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The prisoner of Zenda — Anthony Hope

The prisoner of Zenda

Anthony Hope

  • Adventure
  • Book language: English
  • 155 pages

The Prisoner of Zenda is an adventure novel by Anthony Hope, set in the fictional kingdom of Ruritania. English gentleman Rudolf Rassendyll resembles King Rudolf V and is drawn into a royal conspiracy; he must impersonate the king and protect Princess Flavia. It is a brisk tale of mistaken identity, loyalty and romance, ideal for lovers of classic intrigue.

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Opening of the book

THE PRISONER OF
ZENDA
by Anthony Hope
CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1 The Rassendylls—With a Word on the Elphbergs
CHAPTER 2 Concerning the Colour of Men’s Hair
CHAPTER 3 A Merry Evening with a Distant Relative
CHAPTER 4 The King Keeps his Appointment
CHAPTER 5 The Adventures of an Understudy
CHAPTER 6 The Secret of a Cellar
CHAPTER 7 His Majesty Sleeps in Strelsau
CHAPTER 8 A Fair Cousin and a Dark Brother
CHAPTER 9 A New Use for a Tea-Table
CHAPTER 10 A Great Chance for a Villain
CHAPTER 11 Hunting a Very Big Boar

CHAPTER 12 I Receive a Visitor and Bait a Hook
CHAPTER 13 An Improvement on Jacob’s Ladder
CHAPTER 14 A Night Outside the Castle
CHAPTER 15 I Talk with a Tempter
CHAPTER 16 A Desperate Plan
CHAPTER 17 Young Rupert’s Midnight Diversions
CHAPTER 18 The Forcing of the Trap
CHAPTER 19 Face to Face in the Forest
CHAPTER 20 The Prisoner and the King
CHAPTER 21 If Love Were All!
CHAPTER 22 Present, Past—and Future?

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Contents

  1. THE PRISONER OF ZENDA
  2. CONTENTS
  3. CHAPTER 1 The Rassendylls—With a Word on the Elphbergs
  4. CHAPTER 2 Concerning the Colour of Men’s Hair
  5. CHAPTER 3 A Merry Evening with a Distant Relative
  6. CHAPTER 4 The King Keeps His Appointment
  7. CHAPTER 5 The Adventures of an Understudy
  8. CHAPTER 6 The Secret of a Cellar
  9. CHAPTER 7 His Majesty Sleeps in Strelsau
  10. CHAPTER 8 A Fair Cousin and a Dark Brother
  11. CHAPTER 9 A New Use for a Tea-table
  12. CHAPTER 10 A Great Chance for a Villain
  13. CHAPTER 11 Hunting a Very Big Boar
  14. CHAPTER 12 I Receive a Visitor and Bait a Hook
  15. CHAPTER 13 An Improvement on Jacob’s Ladder
  16. CHAPTER 14 A Night Outside the Castle
  17. CHAPTER 15 I Talk with a Tempter
  18. CHAPTER 16 A Desperate Plan
  19. CHAPTER 17 Young Rupert’s Midnight Diversions
  20. CHAPTER 18 The Forcing of the Trap
  21. CHAPTER 19 Face to Face in the Forest
  22. CHAPTER 20 The Prisoner and the King
  23. CHAPTER 21 If love were all!
  24. CHAPTER 22 Present, Past—and Future?
  25. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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