The Prisoner of Zenda Author:Anthony Hope The Prisoner of Zenda is the story of an amazing impersonation, of dark murders, duels and romance by a writer who was also a successful London lawyer. Sir Anthony Hope Hawkins (Anthony Hope) created his mythical kingdom and its intrigues simply to entertain, and he succeeded admirably. Since this novel's first appearance in 1894, it has been ... more »filmed four times. It began a long-lived trend of stories and operettas about royal plots in other imaginary Balkan countries--variously named but inspired by Ruritania, still the most popular of all.« less
I was surprised by this book. I wasn't really expecting anything when I picked up this book, but it was a fast past, on-your-toes book. It kept me entertained throughout.