A brief summery:
The novel tells the story of an English gentleman, Rudolf Rassendyll, who looks very much like King Rudolf the fifth of Ruritania, an imaginary country in Europe.
Just before the king's coronation, his evil brother Duke Michael imprisons him in the castle of Zenda. Rassendyll is asked to pretend to be the king at the coronation to prevent Michael from becoming king.
During this time, Rassendyll falls in love with the beautiful princess Flavia , who is destined to marry the king .
He saves the king's life and renounces his love for the princess.
The prisoner of Zenda contains many of the traditional elements of romantic novels including mistaken identity, letters written in secret, jealousy, thwarted love and chivalry courteous, gallant behavior.
Fate also plays a very important part in the novel.
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The novel tells the story of an English gentleman, Rudolf Rassendyll, who looks very much like King Rudolf the fifth of Ruritania, an imaginary country in Europe.
Just before the king's coronation, his evil brother Duke Michael imprisons him in the castle of Zenda. Rassendyll is asked to pretend to be the king at the coronation to prevent Michael from becoming king.
During this time, Rassendyll falls in love with the beautiful princess Flavia , who is destined to marry the king .
He saves the king's life and renounces his love for the princess.
The prisoner of Zenda contains many of the traditional elements of romantic novels including mistaken identity, letters written in secret, jealousy, thwarted love and chivalry courteous, gallant behavior.
Fate also plays a very important part in the novel.
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