English Pronunciation Audio

"This tale of high romance and intriguehas aged well. Johanna Ward is fun to listen to.
She puts the author's rather melodramatic prose in the best possible light by reading with restraint, gravity
and authority.it's always clear who's speaking and how he or she feels. Good production values top off
the welcome reappearance of an old friend."AudioFile

It has been ten years since Juliette de Marny's father asked her to swear revenge upon Droulde for the
death of her brother in a duel. At last, she finds herself in Droulde's house with an easy opportunity to
betray him to the Citizens of France for conspiring against the people. But Juliette realizes, too late, that she
is in love with Droulde.

Can the Scarlet Pimpernell rescue Droulde from certain death by guillotine? Will Droulde forgive Juliette
for her betrayal of him? Romance and intrigue abound in this delightful swashbuckler.

Baroness Orczy (1865-1945) was born in Hungary, the daughter of a baron. Raised in wealth among the aristocracy, she determined to achieve success as a painter and illustrator before starting a writing career. She wrote in English, although she did not speak the language until she was fifteen, and she produced many short stories and detective novels. Her greatest success came with the historical adventure novel The Scarlet Pimpernel.

Johanna Ward (also known as Kate Reading) is an award-winning narrator and actor. She is a company member at Woolly Mammoth Theatre and has appeared on many other stages. She and her husband, actor-narrator Michael Kramer (Nick Bernard), live with their two children in the Washington, D.C. area.