The story of one man's quest for adventure, love and passion, and his fight for justice - for animals as well as humans. TESTIMONIALS "The best adventure story ever... I couldn't put it down " Dr Robert Oxlade "A 'ripping yarn' with a hidden anti-speciesism message." Richard Joyce "A great story .... It would make a fabulous movie " Isabelle Coghill "I laughed out loud at several parts... a jolly good adventure story." Imogen Oxley ABOUT THE AUTHOR Richard D Ryder is well known as a pioneer of the modern animal protection movement. As a philosopher he coined the terms speciesism and painism. He is also a psychologist, and the author of ten non-fiction books. The Black Pimpernel is his first novel.