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    The Prisoner of Zenda and Rupert of Hentzau
    The Prisoner of Zenda and Rupert of Hentzau
    The Prisoner of Zenda and Rupert of Hentzau
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    The Prisoner of Zenda and Rupert of Hentzau

    By Anthony Hope

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    Sir Anthony Hope Hawkins (1863-1933) was training to become a lawyer and barrister when he wrote his sixth novel, "The Prisoner of Zenda", in 1894. It took one month to finish the first draft, and it quickly achieved such great success that Hope turned to full-time writing. The story is set in the fictional country of Ruritania, on the eve of the new king's coronation. When the king is suddenly abducted, an Englishman who bears a striking resemblance to him is brought in as a political decoy. Like most of Hope's stories, the novel is full of plot twists, complications, villains, forbidden love, and an ultimate sense of duty. Included in this edition is the sequel to "Zenda", "Rupert of Hentzau", which deals with the same fictional country, and many of the same characters. These two works are classics of English literature, whose themes and attraction transcend time, and have inspired many stage, film and television adaptations.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDigireads.com Publishing
    Release dateJan 1, 2011
    ISBN9781596745346
    The Prisoner of Zenda and Rupert of Hentzau
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    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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      What is it about the English? On one hand they're a raging, thieving horde grinding weaker peoples beneath their booted heel, on the other hand, they write the some of the best fiction out there. This is some of the best of the best. In a ironic twist of fate a Englishman works to save an oppressed people from tyrany. Great books.
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      SPOILER: i was excited to learn that there was a sequel and hoped that at last that true love wouldn't have to yield to honor and responsibility. Instead, what I remember from reading the sequel is that the structure is very like the original and we never learn what the main character decides.
    • 5/5
      One of my all-time favorites, chiefly for Prisoner --Rupert is too sad for me. I can still recall reading it I suppose about 50 years ago. I also love the movie versions.

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