English gentleman, Rupert Rassendyll, arrives in the kingdom of Ruritania on the eve of King Rudolf's coronation. That night the king is abducted and held prisoner in a castle in the small town of Zenda. Rupert, who bears an uncanny resemblance to Rudolf, is persuaded to impersonate the King in order to stop the king's brother, Prince Michael, from seizing the throne. Rupert is determined to rescue the King but can he defeat the dastardly villain, Rupert of Hentzau?
A swashbuckling adventure that never takes itself too seriously, The Prisoner of Zenda is packed with...
English gentleman, Rupert Rassendyll, arrives in the kingdom of Ruritania on the eve of King Rudolf's coronation. That night the king is abducted a...
Anthony Hope's swashbuckling romance transports his English gentleman hero, Rudolf Rassendyll, from a comfortable life in London to fast-moving adventures in Ruritania, a mythical land steeped in political intrigue. The Prisoner of Zenda has been deservedly popular as a classic of romance and adventure since its publication in 1894.
Anthony Hope's swashbuckling romance transports his English gentleman hero, Rudolf Rassendyll, from a comfortable life in London to fast-moving advent...