Emma Orczy
United Kingdom · b. 1865 – d. 1947 · 220 books
Biography
Baroness Emma Magdolna Rozália Mária Jozefa Borbála "Emmuska" Orczy de Orczi was born in Tarnaörs, Heves County, Hungary, the daughter of composer Baron Felix Orczy and Countess Emma Wass. In 1868, fearing a potential peasant revolution, her parents left Hungary. They lived in Budapest, Brussels, and Paris before settling in London in 1880. Orczy attended West London School of Art and then Heatherley's School of Fine Art.
In 1894, she married illustrator Montague MacLean Barstow, whom she had met at art school. The couple had very little money, and Orczy started to work with her husband as a translator and an illustrator. In 1899, she had a child, and published her first novel, The Emperor's Candlesticks.
In 1903, she and her husband coauthored her most famous work, The Scarlet Pimpernel. She went on to write over a dozen sequels to the novel.
She also created a number of memorable detectives: Lady Molly Robertson-Kirk of Scotland Yard, who heads the "Female Department" (her cases are collected in Lady Molly of Scotland Yard, 1910); Monsieur Fernand, a Napoleonic-era secret agent (The Man in Grey, 1918); and Patrick Mulligan, a shady attorney (Skin o' My Tooth, 1928). Her greatest detective was the Old Man in the Corner, probably the first of the "armchair" detectives. He sits in a chair in a London tea shop, unraveling knots and intricate cases brought to him by Polly Burton, a young reporter. Many of these were later collected in The Old Man in the Corner (1909). [Leslie S. Klinger, In the Shadow of Sherlock Holmes (2011)]
In 1894, she married illustrator Montague MacLean Barstow, whom she had met at art school. The couple had very little money, and Orczy started to work with her husband as a translator and an illustrator. In 1899, she had a child, and published her first novel, The Emperor's Candlesticks.
In 1903, she and her husband coauthored her most famous work, The Scarlet Pimpernel. She went on to write over a dozen sequels to the novel.
She also created a number of memorable detectives: Lady Molly Robertson-Kirk of Scotland Yard, who heads the "Female Department" (her cases are collected in Lady Molly of Scotland Yard, 1910); Monsieur Fernand, a Napoleonic-era secret agent (The Man in Grey, 1918); and Patrick Mulligan, a shady attorney (Skin o' My Tooth, 1928). Her greatest detective was the Old Man in the Corner, probably the first of the "armchair" detectives. He sits in a chair in a London tea shop, unraveling knots and intricate cases brought to him by Polly Burton, a young reporter. Many of these were later collected in The Old Man in the Corner (1909). [Leslie S. Klinger, In the Shadow of Sherlock Holmes (2011)]
Books by Emma Orczy
Pimpinela Escarlata / the Scar
Pimpinela Escarlata / the Scarlet Pimpernel
Heart of a Woman
Red Carnation
Red Carnation
Beau Brocade a Romance
Beau Brocade a Romance
Detective Molly & the Old Man-Two Detective Story Collections
Detective Tales from the A. B. C Tea-Rooms-Two Detective Story Collections
I Will Repay Baroness Orczy
I Will Repay Baroness Orczy
League of the Scarlet Pimperne
League of the Scarlet Pimpernel Book by Baroness Orczy (1919)
Man in Grey Being Episodes of
Man in Grey Being Episodes of the Chovan Conspiracies in Normandy During the First Empire
Mouron Rouge Conduit le Bal
Mouron Rouge Conduit le Bal
Nest of the Sparrowhawk
Nest of the Sparrowhawk
The Scarlet Pimpernel (Warbler
The Scarlet Pimpernel (Warbler Classics Annotated Edition)
The triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel
Triomphe du Mouron Rouge
Triomphe du Mouron Rouge
Unravelled knots
Old Man in the Corner (Esprios
Old Man in the Corner (Esprios Classics)
Old Man in the Corner Illustra
Old Man in the Corner IllustratedBaroness Emma
The Elusive Pimpernel (Scarlet Pimpernel)
