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Chargement... The Prisoner of Zenda/ Rupert of Hentzaupar Anthony Hope
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. If identical strangers, random European kingdoms, scheming relatives, and political intrigue sounds like a plot you've heard before, that's because The Prisoner of Zenda is the mother of all political adventure novels. Rudolf Rassendyll, like many of his forefathers, is living proof of the infidelity of one ancestor's wife with a prince of Ruritania, a small Central European kingdom. But he never realized how much until he travels there himself and meets the crown prince (conveniently also named Rudolf) . . . who could easily be his twin. Which comes in handy when said prince is drugged the day of his coronation as king, and Rudolf has to fill in. It's even more convenient after the king is kidnapped by his scheming half-brother Michael, and Rudolf is forced to play king while plotting his rescue. Considering that he's fallen head over heals in love with the kings prospective wife, not all of these duties are particularly burdensome for him. But how will he tell her that he's not the Rudolf she thinks he is, and what will happen if he can't rescue the royal prisoner from Zenda? Find out in this 1894 bestseller. If you like classic adventure stories or enjoy novels set in fictional European principalities, this one may be for you. But don't get me started on Rupert of Hentzau . . aucune critique | ajouter une critique
Appartient à la sérieRuritania (Omnibus 1-2) Appartient à la série éditorialeEveryman's Library (637) Contient
Two famous novels of high adventure in one volume Life for the young, blue-blooded Rupert Rassendyll is a round of carefree entertainments. Meanwhile in the central European state of Ruretania things are not going well. Political intrigue threatens to usurp the soon to be crowned dissolute playboy, Prince Rudolf. The aristocracy support Rudolf, but a pretender-Rudolf's half brother Michael-is waiting in the wings to take the throne by ensuring there are no other living claimants. Rassendyll-as a result of a dubious bloodline-bears a striking resemblance to Prince Rudolf. The Royalists persuade him to join their cause and so begins a dangerous and heart-stopping adventure of switched identities, assassination and love as each party attempts to outwit and eliminate the other. The villainous Rupert of Hentzau is determined to put an end to Rassendyll and it is his name that titles the sequel to the first of these well-beloved tale of daring and flashing blades which romps on for a generous second episode. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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The original plot was clever, the twin to a king successfully masquerading to hide the fact the real crown prince was incapacitated by his villainous brother to prevent the coronation. Unfortunately, I found so much of the fantastic action became tedious and unrealistic. By current standards, it reads as rather turgid, repetitive sequences with too-abrupt changes in pacing and a plot with obviously fated love. By all means, it will appeal to readers who enjoy cavalier, rambunctious action somewhat like the action in The Scarlet Pimpernel, which Baroness Orczy wrote in 1905. ( )