Prisoner of Zenda

by Anthony Hope

22 chapters5h 42mEnglish1894

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The Prisoner of Zenda tells the story of Rudolf Rassendyll, an English gentleman on holiday in Ruritania, a country not a thousand miles from Bavaria. There, by reason of his resemblance to the King of Ruritania he becomes involved in saving the King’s Life and his Throne from the King’s dastardly brother and his allies. Woods, moated castles, pomp, swordplay, gallantry, villainy and a beautiful princess. What story could ask for more? (Summary by Andy Minter) The sequel Rupert of Hentzau is also available as a LIbriVox recording.

Chapters (22)

1The Rassendylls with a Word on the Elphbergs

821

2Concerning the Colour of Men's Hair

873

3A Merry Evening with a Distant Relative

1044

4The King Keeps his Appointment

814

5The Adventures of an Understudy

929

6The Secret of a Cellar

865

7His Majesty Sleeps in Strelsau

846

8A Fair Cousin and a Dark Brother

1043

9A New Use for a Tea-Table

1030

10A Great Chance for a Villain

990

11Hunting a Very Big Boar

1047

12I Receive a Visitor and Bait a Hook

913

13An Improvement on Jacob's Ladder

967

14A Night Outside the Castle

918

15I Talk with a Tempter

997

16A Desperate Plan

917

17Young Rupert's Midnight Diversions

894

18The Forcing of the Trap

792

19Face to Face in the Forest

865

20The Prisoner and the King

1031

21If Love Were All!

1004

22Present, Past--and Future?

949

Prisoner of Zenda

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Chapters (22)

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