The Laughing Cavalier (novel) of Sir Percy Blakeney, known to history as the Scarlet Pimpernel." EMMUSKA ORCZY <br>Haarlem, 1913 The Laughing Cavalier (novel) The Laughing Cavalier is a 1913 adventure novel by Baroness Orczy, which revolves around Percy Blake, a foreign adventurer and ancestor of Orczy's famous character, the Scarlet Pimpernel. The story takes place in Holland in 1623/1624 and is partly inspired by Frans Hals' painting "The Laughing Cavalier": in the novel, Blake is Frans Hals' adopted son and the man who poses for the painting of the Laughing Cavalier. The sequel to this book, continuing the story of Percy Blake, is "The
Keloğlan (fictional character) he always defeats his opponents. In some tales he marries with the daughter of the sultan. . There are some characteristic elements of the tales. Professor Kelime Erdal lists these characteristics as; There are similar fictional characters in other Turkic cultures. Professor Esma Şimşek list these as "Taşza Bala" in Kazakhstan, "Keçel" or "Keçel Yeğen" in Azerbaijan, "Keçeloğlan" among the in Turkmen people of Northern Iraq, "Kelce Batır" in Turkmenistan, "Tazoğlan" among Tatar people of Crimea, "Tas" or "Tastarakay" among Altai people of Russia. Keloğlan (fictional character) Keloğlan is a fictional figure in Turkish folklore and literature. "Kel" means "bald"