'Rupert of Hentzau' (1898) picks up three years after `The Prisoner of Zenda' ended with Rudolf Rassendyll sadly leaving behind his love, Queen Flavia. Now unhappily married, Flavia writes Rassendyll to reconcile, but the letter is stolen and before long, Rassendyll once again finds himself forced to impersonate the king. Only this time, the ploy promises to leave behind several fatalities. A decidedly darker sequel, this novel once again asks the question, Duty or love? And the answer might surprise you. The dashing villain, Rupert of Hentzau, has been portrayed on screen by many popular Hollywood actors throughout the years, among these Ramon Novarro (1922), Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. (1937) and James Mason (1952).

On the Greek island of Phrosos, Count Antonio has forsaken his rank and his Prince for what he thinks is Right. He now lives as an outlaw in the hill yet he is still remembered fondly by those who knew him. Ambrose the Franciscan goes through archives and to meet people who met him to learn more, and even the Prince would do well to listen to what he comes to discover. Sir Anthony Hope Hawkins (1863-1933), alias Anthony Hope, was a British barrister, author and playwright. He wrote many novels but is mostly remembered today for his Ruritanian trilogy, which falls under the "Ruritanian romance"-genre, characterised by a fictional country in Eastern or Central Europe (Ruritania), focusing on characters from the the ruling class, and full of adventures, intrigues, and high romance.

A series of short stories about love and the process of courtship.

"The Prisoner of Zenda tells the story of Rudolf Rassendyll, an English gentleman on holiday in Ruritania, a country not a thousand miles from Bavaria. There, by reason of his resemblance to the King of Ruritania he becomes involved in saving the King's Life and his Throne from the King's dastardly brother and his allies. Woods, moated castles, pomp, swordplay, gallantry, villainy and a beautiful princess. What story could ask for more? (Summary by Andy Minter) The sequel Rupert of Hentzau is also available as a LIbriVox recording."

The Prisoner of Zenda tells the story of Rudolf Rassendyll, an English gentleman on holiday in Ruritania, a country not a thousand miles from Bavaria. There, by reason of his resemblance to the King of Ruritania he becomes involved in saving the King's Life and his Throne from the King's dastardly brother and his allies. Woods, moated castles, pomp, swordplay, gallantry, villainy and a beautiful princess. What story could ask for more?

When the Gentleman, Rudolf Rassendyll, leaves behind his quiet English life for a little vacation, he has no idea was he is about the get involved in. `The Prisoner of Zenda' (1894) may on the surface look like your classic story of the young brother of a king plotting the disappearance of his older brother to get to the throne. But this is where comparisons end. Because when King Rudolf gets drugged on the eve of his coronation, his half-brother fails to consider that a distant cousin, extremely similar to the king in looks, is visiting the small country. This romantic adventure novel has been adapted many times, and five times for the big screen. The best-known version is the 1937 Hollywood movie starring Ronald Colman.

Akcja powie´sci rozgrywa sie w zmy´slonym królestwie ´srodkowoeuropejskim,gdzie´s na styku Niemiec poludniowych, Czech, Wegier i Austrii pod koniec XIX wieku. Mlody brytyjski arystokrata - Rudolf Rassendyll, przybywa do Rurytanii - fikcyjnego kraju w ´srodkowej Europie, jako ´swiadek spodziewanej koronacji mlodego nastepcy tronu Rudolfa V na króla tego kraju. Nocleg znajduje w mie´scie Zenda. Okazuje sie, ze równiez przebywa tam na polowaniu nastepca tronu. Dworzanie przyszlego króla zauwazaja, ze cudzoziemiec ma nie tylko to samo imie, ale jest i fizycznie podobny do nastepcy tronu. Zafascynowany tym Rudolf V zaprasza Anglika do swojej kwatery w domku my´sliwskim. Po uczcie Rudolf V nieoczekiwanie zapada na zdrowiu po wypiciu wina - daru jego brata - ksiecia Czarnego Michala. Dworzanie obawiaja sie, ze je´sli Rudolf V nie bedzie mógl wzia´c udzialu w koronacji, Michal wykorzysta to, zeby przeja´c wladze. Namawiaja wiec Rassendylla, aby przebral sie za króla i jako on uczestniczyl w ceremonii. Anglik zgadza sie. Jednak po koronacji nastepca tronu znika..."

'Rupert of Hentzau' (1898) picks up three years after `The Prisoner of Zenda' ended with Rudolf Rassendyll sadly leaving behind his love, Queen Flavia. Now unhappily married, Flavia writes Rassendyll to reconcile, but the letter is stolen and before long, Rassendyll once again finds himself forced to impersonate the king. Only this time, the ploy promises to leave behind several fatalities. A decidedly darker sequel, this novel once again asks the question, Duty or love? And the answer might surprise you. The dashing villain, Rupert of Hentzau, has been portrayed on screen by many popular Hollywood actors throughout the years, among these Ramon Novarro (1922), Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. (1937) and James Mason (1952). Anthony Hope (1863-1933) was an English novelist and playwright, known for his adventure novel `The Prisoner of Zenda', the first draft of which he wrote in just one month, and its sequel `Rupert of Hentzau'. Hope had trained as a lawyer and barrister and completed the final stage of his education under the future Prime Minister, H. H. Asquith, but ultimately chose writing as his profession.

The Prisoner of Zenda is an adventure novel by Anthony Hope, published in 1894. The king of the fictional country of Ruritania is drugged on the eve of his coronation and thus unable to attend the ceremony. Political forces are such that in order for the king to retain his crown his coronation must go forward. An English gentleman on holiday who fortuitously resembles the monarch, is persuaded to act as his political decoy in an attempt to save the situation. The books were extremely popular and inspired a new genre of Ruritanian romance, including the Graustark novels by George Barr McCutcheon.