The prisoner of Zenda
by Anthony Hope
- First published
- 1894
- Reading level
- Easy
- Price
- Free
About the book
"The Prisoner of Zenda" by Anthony Hope is an adventure novel published in 1894. When the King of Ruritania is drugged before his coronation, an English tourist who happens to be his lookalike is persuaded to impersonate him. What begins as a temporary political solution becomes dangerous when the king is kidnapped. The Englishman must maintain his royal disguise while navigating palace intrigue, assassination attempts, and forbidden love with Princess Flavia—all while trying to rescue the real king from his captors.
- Love stories
- Impostors and imposture
- Adventure stories
- British
- Kings and rulers
- Political kidnapping
Updated September 2026. Public domain in the USA. Text and summary from Project Gutenberg eBook #95. The prisoner of Zenda on Wikipedia.
