The Prisoner of Zenda

by Anthony Hope Narrated by Andrew Pugsley

Overview

The ultimate escapist adventure story, The Prisoner of Zenda transports the listener into a bygone era, awash with swashbuckling heroism, cunning plots and courtly love. The popularity of Hope's tale of intrigue was such that it spawned an entirely new genre known as the `Ruritanian romance'. When the King of Ruritania is kidnapped, the onus falls on a British tourist, who bears an uncanny resemblance to the King, to stand in for him and to avert disaster by coming to his rescue. The frequent replays of the film with Ronald Colman and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. testify to the continuing popularity of this evergreen adventure. Andrew Pugsley's reading captures the excitement and the momentum.

Editorial Reviews

AudioFile

The story is full of swordplay (and a little gunplay), barely repressed passion, political maneuvering, and severely tested personal honor.”

Telegraph (London)

This is one of those rattling good yarns whose heart is so solidly in the right place that one is prepared to forgive some shoddy writing at the margins.”

Sunday Times (London)

This fast-moving, well-placed romance reaffirmed the pride of English men in what they thought they had :a sense of justice, profound honour and adroitness, all worn lightly.”

New York University Nathan R. Teitel

The tale speeds like an arrow, never deviating from its appointed course. There are no loopholes, only a rising tide of intrigue and excitement that never abates.”

From the Publisher

"A hugely enjoyable rip-roaring adventure of chivalry and romance." — The New European

Product Details

BN ID:	2940174970403
Publisher:	Naxos Audiobooks
Publication date:	06/01/2010
Edition description:	Unabridged

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