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The Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy $14.99

The Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy $14.99

The Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy $14.99

The Scarlet Pimpernel (Classics) – Baroness Emmuska Orczy $1.56

I WILL REPAY BARONESS ORCZY A SCARLET PIMPERNEL STORY $12.63

The Scarlet Pimpernel (Everyman’s Library Children’s Library), Baroness Orczy $4.32

The Scarlet Pimpernel (Bantam Classic) Emmuska Baroness Orczy $5.17

El Dorado, Baroness Emmuska Orczy 1 MP3 CD audio book $5.00

The Triumph Of The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Emmuska Orczy 1st Edition 1922 $39.00

Baroness Orczy — 2 SCARLET PIMPERNEL novels, both in hardcover $8.50

Baroness Orczy THE BRONZE EAGLE A Story of the Hundred Days A.L. Burt c. 1915 $19.95

NEW The Scarlet Pimpernel – Orczy, Baroness Emmuska $33.86

NEW The Old Man in the Corner – Orczy, Baroness $28.05

NEW The Scarlet Pimpernel – Orczy, Baroness Emmuska $29.99

Paperback. Baroness Orczy: Scarlet Pimpernel: Pyramid Royal 164935 $7.18

Hardcover. Baroness Orczy: Petticoat Government: Hutchinson 181522 $11.17

Hardcover. Baroness Orczy: Joyous Adventure: Doubleday, Doran 501351 $23.94

Paperback. Baroness Orczy: Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel: Knight 684781 $9.56

Paperback. Baroness Orczy: Scarlet Pimpernel: Knight 971707 $2.62

Paperback. Baroness Orczy: Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel: Knight 975157 $17.56

The Elusive Pimpernel, Baroness E. Orczy 7 audio CDs $9.00

THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL by Baroness Orczy ~ Classic Action Adventure Tale $2.99

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The Way of the Scarlet Pimpernel – Baroness Orczy $22.62

The Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy (2007, Hardcover) $8.99

Unto Caesar (Dodo Press) NEW by Baroness Emmuska Orczy $26.22

The Old Man In The Corner Cassette Tapes Audio Books Baroness Orczy W/Book Notes $1.37

Eldorado by Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy (1980, Hardcover, Reprint) $9.44

The Honourable Jim – Orczy Baroness $47.94

BARONESS ORCZY AUDIOBOOK COLLECTION MP3 DVD $3.94

BOOK I WILL REPAY BY BARONESS ORCZY HARDBACK $7.10

The Scarlet Pimpernel (Signet Classics) by Baroness Orczy Emmuska, Gary Hoppenst $1.00

Eldorado Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy $15.71

The Way of the Scarlet Pimpernel Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy $15.00

The First Sir Percy by Baroness Emmuska Orczy 1st Edition- the Scarlet Pimpernel $39.00

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Lord Tony’s Wife – Orczy Baroness $135.24

The Nest Of The Sparrowhawk – Orczy Baroness $21.31

The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy $7.00

NEW I Will Repay – Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness $22.08

NEW Unto Caesar – Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness $28.71

NEW The Bronze Eagle – Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness $29.47

The Gates Of Kamt by Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy (… $31.07

SCARLET PIMPERNEL BARONESS ORCZY 6TH PRINT 1964 PYRAMID PG33 HARRY SCHAARE $6.99

Baroness Orczy “The Scarlet Pimpernel” HB 1949 $7.89

Baroness Orczy – Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel, in Scarce Dustwrapper – 1934 $12.63

The Old Man in the Corner NEW by Baroness Orczy $12.64

Baroness Orczy. The Emperor’s Candlesticks. $9.47

The Scarlet Pimpernel (Retro Audio) (Audio CD) Baroness Emmuska Orczy $21.59

The Scarlet Pimpernel Pocket Classics, C-46 by Baroness Orczy 0883017458 $4.97

Lady Molly of Scotland Yard Stories by The Baroness Emmuska Orczy 1912 / 1999 $2.99

Scarlet Pimpernel Orczy, Baroness Emmuska $21.92

The Elusive Pimpernel, Baroness Emmuska Orczy 1 MP3 CD audio book $5.00

Petticoat Government NEW by Baroness Orczy $36.25

The Scarlet Pimpernel, Baroness Emmuska Orczy 1 MP3 CD $5.00

The Scarlet Pimpernel, Baroness Emmuska Orczy 7 audio CDs audio book $11.00

Castles In The Air, Baroness Emmuska Orczy 9 audio CDs $8.50

Castles In The Air, Baroness Emmuska Orczy 1 MP3 CD $5.00

The Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy (2000, Paperback,… $0.25

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Scarlet Pimpernel Baroness Orczy 1964 $28.00

