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The Prisoner of Zenda
- Narrated by: Peter Joyce
- Length: 6 hrs and 34 mins
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Summary
The hugely successful romantic adventure story which continues to thrill a century after it was written. It has all the classic ingredients - a twisting plot of betrayal and deception, love interest, great swashbuckling action and a most beguiling villain in Rupert of Hentzau, who captured the public’s imagination and had them begging the author for a sequel.
Rudolph Rassendyll visits Ruritania, with whose Royal Family he has a connection because of a scandalous sexual indiscretion in the past. When the heir apparent is kidnapped, Rudolph by virtue of his physical similarity to the new ruler, is plunged into a sequence of events in which he is crowned, then must rescue ‘The Prisoner of Zenda’ in order to continue the royal line and pay court to the Princess Flavia - the latter task coming very easy to him as he falls deeply in love. A terrific, original tale much imitated by succeeding authors - but never bettered. Great entertainment and part of literary history!
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- 06-12-15
awesome! favourite book of all time!!
brilliant performance. wonderful swashbuckler. comedy, romance and adventure. favorite book of all time. buy it
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- Avid Kindler
- 26-05-20
Passion versus honour
A good reading of a classic novel of derring-do, with sword fights, gun fights, fake identity, secret plots, passionate love. Hmm. It’s starting to sound a bit like The Princess Bride, but this is no parody. Its an enjoyable tale from simpler times.
The reader generally does a good job, but is a little weak on the female voices especially when they are impassioned.
Recommended.
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- Arlene
- 29-08-11
Excellent
I was a little uncertain when buying this book as I felt it might have dated. Peter Joyce really makes the book come alive and dramatises it so you feel that you can really see what is happening. I was totally engrossed right up to the end. I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys a book well written, with a good story and someone reading it who really manages to convey what the author had in mind.
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