{"product_id":"the-prisoner-of-zenda-paperback","title":"The Prisoner of Zenda - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnthony Hope\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eNicholas Daly\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'If love were the only thing, I would follow you-in rags if need be ... But is love the only thing?'\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnthony Hope's \u003cem\u003eThe Prisoner of Zenda\u003c\/em\u003e is a swashbuckling adventure set in Ruritania, a mythical pocket kingdom. Englishman Rudolf Rassendyll closely resembles the King of Ruritania, and to foil a coup by his rival to the throne, he is persuaded to impersonate him for a day. However, Rassendyll's role becomes more complicated when the real king is kidnapped, and he falls for the lovely Princess Flavia. Although the story is set in the near past, Ruritania is a semi-feudal land in which a strong sword arm can carry the day, and Rassendyll and his allies fight to rescue the king. But if he succeeds, our hero and Flavia will have to choose between love and honour. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Nicholas Daly's introduction outlines, this thrilling tale inspired not only stage and screen adaptations, but also place names, and even a popular board game. A whole new subgenre of 'Ruritanian romances' followed, though no imitation managed to capture the charm, exuberance, and sheer storytelling power of Hope's classic tale.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnthony Hope\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNicholas Daly\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Modern English and American Literature at University College Dublin. He has also taught at Trinity College Dublin, Wesleyan University, and Dartmouth College. A member of the Royal Irish Academy, he serves on the advisory boards of the Journal of Victorian Culture, Novel, and the Irish University Review. His academic publications include the monographs \u003cem\u003eModernism, Romance, and the Fin de Siecle\u003c\/em\u003e (CUP, 1999), \u003cem\u003eLiterature, Technology and Modernity\u003c\/em\u003e (CUP, 2004), \u003cem\u003eSensation and Modernity in the 1860s\u003c\/em\u003e (CUP, 2009), and \u003cem\u003eThe Demographic Imagination\u003c\/em\u003e (CUP, 2015), and many articles on nineteenth and twentieth-century literature and culture. He has also recently edited Emma Orczy's \u003cem\u003eThe Scarlet Pimpernel\u003c\/em\u003e for the Oxford World's Classics.\u003cbr\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.6 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44313652592742,"sku":"9780198841098","price":18.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/aldrKzRKQ3FuWjZ0bzFYaUVoTFRpQT09.webp?v=1767945137","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-prisoner-of-zenda-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}