Publisher's Synopsis
"His foe was folly and his weapon wit."
The Prisoner of Zenda is an adventure novel, in which the King of Ruritania is druggedon the eve of his coronation and thus unable to attend the ceremony.
Anthony Hope (1863-1933) was an English playwright and novelist born in Clapton, England. He is remembered mainly for his two books: Rupert of Hentzau andThe Prisoner of Zenda.