Download or read book The Prisoner of Zenda Illustrated written by Anthony Hope and published by . This book was released on 2020-11-08 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ★This Book has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability★ ◆Well Illustrated ◆One of the best Book to read ◆Well Formatted The Prisoner of Zenda (1894), by Anthony Hope, rich with adventures and thrills, these immortal stories with illustrations are designed to delight young readers. THE PRISONER OF ZENDA tells the story of Rudolf Rassendyll, younger brother of the Earl of Burlesdon and a distant cousin of Rudolf V, the new King of Ruritania. Rassendyll is a peace-loving English gentleman who goes to Ruritania on a secret visit The King of Ruritania is drugged on the eve of his coronation and thus is unable to attend the ceremony. Political forces within the realm are such that, in order for the king to retain the crown, his coronation must proceed. Fortuitously, an English gentleman on holiday in Ruritania who resembles the monarch is persuaded to act as his political decoy in an effort to save the unstable political situation of the interregnum.