earlier with a Blakeney ancestor.
Baroness Orczy maintained a steady output throughout her career, returning to Sir Percy repeatedly. The later books like Sir Percy Leads the Band and Mam’zelle Guillotine show her continued attachment to the character and setting. The series remains an important piece of adventure fiction history and a lively read for anyone who enjoys historical swashbuckling.