The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel
TheElusivePimpernelIllustrated
TheElusivePimpernelIllustrated
Banda Di Sir Percy
Banda Di Sir Percy
Bride of the Plains Data
Bride of the Plains Data
Bronze Eagle
Bronze Eagle
Capture du Mouron Rouge
Capture du Mouron Rouge
Elusive Pimpernel IllustratedB
Elusive Pimpernel IllustratedBaroness Emmuska Orczy
First Sir Percy (Esprios Class
First Sir Percy (Esprios Classics)
Joyous Adventure
Laughing Cavalier
Laughing Cavalier
Laughing Cavalier : The Story
Laughing Cavalier : The Story of the Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel
Laughing Cavalier (Esprios Cla
Laughing Cavalier (Esprios Classics)
League of the Scarlet Pimperne
League of the Scarlet Pimpernel - Large Print
Lord Tony's Wife : An Adventur
Lord Tony's Wife : An Adventure of the Scarlet Pimpernel
Lord Tony's Wife (Esprios Clas
Lord Tony's Wife (Esprios Classics)
Mouron Rouge : (the Scarlet Pi
Mouron Rouge : (the Scarlet Pimpernel)
Nest of the Sparrowhawk : A Ro
Nest of the Sparrowhawk : A Romance of the XVIIth Century
Noble Rogue
Noble Rogue
Rire du Mouron Rouge
Rire du Mouron Rouge
Scarlet Pimpernel - Large Prin
Scarlet Pimpernel - Large Print
Serment
Serment
Celestial City
Celestial City
Dorado Further Adventures of t
Dorado Further Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
Elusive Pimpernel
Elusive Pimpernel
His Majesty's Well-Beloved Lar
His Majesty's Well-Beloved Large Print
M�tamorphoses du Mouron
M�tamorphoses du Mouron Rouge
Mouron Rouge
Mouron Rouge
Nouveaux Exploits du Mouron Ro
Nouveaux Exploits du Mouron Rouge
Sir Percy hits back
The Complete Escapades of the Scarlet Pimpernel
True Woman
True Woman
BARONESS EMMUSKA ORCZY the Col
BARONESS EMMUSKA ORCZY the Collection Vol. I 3 Novels the Emperor's Candlesticks, in Mary's Reign (the Tangled Skein), Beau Brocade
BARONESS EMMUSKA ORCZY the COL
BARONESS EMMUSKA ORCZY the COLLECTION VOL. II 3 NOVELS Petticoat Rule, the Nest of the Sparrowhawk, unto Cesar
BARONESS EMMUSKA ORCZY the Col
BARONESS EMMUSKA ORCZY the Collection Vol. III 3 Novels a Bride of the Plains, the Bronze Eagle, the Heart of a Woman
BARONESS EMMUSKA ORCZY the Col
BARONESS EMMUSKA ORCZY the Collection Vol. IV 3 Novels Leatherface, His Majesty's Well-Beloved, a Sheaf of Bluebells
Baronessa Emmuska Orczy the Co
Baronessa Emmuska Orczy the Collection : Volume 2
Baronessa Emmuska Orczy the Co
Baronessa Emmuska Orczy the Collection : Volume 3
Baronessa Emmuska Orczy the Co
Baronessa Emmuska Orczy the Collection : Volume 4
Baronessa Emmuska Orczy- the C
Baronessa Emmuska Orczy- the Collection Vol. 1 : 4 Novels :
Bride of the Plains
Bride of the Plains
De Roode Pimpernel
De Roode Pimpernel
Dorado : an Adventure of the S
Dorado : an Adventure of the Scarlet Pimpernel
DORADO Scarlet Pimpernel # 7
DORADO Scarlet Pimpernel # 7
Elusive Pimpernel Scarlet Pimp
Elusive Pimpernel Scarlet Pimpernel # 5
Emperor's Candlesticks (1899)
Emperor's Candlesticks (1899) by. Baroness Orczy / a Historical NOVEL /
First SIR PERCY
First SIR PERCY
Honourable Jim
Honourable Jim
Laughing Cavalier (1914) by. B
Laughing Cavalier (1914) by. Baroness Orczy / Adventure NOVEL /
Laughing Cavalier Volume 1
Laughing Cavalier Volume 1
Laughing Cavalier Volume 2
Laughing Cavalier Volume 2
LAUGHING CAVALIER, Scarlet Pim
LAUGHING CAVALIER, Scarlet Pimpernel # 14
League of the Scarlet Pimperne
League of the Scarlet PimpernelThe League of the Scarlet Pimpernel
LORD TONY's WIFE Scarlet Pimpe
LORD TONY's WIFE Scarlet Pimpernel # 6
Old Man in the Corner
Old Man in the Corner
Old Man in the Corner : the Te
Old Man in the Corner : the Teahouse Detective
Scarlet Pimpernel
Scarlet Pimpernel / by Barones
Scarlet Pimpernel / by Baroness Orczy
Scarlet Pimpernel Anthology Vo
Scarlet Pimpernel Anthology Vol. III
Scarlet Pimpernel Anthology Vo
Scarlet Pimpernel Anthology Volume I
Scarlet Pimpernel Vol. 1
