Rupert of Hentzau
Written by Anthony Hope
Narrated by Rufus Wright
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About this audiobook
An incriminating love-letter from the Queen of Ruritania to Rudolph Rassendyll, the hero of The Prisoner of Zenda, is intercepted by the dastardly villain Rupert of Hentzau, who is intent on causing trouble for the Royal Family. Rassendyll is forced to return to save the day and again assume his impersonation of King Rudolph. Once more he is embroiled in a world of deception, intrigue, deadly swordfights and strained loyalties, but will he be able to restore peace to Ruritania a second time?
Anthony Hope
Sir Anthony Hope Hawkins was born in 1863 and, after taking a degree at Oxford University, was called to the bar in 1887. He initially combined a successful career as a barrister with writing but the immediate success of his tenth book, The Prisoner of Zenda (1894), allowed him to become a full-time writer. The novel spawned a new genre – Ruritanian romance – and has been adapted numerous times for film, television and stage. In all, Hope wrote thirty-two works of fiction and an autobiography. At the close of the First World War he was knighted for his contribution to propaganda work. Hope died in 1933.
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Reviews for Rupert of Hentzau
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This is the sequel to Prisoner of Zenda, where Rudolf Rasendyll returns to Ruritania to save the queen's honour and finds himself even more closely involved in the country's politics than three years before. I actually preferred this to Zenda, it seemed less comedic and was really gripping in parts, especially towards the end.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Darker than The Prisoner of Zenda, but still a good read.