Laughing Cavalier; Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel
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142
1914
English
- An Apology and the Prologue
- New Year's Eve
- The Fracas by the Postern Gate
- An Interlude
- Watch-Night
- Brother and Sister
- The Councesl of Prudence
- Three Philosophers and Their Friends
- The Lodgings which were Paid for
- The Painter of Pictures
- The Laughing Cavalier
- The Bargain
- The Portrait
- The Spanish Wench
- After Evensong
- The Halt at Bennebrock
- Layden
- An Understanding
- The Start
- In the Kingdom of the Night
- Back Again in Haarlem
- A Grief-Stricken Father
- A Double Pledge
- A Spy from the Camp
- The Birth of Hate
- An Arrant Knave
- Back to Houdekerk
- Thence to Rotterdam
- Check
- Check Again
- A Nocturn
- The Molens
- A Run Through the Night
- The Captive Lion
- Protestations
- The Witness for the Defence
- Brother Philosophers
- Dawn
- The Hour
- ''Sauve Qui Peut''
- The Loser Pays
- ''Vengeance is Mine''
- The Fight in the Doorway
- Layden Once More
- Blake of Blakeney
- The End
The enigmatic smile of The Laughing Cavalier of Franz Hals' famous painting invites you to wonder just what mischievousness hides behind that face. In this novel, inspired by the painting, Baroness Orczy recounts the adventures of an ancestor of her famous character, the Scarlet Pimpernel. Set in Holland during the turbulent times of 1623/1624, this is the story of a swashbuckling romanticist, whose desire for wealth and success always seems to be eclipsed by his sense of what is right and gentlemanly. The same combination of savoir-faire, insouciance, deep feeling, and humor that make the Scarlet Pimpernel such an intriguing character are already present in the DNA of the Blakeney family more than 150 years before the French Revolution. Enjoy this delightful romp through the "pages" of an historical fiction that will have you laughing right along with The Laughing Cavalier. - Summary by Arlene Joyce
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