Baroness Emmuska Orczy, The Man in Grey — Proem
“ A world of mystery encompasses the names of their leaders and, above all, those of the women — ladies of high degree and humble peasants alike — often heroic, more often misguided, who supplied the intrigue, the persistence, the fanatical hatred which kept the fire of rebellion smouldering and spluttering even while it could not burst into actual flame. ”
Baroness Emmuska Orczy, The Man in Grey — Proem
“ Facts alone — undeniable and undenied — must be left to speak for themselves. It was but meet that these men — amongst whom were to be found the bearers of some of the noblest names in France — should be tracked down and brought to justice by one whose personality has continued to be as complete an enigma as their own. ”
Baroness Emmuska Orczy, The Man in Grey — Proem
“ It has been a difficult task to piece together the fragmentary documents which alone throw a light — dim and flickering at the best — upon that mysterious personality known to the historians of the Napoleonic era as the Man in Grey. ”
