Oxford World's Classics (Paperback): The Prisoner of Zenda (Paperback)

from Carl_Alves

The prisoner of Zenda is a tale of intrigue and adventure set in the late nineteenth century. Rudolf of Rassendyll is a prince who is kind of like a playboy, who goes through life with no real purpose doing things that interest him. He is drawn to the kingdom of Ruriritania, a fictional land loca...

from debnance

Another 1001 Children's Book to Read Before I Grow Up read. Another to cross off my list. This one is action and adventure and mistaken identities and kings and beautiful princesses and castles. The ending was a little too open-ended (had to leave things open for a sequel, I suppose) for my likin...

from SomeGuyInVirginia

I've wanted to read this book for 15 years or more. The story is fine, though not novel, and the temptation to remain the king and marry Princess Flavia marks it as modern, but finishing it was more of a duty than a pleasure. It's interesting as an artifact of late Victorian English attitudes- th...

from AbigailAdams26

Anthony Hope's The Prisoner of Zenda is a rollicking good read, a true swashbuckler, complete with all the mysterious coincidence, dastardly plots, and smashing sword-fights that any reader could want. With a light-hearted but noble young hero, a beautiful and honorable princess, and a handsome, ...

from ctpress

Here's an adventure for you. No nonsense swashbuckler in the fictional land of Ruritania. King Rudolf is taken hostage by his brother "Black Michael" - just so you're not confused about the villain here. A visiting gentlemen - who tells this story - is a distant cousin of the King and resembles h...