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// **Scarlet Pimpernel** //



**The Scarlet Pimpernel** by Baroness Orczy is a novel based during the French Revolution of an anonymous hero who rescues French Aristocrats who are sentenced to The Guillotine. The main protagonist is The Scarlet Pimpernel's wife, Marguerite Blackeney. Marguerite has an incredibly passionate love for her husband and discovers she has put him in severe danger by selling him out to a French spy. Marguerite's alter ego, or Lady Blackeney, soon changes from her lady-like ways into a brave, fearless woman doing whatever it takes to rescue her husband. __http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Scarlet_Pimpernel__

   **French Revolution** The French Revolution was a political and social upheval in France in which took mainly betweem 1789-1799. Along with epic political transformations, many revolutionary wars were fought. France attempted to have several types of government. Some of these inlude Radical Left-Wing, Aristocracy, Monarchy, and Religious Authority. []

The Guillotine was a revolutionary invention that, although originally rejected, grew extreme popularity as the best instrument for execution. Contrary to the Guillotine, prior methods were barbaric, messy, and proved difficult. The form of execution prior to the Guillotine involved a executioner with a large ax or sword who then beheaded the victim. On some occasions, however, the executioner would miss the kill spot and the victim would be tortured. This caused very bloody messes. The Guillotine proved to be a cleaner, more reliable execution method. []
 * The Guillotine **



France is the largest country in Western Europe measuring approximatley 212,935 square miles and a population of 57. 5 million. Paris is the capital city of France with a geographic size of 40 sqare miles and a pop ulation of 2,125,246 __ http: __ __ // __ __ geography.howstuffworks.com/europe/geography-of-france1.htm __ __http://www.kidport.com/reflib/worldgeography/france/france.htm__ __ http://www.paris-city.fr/GB/paris-city/geographie.php __
 * Geography **