Source text (please read only from this text!): https://archive.org/details/the-first-sir-percy/mode/1upSequel to The Laughing Cavalier, The First Sir Percy picks up the cavalier’s story three months later. The second novel in Baroness Orczy’s swashbuckling series, this one set in the Netherlands, contains all the same adventurous elements as the novels that follow. Percy Blake, who calls himself Diogenes, is the Scarlet Pimpernel’s worthy ancestor. (Summary by Winnifred Assmann)
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[*]Link to author on Wikipedia (if available): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma_Orczy (Baroness Emma Orczy)
[*]Link to title on Wikipedia (if available): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_First_Sir_Percy
[*]Number of sections (files) this project will have: 23
[*]Does the project have an introduction or preface: No
[*]Original publication date (if known): 1921
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Genres for the project: Action & Adventure Fiction; Historical Fiction
Keywords that describe the book: history, Scarlet Pimpernel, 17th century, Netherlands, swashbuckling adventure
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LibriVox recording settings: mono (1 channel), 44100 Hz sample rate, 128 kbps constant bit rate MP3. See the Tech Specs
Intro to recording:
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"Chapter # of The First Sir Percy. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit librivox.org." [Optional: "Read by your name."] "The First Sir Percy, by Baroness Emma Orczy. Chapter number and title."
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