The Scarlet Pimpernel

This classic historical fiction novel, set during the Reign of Terror in the French Revolution, follows the chivalrous Englishman known as the Scarlet Pimpernel. Leading a double life as a wealthy fop and daring rescuer of aristocrats before they are sent to the guillotine, only a select few know his true identity. But when his French wife becomes entangled in his secret world and threatened by the new French envoy, she sets out to stop him and protect her husband.