by Anthony Hope · Penguin Classics · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780140621310
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«The Prisoner of Zenda» is Anthony Hope's adventure novel, published by Penguin Classics in paperback (160 pages, in English).
Rudolph Rassendyll, an Englishman on holiday in Ruritania, discovers that his resemblance to the king drags him into a conspiracy. When the sovereign is imprisoned in the castle of Zenda, Rudolph must impersonate him to uphold the crown. Between duels with a bold rival and love for Princess Flavia, this unexpected hero's loyalty is put to the test.
Work originally published in 1894 and second instalment of Anthony Hope's Ruritania trilogy. Belongs to the Penguin Popular Classics collection.
For readers of classic fiction who enjoy swashbuckling adventures, palace conspiracies and romance set in imaginary kingdoms.
Sir Anthony Hope Hawkins, better known as Anthony Hope, was a British novelist and playwright. He was a prolific writer, especially of adventure novels but he is remembered predominantly for only two books: The Prisoner of Zenda (1894) and its sequel Rupert of Hentzau (1898).
