The speaker of a Richard Wilbur poem about the film version of this novel declares, "It is hard to quarrel /
The speaker of a Richard Wilbur poem about the film version of this novel declares, "It is hard to quarrel / With a plot so moral". The protagonist of this novel is encouraged to shave his beard off by Colonel Sapt and in its epilogue is delivered a rose every year from his former lover by the messenger Fritz. Its hero lies to his sister, Lady Rose Burlesdon, about taking a trip to Tyrol. This novel's protagonist has a long nose, blue eyes and red hair which remind the neighbors of an 18th century scandal in the family but proves handy when he must stand-in for a man drugged by the Duke of Streslau. Its sequel was titled Rupert of Hentzau. Flavia decides to leave Rasendyll and marry Rudolph the Fifth at this novel's conclusion. For 10 points, name this novel by Anthony Hope about a captured King of Ruritania.
The speaker of a Richard Wilbur poem about the film version of this novel declares, "It is hard to quarrel /
The Prisoner of Zenda