Hardcover. Baroness Orczy: Scarlet Pimpernel: Hodder and Stoughton 379160 $13.50

The Scarlet Pimpernel (Puffin Classics) by Baroness Orczy $3.95

The Old Man In The Corner, Baroness E. Orczy 1 MP3 CD $5.00

The Old Man In The Corner, Baroness Emmuska Orczy 6 audio CDs audio book $14.00

El Dorado, Baroness Emmuska Orczy 11 audio CDs $29.00

Castles in the Air NEW by Orczy Baroness Orczy $19.65

The Scarlet Pimpernel NEW by Orczy Baroness Orczy $19.74

Unto Caesar NEW by Orczy Baroness Orczy $20.78

The Elusive Pimpernel NEW by Orczy Baroness Orczy $19.74

El Dorado NEW by Orczy Baroness Orczy $20.78

I Will Repay NEW by Orczy Baroness Orczy $18.61

The Old Man in the Corner NEW by Orczy Baroness Orczy $18.70

The Nest of the Sparrowhawk NEW by Orczy Baroness Orczy $20.78

EL DORADO – EMMUSKA ORCZY, BARONESS ORCZY (PAPERBACK) NEW $9.96

Baroness Orczy

The Shell Ladies Of Margate

It is only when you get close enough do you realise that despite their deeply out of place appearance these ladies are more a part of Margate than any other resident, they are in fact a part of the town, they are made from it. Painstakingly crafted from shells, primarily those of the local scallops the glistening white shell ladies are the pearls of Margate.

The sculptures are the work of a locally based artist, Ann Carrington whose client list is almost as impressive as her work. Her pieces grace the collections of Elton John, Rothschild, Paul Smith and Levi Strauss. Ms. Carrington has exhibited around the globe and with the Commonwealth Fellowship for sculpture on her mantle it is unsurprising her work exudes such effortless and graceful charm.
On her official website theshelllady, Ms. Carrington states that the inspiration for her work came from the shell ornaments still sold on Margates seafront. Despite such humble beginnings the shell ladies cut impressive figures, even more so when gathered in numbers. Ms Carrington has assembled a total of twelve women, each named after a famous lady of Margate and each with her own distinctive appearance. Thankfully the ladies chosen are all famous in a historical sense rather than in a modern tabloid sense so Tracy Emin has, for now missed out on the chance to be immortalised in seashell form.

In life Baroness Orczy was the well travelled and glamorous author of ‘The Scarlet Pimpernel’. Her seashell counterpart stands over six feet tall with a beehive of painted urchin shells and a heavy skirt of scallops. No doubt the Baroness would approve of her image causing such a stir among Margate’s steady, if slightly diminished stream of tourists. Those without a keen interest in the town’s history may struggle to recognise the names of many of the shell ladies but all have firm links with the seaside resort. From children’s writer Mary Lamb to the owner of Margate’s famous shell grotto, Ann Hill. Each lady is a thread in the rich tapestry of the once great town’s history.

Perhaps the most striking thing about the sculptures is how effortlessly they evoke the colourful history of Margate. This effect is bolstered by clever advertising with abandoned shop fronts sporting graphics designed very much in the Victorian style. Even these graphics are cleverly thought out to both complement the ladies and to be beneficial to local business. Ms Carrington states on her website that the graphics were put in place by locally based sign writers many of whom are third generation businesses. It is wonderful to imagine that the families who long ago maintained the arcades, bathing machines and ice cream carts are now part of a project which has the same camp seaside charm that drew so many tourists to the sandy beaches in the early 1900s.

Surprisingly the ladies, despite the effort put into them and their disarming beauty are little more than advertising for a far larger project. In September 2008 a twelve foot shell lady cast in bronze will be placed at the end of Margate’s old town harbour arm to become a permanent feature of the towns steely grey seascape. As Ms Carrington points out the remarkable thing about this choice of placement is the fact the dramatic seascape was once a favourite of Margate’s most famous resident J. M. W. Turner, one of the most noteworthy landscape painters of the nineteenth century.

By placing the giant shell lady against one of the most important backdrops in the history of landscape painting Margate will be permanently bonding its two distinctive sides. The historical summer retreat of English high society. A place of elegance, wealth and beauty will be fused with the saucy postcard, bucket and spade image which, for many epitomises towns like Margate. The bronze shell lady will be named “Mrs Booth” after the seaside landlady with whom Turner chose to stay while in Margate. The pair fell in love and lived as Mr and Mrs Booth, with Mrs Booth acting as Turner’s patron until his death.

Once the bronze is erected in this summer it will be the first conspicuous step in the slow regeneration of Margate. Planning is underway to construct a new gallery in order to kick start the local tourist economy in a similar way the Tate did for St Ives. We can only hope Mrs Booth will one day keep watch over a revitalised Margate that her presence is at least partially responsible for.

About the Author

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