# The Elusive Pimpernel — Character guide

> Key figures in The Elusive Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy.

- [Marguerite Blakeney](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_elusive_pimpernel_se/characters/marguerite_blakeney.md): The brilliant and beautiful wife of Sir Percy Blakeney, central to the plot.
- [Sir Percy Blakeney](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_elusive_pimpernel_se/characters/sir_percy_blakeney.md): The enigmatic English aristocrat who leads a secret rescue network during the French Revolution.
- [Citizen Chauvelin](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_elusive_pimpernel_se/characters/citizen_chauvelin.md): The relentless French agent determined to capture the Scarlet Pimpernel.
- [Juliette Marny](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_elusive_pimpernel_se/characters/juliette_marny.md): A young Frenchwoman who escapes to England and becomes entangled in the intrigue.
- [Désirée Candeille](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_elusive_pimpernel_se/characters/desiree_candeille.md): A French actress and spy used by Chauvelin in his schemes.
- [Collot d'Herbois](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_elusive_pimpernel_se/characters/collot_d_herbois.md): A radical French revolutionary and member of the Committee of Public Safety.
- [Robespierre](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_elusive_pimpernel_se/characters/robespierre.md): The influential and feared leader of the French Revolution's Reign of Terror.
- [Abbé Foucquet](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_elusive_pimpernel_se/characters/abbe_foucquet.md): A gentle, elderly priest caught up in the revolutionary turmoil.
- [Sir Andrew Ffoulkes](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_elusive_pimpernel_se/characters/sir_andrew_ffoulkes.md): A loyal friend and fellow member of the Scarlet Pimpernel's league.
- [Lord Anthony Dewhurst](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_elusive_pimpernel_se/characters/lord_anthony_dewhurst.md): A young English aristocrat and member of the Pimpernel's circle.
- [Mistress Polly](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_elusive_pimpernel_se/characters/mistress_polly.md): A servant or companion in the Blakeney household.
- [Old Clutterbuck](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_elusive_pimpernel_se/characters/old_clutterbuck.md): An elderly gentleman who appears in social scenes.
- [Master Thomas Jezzard](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_elusive_pimpernel_se/characters/master_thomas_jezzard.md): A minor character in the English social circle.
- [Paul Déroulède](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_elusive_pimpernel_se/characters/paul_deroulede.md): A French patriot involved in the revolutionary events.
- [Marie Antoinette](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_elusive_pimpernel_se/characters/marie_antoinette.md): The deposed Queen of France, mentioned in the narrative.
- [André Lemoine](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_elusive_pimpernel_se/characters/andre_lemoine.md): An elderly Frenchman caught in the Revolution.
- [Félicité](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_elusive_pimpernel_se/characters/felicite.md): A minor character mentioned in the story.
- [Citizen Tinville](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_elusive_pimpernel_se/characters/citizen_tinville.md): The public prosecutor of the Revolutionary Tribunal.
- [François](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_elusive_pimpernel_se/characters/francois.md): A minor character in the French setting.
- [Marat](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_elusive_pimpernel_se/characters/marat.md): A radical French revolutionary journalist.
- [Danton](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_elusive_pimpernel_se/characters/danton.md): A prominent French revolutionary leader.
- [Ursula Quekett](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_elusive_pimpernel_se/characters/ursula_quekett.md): A minor character in the English social scenes.
- [Céline Dumont](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_elusive_pimpernel_se/characters/celine_dumont.md): A minor character in the French narrative.
- [Lord Hastings](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_elusive_pimpernel_se/characters/lord_hastings.md): An English aristocrat in the social circle.
- [Désiré Melun](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_elusive_pimpernel_se/characters/desire_melun.md): A minor character in the French setting.
- [Lucie](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_elusive_pimpernel_se/characters/lucie.md): A minor character mentioned in the story.
- [Sergeant Hébert](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_elusive_pimpernel_se/characters/sergeant_hebert.md): A French sergeant in the revolutionary forces.
- [Prince of Wales](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_elusive_pimpernel_se/characters/prince_of_wales.md): The future King George IV, appears in social scenes.

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