The Heart of Princess Osra
by Anthony Hope
- First published
- 1896
- Reading level
- Easy
- Price
- Free
About the book
"The Heart of Princess Osra" by Anthony Hope is a novel published in 1896. Set in the fictional Germanic kingdom of Ruritania during the 1730s, this collection of linked short stories follows Princess Osra of the House of Elphberg and her romantic encounters. Each tale presents a suitor who performs extraordinary acts of courage or passion inspired by love for the princess, though she rarely reciprocates their devotion. A prequel to Hope's famous "The Prisoner of Zenda," it helped establish the Ruritanian romance genre.
- Short stories
- Adventure stories
- Princesses
- Love
Updated September 2026. Public domain in the USA. Text and summary from Project Gutenberg eBook #41438. The Heart of Princess Osra on Wikipedia.
