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If historically tinged action-adventure is your genre of choice, hang on to your hat -- you're in for a wild ride. In The Prisoner of Zenda, Anthony Hope relates the misadventures that befall the soon-to-be-crowned king of the fictional country of Ruritania in the days leading up to his coronation. An English tourist who just happens to be a dead ringer for the king is called into service as a decoy, and a string of increasingly perilous scrapes follow.
Another hot new series from Penguin, "Great Books for Boys" offers a handful of top adventure stories from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Each volume sports a nice vintage-looking cover to complete the spell. Great fun (and girls can read them, too!).
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Posted May 3, 2002
Theses are two of my favorite books. I read the Prisoner of Zenda in middle school. After that, I was on a quest to find Rupert of Hentzau. These classics can be hard to track down! I was able to find older copies of both in an antique bookstore in London. The stories may be old, but the are freshly exciting each time I read them. Highly recommended!
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Posted October 8, 2005
This book is better than the film, which is usually the case. Fast read for a stormy day.
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Posted November 10, 2003
This is such a wonderful tale of self sacrifice, honor, and generosity. Sadly very un-21st century. It isn't dated at all, the characters are interesting and the story is as appealing today as it was a hundred years ago.
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Posted June 10, 2001
This is a very good book! It's very exciting and has a very original story line! I think everyone should read this book!
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If historically tinged action-adventure is your genre of choice, hang on to your hat -- you're in for a wild ride. In The Prisoner of Zenda, Anthony Hope relates the misadventures that befall the soon-to-be-crowned king of the fictional country of Ruritania in the days leading up to his coronation. An English tourist who just happens to be a dead ringer for the king is called into service as a decoy, and a string of increasingly perilous scrapes follow.