The Prisoner Of Zenda
by:
Anthony Hope (author)
ANTHONY HOPEWhile on holiday in Ruritania, Rudolf Rassendyll finds that his extraordinary resemblance to the King leads him into a realm of wild adventure. The sinister Rupert of Hentzau enmeshes him in a plot to depose the King, he encounters die lovely Princess Flavia, finds his honour at stake...
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ANTHONY HOPEWhile on holiday in Ruritania, Rudolf Rassendyll finds that his extraordinary resemblance to the King leads him into a realm of wild adventure. The sinister Rupert of Hentzau enmeshes him in a plot to depose the King, he encounters die lovely Princess Flavia, finds his honour at stake and his life in deadly peril.All who read this enduring tale of high adventure will understand why the fictional kingdom of Ruritania has entered into the popular imagination.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781853261138 (1853261130)
Publish date: June 1st 1993
Publisher: Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Pages no: 280
Edition language: English
Series: The Ruritania Trilogy (#2)
I thought I was completely unfamiliar with this story as I had not seen the movie nor did I know anything about the book. However, it turns out that I have indeed seen a smilar movie, Dave! It turns out that story has been used over and over again by various people. I don't know if this version is t...
The prisoner of Zenda is a tale of intrigue and adventure set in the late nineteenth century. Rudolf of Rassendyll is a prince who is kind of like a playboy, who goes through life with no real purpose doing things that interest him. He is drawn to the kingdom of Ruriritania, a fictional land located...
[I was doing some maintenance and decided to add some of my older reviews. I had to guess at a rating for this, since I read this during a period when I wasn't even privately rating books.] At first, I enjoyed this book. I could barely follow all the long paragraphs about the connection between Ru...
bookshelves: adventure, swashbuckler, summer-2010, published-1894, victorian, re-read, young-adult, play-dramatisation Read from July 08 to 09, 2010 ** spoiler alert ** re-readOff to Ruritania in the 1890s, where our hero Rudolf Rassendyll swaps places with the soon-to-be king. Starring Douglas ...
Another 1001 Children's Book to Read Before I Grow Up read. Another to cross off my list.This one is action and adventure and mistaken identities and kings and beautiful princesses and castles. The ending was a little too open-ended (had to leave things open for a sequel, I suppose) for my liking, b...
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