The Laughing Cavalier (novel)
1913 adventure novel by Baroness Orczy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Laughing Cavalier is a 1913 adventure novel by Baroness Orczy, which revolves around Percy Blakeney, a foreign adventurer and ancestor of Orczy's famous character, the Scarlet Pimpernel. The story takes place in Holland in 1623/1624 and is partly inspired by Frans Hals' painting The Laughing Cavalier: in the novel, Blakeney is Frans Hals' adopted son and the man who poses for the painting of the Laughing Cavalier.
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Author | Baroness Orczy |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Genre | Adventure, Historical novel |
Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton |
Publication date | 1913 |
Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
Pages | 406 pp |
Followed by | The First Sir Percy |
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The sequel to this book, continuing the story of Percy Blakeney, is The First Sir Percy.