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The Prisoner of Zenda

Anthony Hope

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Rudolf Rassendyll, an idle English gentleman, takes a holiday in the small kingdom of Ruritania just before the coronation of its king, who happens to be his…

Catalogue details

Author
Anthony Hope
Category
Politics & Economics
Language
English
Source
Project Gutenberg

About this book

Rudolf Rassendyll, an idle English gentleman, takes a holiday in the small kingdom of Ruritania just before the coronation of its king, who happens to be his distant cousin and his exact double. When the king is drugged on the eve of the ceremony by his ambitious half-brother Black Michael, Rassendyll is persuaded to take his place, and finds himself in a web of intrigue, swordfights and an impossible love for the king's betrothed, Princess Flavia.

Context and significance

Anthony Hope (1863–1933), a London lawyer, published the novel in 1894 and it was an instant success, giving its name to a whole genre of adventure stories set in imaginary European kingdoms. Its witty villain, Rupert of Hentzau, almost steals the book. It is a quick, elegant swashbuckler.

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