description: The Prisoner of Zenda (1894), by Anthony Hope, is an adventure novel in which the King of Ruritania is drugged on the eve of his coronation and thus is unable to attend the ceremony. Political forces within the realm are such that, in order for the king to retain the crown, his coronation must proceed. Fortuitously, an English gentleman on holiday in Ruritania who resembles the monarch is persuaded to act as his political decoy in an effort to save the unstable political situation of the interregnum.
language: English
title: Prisoner of Zenda
titlecomplete: Prisoner of Zenda
characters: Rupert of Hentzau, Rudolf Elphberg, Flavia, Michael Elphberg, Rudolf Rassendyll, Fritz von Tarlenheim
genres: Fiction, Historical, Adventure, Romance, Literature, Classics, Novels, 19th Century, Historical Fiction, Fantasy
ratings_count: 21177
places: Ruritania
series: The Ruritania Trilogy
publisher: Amereon Limited