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...
I was almost immediately reminded of The 39 Steps when I started this book. Both open with a 1st Person account of the protagonist lacking occupation and being idle just before the action begins and both betray unpleasant attitudes, too. Buchan's Hannay is much worse in this regard than Hope's Rudol...
A rattling good read - not high literature, but certainly high adventure. Kingly doubles, distressed damsels and princesses, noble heroes and dastardly villains! I shall now seek out the sequel, Rupert of Hentzau.
Via Daily Lit.It is resolved that a certain proportion of the books I've read ultimately derive their plots from The Prisoner of Zenda, and from there obliquely from Shakespeare and other comedies of mistaken identity. Hope's writing is clear, the story moves quickly, and it was refreshing to read a...
re-readOff to Ruritania in the 1890s, where our hero Rudolf Rassendyll swaps places with the soon-to-be king. Starring Douglas Hodge.Broadcast on:BBC Radio 7, 5:00am Wednesday 7th July 2010Duration:30 minutesAvailable until:5:32am Wednesday 14th July 2010Categories:Drama, Action & Adventure, Classic...
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