I Will Repay

Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness, 1865-1947Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

3.5

Word count: 366K words
Chapters: 37

Summary

Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.I Will Repay by Baroness Emmuska Orczy OrczyAuthor: Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness, 1865-1947,Language: English, Class: PR: Language and Literatures: English literature, Release Date: Feb 1, 2004

Editor's review

I Will Repay is a historical adventure novel in Baroness Orczy's Scarlet Pimpernel series, set during the French Revolution. Like the other books in the series, it blends suspenseful plotting, questions of identity, and aristocratic heroism; it moves at a brisk pace and has a strong popular-romance flavor. As a public-domain ebook from Project Gutenberg, its main value is as a free, accessible text, suitable as further reading for those interested in late Victorian popular literature, French Revolution settings, or the Scarlet Pimpernel series. Read it as a plot-driven historical adventure rather than for literary depth, and note how the author handles themes of loyalty, honor, and revenge. Keep in mind that this is the original English ebook and that the Gutenberg edition prioritizes textual availability, with plain formatting and few notes.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Readers who enjoy historical adventure novels set during the French Revolution
Readers who have read other Scarlet Pimpernel books and want to fill in the series
People looking for a free public-domain English ebook for casual reading
Students interested in late Victorian popular adventure fiction

Not a good fit for

Readers who want a Chinese translation or a bilingual edition
Readers seeking serious historical scholarship or in-depth literary analysis
Beginners who are not comfortable with the English original and need detailed notes

Reading tips

Familiarize yourself with the basic setup of the Scarlet Pimpernel series first; the characters and their relationships will then be easier to follow.
Read it as a plot-driven novel and don't look up every word; focus first on where the story is going.
Look up background information on Revolutionary-era terms as you go; it will improve the reading experience.
After finishing, compare it with other books in the series to see how the author handles adventure and revenge.

About the publisher

Project Gutenberg United States · Founded in 1971

Project Gutenberg is a digital publishing project focused on public-domain ebooks. Its publishing direction centers on classic literary works whose copyright has expired, covering genres such as poetry, drama, fiction, and epic. Representative books include Lyrical Ballads by Wordsworth and Coleridge, Proust's Du côté de chez Swann, Shakespeare's Macbeth and The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Homer's The Iliad, Dante's La Divina Comèdia: Purgatòri, Cervantes's The History of Don Quixote, Volume 2, and Grahame's The Wind in the Willows. Its author resources consist mainly of classic Western writers such as Wordsworth, Proust, Shakespeare, Homer, Dante, Cervantes, Grahame, and Tolstoy. Its publishing feature is the provision of freely accessible ebooks in EPUB and Kindle formats; it is not a traditional publisher, and publicly available information is limited.

FAQ

How does this book relate to the Scarlet Pimpernel series?

It is one of the books in Baroness Orczy's Scarlet Pimpernel series, sharing the same fictional world and cast of characters. It is not the first in the series, so it is best to have some familiarity with the basic setup before reading it.

Can I read this book if my English is not strong?

This is the original English public-domain ebook, with no Chinese translation or detailed notes. If your English reading ability is limited, it will be tough going. You could use a dictionary, or read a Chinese translation first to learn the plot and then return to the original.

What are the features of this Gutenberg edition?

The Gutenberg edition is a free, freely available plain-text ebook that prioritizes accessibility, with plain formatting and few notes. It works well as a low-cost reading or research text, but don't expect the experience of a carefully annotated scholarly edition.

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About the author

Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness, 1865-1947 Author

Baroness Orczy (1865–1947) is known in the history of popular English fiction as the author of the Scarlet Pimpernel series. The library holds nineteen of her works, including The Scarlet Pimpernel and its sequels, such as The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel, The Elusive Pimpernel and El Dorado, as well as the detective collection The Old Man in the Corner. Her writing is marked by tight plotting and sustained suspense, often weaving disguise and reversal into adventure stories; the figure of the Scarlet Pimpernel has influenced later heroic adventure narratives. Public information is limited, so details of her life are omitted here, and this introduction focuses on the themes and style of her works.