The Prisoner of Zenda

Name: The Prisoner of Zenda
Brand: Blackstone Audiobooks
Availability: InStock
Author: Anthony Hope
ISBN: 9781538483473

Author: Anthony Hope

Series: Ruritania Trilogy #2

Narrator: James Wilby

Unabridged: 5 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Blackstone Publishing

Published: 01/02/2018

Categories: Fiction, Classic, Historical Fiction, Action & Adventure, Literary Fiction

Synopsis

This swashbuckling romance transports a droll young English gentleman from his comfortable life in London to a fast-moving adventure in a mythical country steeped in political intrigue. Rudolf Rassendyll, pondering his life’s purpose, sets out on a journey to the tiny European kingdom of Ruritania, where he discovers that he bears a marked physical resemblance to the king. Perils and adventures ensue when he decides to impersonate the king in order to defeat a plot to dethrone him, and falls deeply in love with the king’s betrothed, Princess Flavia.With its witty hero and shrewd villains, The Prisoner of Zenda became an instant classic when it appeared in 1894 and has been made into a film five times since.

About Anthony Hope

Anthony Hope (1863–1933), a thirty-year-old barrister, wrote The Prisoner of Zenda in 1893. His mythical Ruritania, with its witty hero and shrewd villains, became so popular that he gave up his law practice after the book’s publication.

About James Wilby

James Wilby starred as Senator James Dorr in the Masterpiece Theatre production of Island at War. In film, he can be seen in Gosford Park, Howards End, and De-Lovely.

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“This is one of those rattling good yarns whose heart is so solidly in the right place that one is prepared to forgive some shoddy writing at the margins.”

Telegraph (London)

“This fast-moving, well-placed romance reaffirmed the pride of English men in what they thought they had: a sense of justice, profound honor and adroitness, all worn lightly.”

Sunday Times (London)

“The story is full of swordplay (and a little gunplay), barely repressed passion, political maneuvering, and severely tested personal honor.”

AudioFile

“The tale speeds like an arrow, never deviating from its appointed course. There are no loopholes, only a rising tide of intrigue and excitement that never abates.”

Nathan R. Teitel, New York University