Multiple choice general knowledge culture Who was the author of the novel The Scarlet Pimpernel? Julia Neilson Fred Terry RL Stevenson Baroness Emmuska Orczy Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself D Correct answer Explanation Baroness Emmuska Orczy, a Hungarian-British novelist, wrote The Scarlet Pimpernel (1905). This adventure novel introduced the literary archetype of a hero with a secret identity, set during the French Revolution.