The Prisoner of Zenda
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An adventure novel, originally published in 1894, set in the fictitious European Kingdom of Ruritania. An English tourist is persuaded to impersonate the new king after he is abducted before he can be crowned. This act draws upon him the wrath of the Prince who has had the king abducted and his partner in crime the villainous Rupert of Hentzau.
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2 primary booksThe Ruritania Trilogy
The Ruritania Trilogy is a 2-book series with 2 primary works first released in 1894 with contributions by Anthony Hope.
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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 liking, but, overall, a good read.
I mean... what's there not to like? Action, adventure, mistaken identities, romance. This one was better than I expected actually. The writing was fairly sparse but I didn't mind, and it was ridiculous and over the top at times, which I knew beforehand. But generally I can see why this story inspired so many others of its type.
