The prisoner of zenda, hardcover/anthony hope

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English gentleman, Rupert Rassendyll, arrives in the kingdom of Ruritania on the eve of King Rudolfs coronation.

That night the king is abducted and held prisoner in a castle in the small town of Zenda.

Rupert, who bears an uncanny resemblance to Rudolf, is persuaded to impersonate the King in order to stop the kings brother, Prince Michael, from seizing the throne.

Rupert is determined to rescue the King but can he defeat the dastardly villain, Rupert of Hentzau? A swashbuckling adventure that never takes itself too seriously, The Prisoner of Zenda is packed with intrigue, backstabbing, bravery and romance.

This beautiful Macmillan Collectors Library edition features an afterword by childrens author, Philip Ardagh.

About the author Sir Anthony Hope Hawkins was born in 1863 and, after taking a degree at Oxford University, was called to the bar in 1887.

He initially combined a successful career as a barrister with writing but the immediate success of his tenth book, The Prisoner of Zenda (1894) allowed him to become a full time writer.

The novel spawned a new genre - Ruritanian romance - and has been adapted numerous times for film, television and stage.

In all, Hope wrote thirty-two works of fiction and an autobiography.

At the close of the First World War he was knighted for his contribution to propaganda work.

Hope died in 1933.