Lauded as a canonical adventure tale, Anthony Hope’s The Prisoner of Zenda does not miss an action-packed beat. Rudolf Rassendyll, an Englishman, travels to Ruritania expecting a normal vacation. But when he discovers that a very distant and nearly identical cousin is to be crowned king of Ruritania, things take a turn for the strange. His cousin, Rudolph IV, falls for a plot to take the crown and Rudolf Rassendyll must act as temporary king. What ensues is a swashbuckling adventure with just the right amount of action, romance, and mystery—an absolute must for adventure fans of all ages. Featuring an appendix of discussion questions, this Diversion Classics edition is ideal for use in book groups and classrooms. For more classic titles like this, visit www.diversionbooks.com/ebooks/diversion-classics

This is the story of a King who is weak and sick. Many battles go on to either save or dethrone the king. After the end of these battles, everything comes at the right place. Thus, the Castle of Zenda becomes a witness to the great political tussle. The original flavour of these classics has been carefully retained in these abridged versions. Must be read by the youth, housewives, students and executives.

Rudolf Rossendyll falls in love with Princess Flavia on his perilous mission to release the king of Zenda from his captors

The Prisoner of Zenda is an 1894 adventure novel by Anthony Hope, in which the King of Ruritania is drugged on the eve of his coronation and thus is unable to attend the ceremony.

Rudolph Rassendyll's life is interrupted by his unexpected and personal involvement in the affairs of Ruritania whilst travelling through the town of Zenda.

The Prisoner of Zenda, novel by Anthony Hope, published in 1894. This popular late-Victorian romance relates the adventures of Rudolf Rassendyll, an English gentleman living in Ruritania who impersonates the king in order to save him from a treasonous plot. Although the story is improbable, it is saved by Hope's high-spirited and often ironic tone. The book was so successful that Hope gave up his law practice and went on to write a sequel, Rupert of Hentzau (1898).