Although he trained as a lawyer and barrister, after the success of The Prisoner of Zenda Hope gave up his legal career and became a full-time writer. Rudolf must foil the plans of the king’s brother, Prince Michael, and when the king is kidnapped and taken to a castle in Zenda, Rudolf must overcome the plots of the prince’s mistress and his henchman in order to rescue him.Īnthony Hope’s swashbuckling adventure is held up as his greatest work of fiction and sparked its own genre, Ruritanian romance, named after the fictional country in which the story is set.Īnthony Hope wrote many works of fiction, predominantly adventure novels, but is best known for his novel, The Prisoner of Zenda and its sequel, Rupert of Hentzau. The Prisoner of Zenda (1894), by Anthony Hope, is an adventure novel in which the King of Ruritania is drugged on the eve of his coronation and thus is. Others want to carry documents around with them on their mobile phones and read while they are on the move.
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Set in the fictional country of Ruritania, The Prisoner of Zenda tells the story of Rudolf Rassendyll, identical cousin to King Rudolf of Ruritania, who must stand in for the king at his coronation when a plot to steal the crown leaves the king drugged and unable to attend. The Prisoner of Zenda, by Anthony Hope - Full Text Free Book File size: 0.4 MB Whats this Many people prefer to read off-line or to print out text and read from the real printed page. After attending Marlborough College and Balliol College, he became a lawyer and. Enquiries concerning reproduction outside the scope of the above should be sent to the ELT Rights Department, Oxford University Press, at the address above You must not circulate this book in any other binding or cover and you must impose this same condition on any acquirer Any websites referred to in this publication are in the public domain and their addresses are provided by Oxford University Press for information only.HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. Novelist Anthony Hope-Hawkins was born in London, England on February 9, 1863. However, Rassendyll's role becomes more complicated when the real king. Englishman Rudolf Rassendyll closely resembles the King of Ruritania, and to foil a coup by his rival to the throne, he is persuaded to impersonate him for a day. 1925 operetta by Sigmund Romberg and Harry B Smith based. In order to prevent a usurper from taking power, a decoy is sought. Anthony Hope's The Prisoner of Zenda is a swashbuckling adventure set in Ruritania, a mythical pocket kingdom. Rudolf, central character in 1894 Anthony Hope novel The Prisoner of Zenda (10). No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior permission in writing of Oxford University Press, or as expressly permitted by law, or under terms agreed with the appropriate reprographics rights organization. On the very eve of the coronation of King Rudolf of Ruritania, a desperate plot to disrupt the succession leaves the future king dangerously ill. It furthers the University’s objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide in Oxford New York Auckland Cape Town Dar es Salaam Hong Kong Karachi Kuala Lumpur Madrid Melbourne Mexico City Nairobi New Delhi Shanghai Taipei Toronto With offices in Argentina Austria Brazil Chile Czech Republic France Greece Guatemala Hungary Italy Japan Poland Portugal Singapore South Korea Switzerland Thailand Turkey Ukraine Vietnam OXFORD and OXFORD ENGLISH are registered trade marks of Oxford University Press in the UK and in certain other countries This simplified edition © Oxford University Press 2008 Database right Oxford University Press (maker) First published in Oxford Bookworms 1993 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1 No unauthorized photocopying All rights reserved. Great Clarendon Street, Oxford OX2 6DP Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford.