num_pages: 234
description: English gentleman Rudolf Rassendyll arrives in the country of Ruritania on the eve of King Rudolf the Fifth’s coronation. That night, the king is abducted and held prisoner in a castle in the small town of Zenda. Rassendyll, who bears an uncanny resemblance to the monarch, is persuaded to impersonate him in order to stop his villainous half-brother, Prince Michael, from seizing the throne. Determined to rescue the king and restore him to his rightful place, Rassendyll attempts to free him, but can he defeat the dastardly Count Rupert of Hentzau who stands in his way?A swashbuckling adventure that never takes itself too seriously, Anthony Hope’s The Prisoner of Zenda is packed with intrigue, backstabbing, bravery and romance.
language: English
title: The Prisoner of Zenda
titlecomplete: The Prisoner of Zenda
characters: Flavia, Rudolf Rassendyll, Michael Elphberg, Fritz von Tarlenheim, Rupert of Hentzau, Rudolf Elphberg
genres: Historical, Literature, Classics, Adventure, Novels, 19th Century, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Fantasy, Romance
ratings_count: 21173
places: Ruritania
series: The Ruritania Trilogy
publisher: Puffin Classics