Rudolf Rassendyll, a daring young Englishman looking for adventure, arrives in Ruritania for the new king's coronation. The two men meet by chance the day before and are shocked to find that they look exactly the same! A trick leaves Rudolf in the king's place while the king becomes the Prisoner of Zenda.
The swashbuckler of swashbucklers, The Prisoner of Zenda is filled with high-stakes political intrigue and switched identities. This story of star-crossed lovers and sword-crossed heroes and villains is set in the mythical Central European kingdom of Ruritania, created by author Anthony Hope. Take the plunge into the moat with the dashingly intrepid Rudolf Rassendyll and his charmingly cynical antagonist Rupert of Hentzau.
'We must leave for Zenda at once, to find the King!' cried Sapt. 'If we're caught, we'll all be killed!'
So Rudolf Rassendyll and Sapt gallop through the night to find the King of Ruritania. But the King is now a prisoner in the Castle of Zenda. Who will rescue him from his enemies, the dangerous Duke Michael and Rupert of Hentzau?
And who will win the heart of the beautiful Princess Flavia?
Rudolf Rassendyll comes from an ancient English family that has had a romantic connection with the royal household of Ruritania. He decides to visit Ruritania and is rapidly caught up in the political events of the country...
