The prisoner of Zenda
(2012)
Fiction
eBook
Details
PUBLISHED
[United States] : Andrews UK : Made available through hoopla, 2012
DESCRIPTION
1 online resource
ISBN/ISSN
9781781669082 (electronic bk.) MWT11471508, 1781669082 (electronic bk.) 11471508
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Anthony Hope's classic novel established the new genre of 'Ruritanian Romance', romantic tales set in the upper classes, aristocracy and royalty of a fictional country. In the fictional country of Ruritania, the new king is abducted on the eve of his coronation. A visiting English tourist who happens to resemble the king is persuaded to act as a political decoy in an attempt to save the situation
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