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
Justina Blakeney Justina Blakeney Justina Blakeney is a Los Angeles, California-based designer and author known for her “boho” aesthetic. Her first book, "The New Bohemians: Cool and Collected Homes," was a New York Times bestseller. Blakeney grew up in Berkeley, California. Her father is African-American and Native American, and her mother is of Eastern European Jewish descent. She states that this multi-ethnic background and California upbringing influenced her bohemian aesthetic. She graduated from UCLA in 2001 with a B.A. in World Arts and Cultures. Blakeney named her design and lifestyle blog “Jungalow,” a combination of jungle and bungalow. Using the blog and