The Prisoner of Zenda, written by Anthony Hope in 1894, is a classic adventure and romance novel set in the fictional kingdom of Ruritania. English gentleman Rudolf Rassendyll, who bears an uncanny resemblance to the newly crowned King Rudolf V, becomes entangled in royal intrigue when the King is drugged and kidnapped by his treacherous half-brother, Black Michael, on the eve of his coronation. To prevent the villain from seizing the throne, Rassendyll must impersonate the King while plotting his rescue from the Castle of Zenda. Along the way, he falls in love with the beautiful Princess Flavia, forcing him to choose between love and honor.
