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: 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: American Printing House for the Blind