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Emma Orczy
Sign in to saveAlso known as Baroness Orczy, Baroness Emma Magdolna Rozália Mária Jozefa Borbála Orczy de Orci, Baroness Emma Magdolna Rozalia Maria Jozefa Borbala Orczy de Orci, Emmuska Orczy, Emma Baroness von Orczy, Emma Barstow, Emmuska, Baroness Emmuska Orczy
Hungarian-born British novelist and playwright (1865-1947)
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Emma Orczy was a female writer, novelist, translator, and children's writer. Born Emma Magdalena Rozália Mária Jozefa Borbála Orczy de Orci in Tarnaörs in 1865, she held the noble title of baron. She was a citizen of the United Kingdom and Hungary. Her native languages were German and Hungarian, and she also spoke English. She was educated at the Heatherley School of Fine Art.
Her notable work includes The Scarlet Pimpernel, also known as Sḳarleṭ Pimpernel. Other works listed are Murder on the Railways, The man in the corner, Unravelled knots, and Unto Cæsar. She wrote in the English language. Orczy died in Henley-on-Thames on 12 November 1947.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 23 September 1865
- Died
- 12 November 1947
- Works
- 779
Top works
- Country House Murders
- Murder on the Railways
- Sḳarleṭ Pimpernel
- The man in the corner
- Unravelled knots
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Film & TV
Tamaörs, Hungary
Baroness Emma Magdolna Rozália Mária Jozefa Borbála "Emmuska" Orczy de Orci was a Hungarian-born British novelist and playwright. She is best known for her series of novels featuring the Scarlet Pimpernel, the alter ego of Sir Percy Blakeney, a wealthy English fop who turns into a quick-thinking escape artist.
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Key facts
- Born
- Emma Magdalena Rozália Mária Jozefa Borbála Orczy de Orci , 23 September 1865 ( 1865-09-23 ) , Tarnaörs , Heves County , Hungary, Austrian Empire
- Died
- 12 November 1947 (1947-11-12) (aged 82), Henley-on-Thames , Oxfordshire, England
- Occupation
- Novelist
- Nationality
- Hungarian, British
- Genre
- Historical fiction, mystery fiction and adventure romances
- Notable works
- The Scarlet Pimpernel , The Emperor's Candlesticks
- Spouse
- Henry George Montagu MacLean Barstow ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1894 ; died 1942 )
- Children
- John "Jack" Montague Orczy-Barstow
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Emma
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Hungary
- Place of birth
- Tarnaörs
- Place of death
- Henley-on-Thames
- Occupation
- short story writer
- Educated at
- Heatherley School of Fine Art
- Languages spoken
- Hungarian
- Native language
- Hungarian
- Noble title
- baron
- Image
- Baroness Emma Orczy (Bassano).jpg
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- date of birth
- 1865-09-27
- date of death
- 1947-11-12
- Commons category
- Emma Orczy
- writing language
- English language
- name in native language
- Orczy Emmuska
- birth name
- Emma Magdalena Rozália Mária Jozefa Borbála Orczy de Orci
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Encyclopedic overview
Baroness Emma Magdalena Rozália Mária Jozefa Borbála Orczy de Orci (/ˈɔːrtsiː/; 23 September 1865 – 12 November 1947), usually known as Baroness Orczy (the name under which she was published), was a Hungarian-born British novelist and playwright. She is best known for her series of novels featuring The Scarlet Pimpernel, the alter ego of Sir Percy Blakeney, a wealthy English fop who turns into a quick-thinking escape artist in order to save French aristocrats from "Madame Guillotine" during the French Revolution, establishing the "hero with a secret identity" in popular culture.
Opening in London's West End on 5 January 1905, The Scarlet Pimpernel became a favourite of British audiences. Some of Orczy's paintings were exhibited at the Royal Academy in London.
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