The Prisoner Of Zenda (Penguin Red Classics)
by:
Anthony Hope (author)
A fiendish plot imprisons the rightful king of Ruritania, leaving his dashing lookalike cousin to attempt to save the day. Brimming with adventure and romance, this classic delights readers of all ages.
A fiendish plot imprisons the rightful king of Ruritania, leaving his dashing lookalike cousin to attempt to save the day. Brimming with adventure and romance, this classic delights readers of all ages.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780141031286 (014103128X)
Publish date: 2007
Publisher: Penguin
Pages no: 200
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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