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ISBN: 9781094011721
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ISBN: 9781094011738
| Runtime: | 5.46 Hours |
| Category: | Fiction/Classics |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
Summary
Summary
The ultimate escapist adventure story, The Prisoner of Zenda transports listeners 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.
Author
Author Bio: Anthony Hope
Anthony Hope (1863–1933) is the pseudonym of Anthony Hope Hawkins, a successful and prolific author of fiction and drama. The son of a school headmaster, Hope was born in London in 1863. While practicing law, Hope experimented with creative writing, publishing his first novel in 1890. With the publication of his most famous novel, The Prisoner of Zenda, in 1894, Hope abandoned his career in law to write full time. Throughout his productive life, Hope published a wide variety of works, ranging from light comedy to serious fiction.
Details
Details
| Available Formats : | Retail CD, Library CD, MP3 CD |
| Category: | Fiction/Classics |
| Runtime: | 5.46 |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
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