The Prisoner of Zenda and Rupert of Hentzau (Penguin Classics)
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Five times made into film versions since its original publication in 1894, The Prisoner of Zenda is a perennially popular adventure and romance story. Hope's swashbuckling romance transports his English gentleman hero, Rudolf Rassendyll, from a comfortable life in London to fast-paced
adventures in Ruritania, a mythical land steeped in political intrigue. Rassendyll must impersonate the rightful king in order to rescue him from the castle Zenda, all the while facing tests of honor with the beautiful Princess Flavia, and enduring tests of strength in his encounters with the
villainous Black Michael and his handsome, debonair bodyguard, Rupert of Hentzau.
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On a jaunt to the small European nation of Ruritania, an English gentleman discovers thai he bears more than a passing resemblance to the King. Through a series of intrigues and adventures, he finds himself impersonating the king to defend him from a treacherous plot...and falling in love with the king's love. Princess Flavia.
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The Prisoner of Zenda and Rupert of Hentzau (Penguin Classics)
The Prisoner of Zenda and Rupert of Hentzau (Penguin Classics),Anthony Hope,Gary Hoppenstand,Penguin Classics,014043755X,19th Century English Novel And Short Story,Adventure stories, English,British,Classics,Fairy Tales, Folklore & Mythology,Fiction,Foreign countries,Impostors and imposture,Literature - Classics / Criticism,Literature: Classics,16th to 18th century fiction,19th century fiction,Classic fiction,English,Fiction / Folklore
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