About this title: A classic English adventure novel, first published in 1894. Rudolph Rassendyl, its hero, makes his way to the Central European kingdom of Ruritania and impersonates the King, who is being held captive in the castle of Zenda. Through a combination of bravery, derring-do, and deception, Rudolph secures the King's release and restoration to the ...
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Masterpiece Library, New York
Date Published: 1968
Description: Good. No Jacket. 16mo-over 5¾"-6¾" tall. The book is very solid with unmarked pages. A name is written on the inside of the front of the cover. The cover has moderate shelf & edge wear with sticker residue on the front. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Airmont Publishing Company, New York
Date Published: 1967
Description: Fair. No dust jacket as issued. 1967 Airmont paperback. NOT EX LIB! Clean, lightly toned pages with some reading wear, creased spine & covers, writing inside covers, some tanning, moderate edgewear. Glued binding. 159 p. read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Anthony Hope
Date Published: 1994
ISBN-13:9781853261138ISBN:1853261130
Description: Very Good. 1853261130 Mass market paperback, previously read used book in very good condition, may have slight worn corners and varying degre..._ read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Signet Classics
Date Published: 1974
ISBN-13:9780451511379ISBN:0451511379
Description: Very Good. Item is mailed from New York within 48 hours, and takes about 4-10 days to arrive within the USA. International Orders may take 7-14 days. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Magnum Books
Date Published: 1968
Description: Good. ---223 pgs. Interior-Nice overall condition. The paperback cover has light signs of use. -Publish Place: New York-Size: 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. read more
"Every once in a while I give in to one of these THREE MUSKETEERS type adventure stories that pretends to be literature. They always disappoint. An entertaining book, not at all bad, but I wanted it to be more."
"The book is good, but I must say, it reads like what it is, a late-Victorian romance.
The 1937 movie, with Ronald Colman and Madeleine Carroll, while true to the book, takes the story and makes it shine!
(Don't, though, bother with the 1952 version, which not only boasts horrible miscasting, but is a scene-for-scene remake of the earlier movie. And whatever you do, do not ask me about the '79 or '88 remakes!!)"
"Brisk and highly entertaining adventure! Nicely written, with amusing touches and, in my copy, some very nice illustrations. The end, though, was (to me) rather sad in a way, and a bit unresolved, but it also hints at a sequel....which I'll have to look for."
"This swashbuckler was delightfully fun and well-written. I am curious to see what becomes of the diabolically suave Rupert Hentzau in Hope's sequels to The Prisoner of Zenda, and his ill-fated love affair with Princess Flavia."
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