Scarlet Pimpernel Vol. 1
Scarlet Pimpernel Vol. 1 the S
Scarlet Pimpernel Vol. 1 the Scarlet Pimpernel, I Will Repay, the Elusive Pimpernel
Scarlet Pimpernel Vol. 2
Scarlet Pimpernel Vol. 2
Scarlet Pimpernel Vol. 2 the E
Scarlet Pimpernel Vol. 2 the Elusive Pimpernel, Lord Tonys Wife, el Dorado
Scarlet Pimpernel Vol. 3
Scarlet Pimpernel Vol. 3
Scarlet Pimpernel Vol. 3 Sir P
Scarlet Pimpernel Vol. 3 Sir Percy Leads the Band, the Way of the Scarlet Pimpernel, Mam'zelle Guillotine,
Scarlet Pimpernel Vol. 4
Scarlet Pimpernel Vol. 4
Sheaf of Bluebells
Sheaf of Bluebells
The Complete Escapades of The Scarlet Pimpernel-Volume 1
The Complete Escapades of The Scarlet Pimpernel-Volume 2
The Complete Escapades of The Scarlet Pimpernel-Volume 4
The Emperor's candlesticks
Dorado (English Edition)
Dorado (English Edition)
Dorado by Baroness Emma Orczy
Dorado by Baroness Emma Orczy Unabridged 1913 Original Version
League of the Scarlet Pimperne
League of the Scarlet Pimpernel
League of the Scarlet Pimperne
League of the Scarlet Pimpernel and the Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel (2 Books)
League of the Scarlet Pimperne
League of the Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Emma Orczy Unabridged
Old Man in the Corner - Classi
Old Man in the Corner - Classic Book
Scarlet Pimpernel - Classic Bo
Scarlet Pimpernel - Classic Book
Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness
Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Emmuska Orczy Orczy
Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska O
Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska Orczy
Scarlet Pimpernel, I Will Repa
Scarlet Pimpernel, I Will Repay, (2 Books)
60+ Mysteries in 5 Short Story
60+ Mysteries in 5 Short Story Collections
Baroness Emma Orczy - el Dorad
Baroness Emma Orczy - el Dorado
Baroness Emma Orczy - I Will R
Baroness Emma Orczy - I Will Repay
Baroness Emma Orczy - the Elus
Baroness Emma Orczy - the Elusive Pimpernel
Baroness Emma Orczy - the Leag
Baroness Emma Orczy - the League of the Scarlet Pimpernel
Baroness Emma Orczy - the Scar
Baroness Emma Orczy - the Scarlet Pimpernel
Emperor's Candlesticks
Emperor's Candlesticks
League of the Scarlet Pimperne
League of the Scarlet Pimpernel : By Baroness Emmuska Orczy
Scarlet Pimpernel (Arabic Edit
Scarlet Pimpernel (Arabic Edition)
Scarlet Pimpernel Collection
Scarlet Pimpernel Collection
SCARLET PIMPERNEL VOL. 2. the
SCARLET PIMPERNEL VOL. 2. the League of the Scarlet Pimpernel; the Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel; the Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
Scarlet Pimpernell
Scarlet Pimpernell
World's Smartest Detectives
World's Smartest Detectives
British Mystery Megapack Volum
British Mystery Megapack Volume 7
British Mystery Multipack Volu
British Mystery Multipack Volume 2
British Mystery Multipack Volu
British Mystery Multipack Volume 3
British Mystery Multipack Volu
British Mystery Multipack Volume 7
Emperors Candlesticks
Emperors Candlesticks
Metamorphoses du Mouron Rouge
Metamorphoses du Mouron Rouge
Ol Man in the Corner
Ol Man in the Corner
Pimpinela Escarlata
Pimpinela Escarlata
Scarlet Pimpernel Anthology Vo
Scarlet Pimpernel Anthology Vol I
Scarlet Pimpernel OMNIBUS Volu
Scarlet Pimpernel OMNIBUS Volume II
Scarlet Pimpernel OMNIBUS Volu
Scarlet Pimpernel OMNIBUS Volume III
Tangled Skein (Chinese Edition
Tangled Skein (Chinese Edition)
Vengeance de Sir Percy
Vengeance de Sir Percy
British Mystery Megapack
British Mystery Megapack
Pimpernel and Rosemary
Scarlet Pimpernel OMNIBUS Volu
Scarlet Pimpernel OMNIBUS Volume I
Scarlet Pimpernel OMNIBUS Volu
Scarlet Pimpernel OMNIBUS Volume IV
Way of the Scarlet Pimpernel
Way of the Scarlet Pimpernel
Dorado Scarlet Pimpernel
Dorado Scarlet Pimpernel
I Will Repay a Scarlet Pimpern
I Will Repay a Scarlet Pimpernel Novel
Laughing Cavalier a Scarlet Pi
