Locations within the novel

• Place de la Greve – The courtyard where Madame did her ‘bloody’ work

• The Fisherman’s Rest – an inn located in Dover where coaches stop on their journey to London

• Calais – the port city in France where ships land from England

The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel

• Lord Antony Dewhurst– Son of a Duke– Tall, broad shoulders– Merry of face– A sportsman

• Sir Andrew Ffoulkes – In love with Suzanne de Tournay

• Lord Hastings

Chauvelin

• An agent of the French government• Determined to capture the Scarlet Pimpernel• Clever, shrewd, and vengeful• Will do anything for “France”

Marguerite St. Just / Lady Blakeney• Five and twenty years of age• Formerly a French actress – The best actress in Paris

• Adhered to the Republican ideals until she sees the horror of them

• Known for her beauty and is titled the “cleverest woman in Europe”

• Married to Sir Percy• Has a brother, Armand St. Just

Armand St. Just

• Marguerite’s brother• Raised Marguerite when their parents’ died• Works for The Committee of Public Safety • Adheres to the Republican ideals “Liberty,

Equality, Fraternity”

Sir Percy Blakeney

• One of the richest and most fashionable men in England– A baronet (an English title)

• Unusually tall• Married for about a year – They have grown apart

• Lacks intelligence in any “worthwhile” subject• About four and thirty years old

Other Characters• Mr. Jellyband – the owner of the inn, The Fisherman’s

Rest• Lord Grenville – English foreign secretary of state – Actual historical figure

• Citoyen Foucquier-Tinville – public prosecutor in Paris• de Tournay family – one of the families rescued by

the Scarlet Pimpenel• Citoyen Robespierre – The leader of the French

Revolution – Actual historical figure