The Prisoner of Zenda, Anthony Hope
The Prisoner of Zenda, Anthony Hope
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The Prisoner of Zenda

Author: Anthony Hope

Narrator: Peter Joyce

Unabridged: 6 hr 33 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/17/2007

Categories: Fiction

Synopsis

The hugely successful romantic adventure story which continues to thrill a century after it was written. It has all the classic ingredients - a twisting plot of betrayal and deception, love interest, great swashbuckling action and a most beguiling villain in Rupert of Hentzau, who captured the publics imagination and had them begging the author for a sequel. Rudolph Rassendyll visits Ruritania, with whose Royal Family he has a connection because of a scandalous sexual indiscretion in the past. When the heir apparent is kidnapped, Rudolph by virtue of his physical similarity to the new ruler, is plunged into a sequence of events in which he is crowned, then must rescue "The Prisoner of Zenda" in order to continue the royal line and pay court to the Princess Flavia - the latter task coming very easy to him as he falls deeply in love A terrific, original tale much imitated by succeeding authors - but never bettered. Great entertainment and part of literary history!

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.

Reviews

Goodreads review by hotsake on February 06, 2023

The 1937 adaptation of the Prisoner of Zenda is one of my favorite films and while the novel is not quite as good it is still solidly entertaining as was the follow-up Rupert of Hentzau, that is until the unsatisfying ending.......more

Goodreads review by Kailey (Luminous Libro) on March 02, 2017

When Rudolf goes on vacation to Ruritania, he discovers that he is the King's doppelganger. When the King is kidnapped by his evil half-brother, Duke Michael, Rudolf is persuaded to masquerade on the throne until the real King can be rescued. While Rudolf's quick wit and steady nerves will help him......more

Goodreads review by Fernando on November 29, 2024

Terminada esta historia caballeresca y la primera que leo de este autor; debo decir que para ser el primer acercamiento con este autor no estuvo tan mal. Primero tengo que hablar de como la primera parte, titulada "El prisionero de Zenda", me gusto más que la segunda. Creo que fue porque la sentí mas......more

Goodreads review by John on April 01, 2023

Identical cousins. You can almost hear the theme from the Patty Duke show. And in lieu of wicked stepsisters there’s a wicked half-brother. And much buckling of swashes. What’s not to like? Really the only flaw was the “happy ending”. Yes, the half-brother gets his just deserts; yes, Rudolf V gets p......more

Goodreads review by Tina on August 04, 2021

I have often thought it a good idea to read the novel after seeing the film. Not this time. I cannot even remember what in the film made me want to read it. The novel is such an adventure yarn, and predictable at that, that I did not last - read just 105 pages. Reminds me very much of "The Three Mus......more

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