Laughing Cavalier a Scarlet Pimpernel Novel
Scarflet Impernel
Scarflet Impernel
Scarlet Pimpernel and the Elus
Scarlet Pimpernel and the Elusive Pimpernel
The Scarlet Pimpernel (Book Cl
The Scarlet Pimpernel (Book Club Edition)
Great Classic Mysteries II
Lord Tony
Lord Tony
Scarlet Pimpernel Anthology
Scarlet Pimpernel Anthology
The Elusive Pimpernel with a Child of the Revolution, Mam'zelle Guillotine, the League of the Scarlet Pimpernel and the Adventures of the Scarlet Pimp
The Gallant Pimpernel - Unabri
The Gallant Pimpernel - Unabridged - Lord Tony's Wife, the Way of the Scarlet Pimpernel, Sir Percy Leads the Band, the Triumph of the Scarlet Pimperne
The Scarlet Pimpernal
The Scarlet Pimpernal
Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpern
Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel
Adventures of the Scarlet Pimp
Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
Dorado, an Advernture Story of
Dorado, an Advernture Story of Scarlet Pimpernel
Man in Grey and in the Rue Mon
Man in Grey and in the Rue Monge
The Scarlett Pimpernel Book
Baroness Orczy's Old Man in the Corner
Great Classic Mysteries
Works of Baroness Orczy
Works of Baroness Orczy
Case of Miss Elliott
Case of Miss Elliott
The Case of Miss Elliott
The Nest of the Sparrowhawk
The Scarlet Pimpernel (Book 1 of The Scarlet Pimpernel Series)
Fenchurch Street Mystery
The Duffield Peerage Case
The York Mystery
Mam'zelle Guillotine
Scarlet Pimpernel and Other Tales
The Way of the Scarlet Pimpernel
The Shadows of Sherlock Holmes
Classics Illustrated The Scarlet Pimpernel & Notes
Uncrowned King
Murder on the Railways
Classic Detective Stories. 3/3
The Scarlet Pimpernel Readalon
The Scarlet Pimpernel Readalong (Illustrated Classics Collection 4)
Unto Caesar
Hrabina De Lanoy
Hrabina De Lanoy
Tangerka z Solferino
Tangerka z Solferino
Country House Murders
Harpatḳaʾotaṿ shel Sḳarleṭ Pim
Harpatḳaʾotaṿ shel Sḳarleṭ Pimpernel
Dorado
Dorado
Sir Percy Leads the Band
Sḳarleṭ Pimpernel
Sḳarleṭ Pimpernel
Lady Molly of Scotland Yard
Pilot Scarlet Pimpernel Lmp
Pilot Scarlet Pimpernel Lmp
Three Adventures of the Scarle
Three Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
Die schönsten Bücher für junge Leser
Scarlet Pimpernel Omnibus
Scarlet Pimpernel Omnibus
Old Hungarian fairy tales
Reader's Digest Best Loved Books for Young Readers--Volume Two
The Scarlet Pimpernel Omnibus
The Scarlet Pimpernel Omnibus
The Scarlet Pimpernel. With de
The Scarlet Pimpernel. With decorations by Richard Kennedy
The First Sir Percy
Beau Brocade
The turbulent duchess (H. R. H
The turbulent duchess (H. R. H. Madame la Duchesse de Berri)
The Way of the scarlety pimper
The Way of the scarlety pimpernel
A Spy of Napoleon
A Spy of Napoleon
The Scarlett Pimpernel
A joyous adventure
A joyous adventure
Marivosa
Marivosa
The Adventures of The Scarlet Pimpernel
Blue eyes and grey
Blue eyes and grey
The Honourable Jim
The old man in the corner unravels the mystery of Brudenell court and the Tytherton case
The Old man in the corner unravels the mystery of the pearl necklace and the tragedy in Bishop's Road
The old man in the corner unravels the mystery of the Russian prince, and of Dog's Tooth Cliff
Flower o' the Lily
Flower o' the Lily
The principal witness
The principal witness
The man in grey
A sheaf of bluebells
How Jean-Pierre met the Scarle
How Jean-Pierre met the Scarlet Pimpernel
Lord Tony's Wife
Leatherface
A bride of the plains
The bronze eagle
大俠紅蘩蕗傳
大俠紅蘩蕗傳
A true woman
Fire in Stubble
Fire in Stubble
The noble rogue
The noble rogue
Petticoat Rule
The Old Man in the Corner
The elusive pimpernel
By the gods beloved
A son of the people
I Will Repay
The Scarlet Pimpernell
The Scarlet Pimpernell
The celestial city
Classic Detective Stories. 2/2
Classic Detective Stories. 2/2
Nastepne pokolenie (Polish Edi
Nastepne pokolenie (Polish Edition)