As the guillotine falls daily during the Reign of Terror, a daring masked hero known only as the Scarlet Pimpernel slips in and out of France, snatching condemned aristocrats from death and spiriting them to safety in England. All of Paris burns to know who he truly is, and none more than the ruthless agent Chauvelin. To unmask him, Chauvelin corners the beautiful, clever Marguerite Blakeney, forcing her to choose between betraying the unknown hero and saving someone she loves. Orczy's thrilling 1905 adventure of disguise and danger sets a desperate hunt in motion, with one closely guarded secret at its heart.