The Prisoner of Zenda

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The Prisoner of Zenda is a classic adventure novel, frequently adapted to film, about an Englishman who must impersonate a kidnapped king to save a central European kingdom.

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instanceOf Ruritanian romance
adventure novel
novel
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surface form: The Prisoner of Zenda (1922 film)

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surface form: The Prisoner of Zenda (1961 TV series)

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surface form: Zenda (1963 musical)
author Anthony Hope
character Antoinette de Mauban
Colonel Sapt
Duke Michael of Strelsau
Fritz von Tarlenheim
King Rudolf V
Princess Flavia
Rudolf Rassendyll
Rupert of Hentzau
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
firstPublishedIn The Graphic
followedBy Rupert of Hentzau
follows none
genre adventure fiction
political intrigue
romance
hasMotif doppelgänger
political conspiracy
hasTheme duty versus love
honor and loyalty
identity and impersonation
influenced Ruritanian romance genre
literarySeries The Prisoner of Zenda self-linksurface differs
surface form: Ruritania series
literarySignificance classic of adventure literature
narrativePointOfView first-person
narrator Rudolf Rassendyll
notableFor frequent film adaptations
popularizing the fictional kingdom of Ruritania
originalLanguage English
plotSummary An Englishman who resembles a Ruritanian king must impersonate him after the king is drugged and kidnapped on the eve of his coronation.
protagonist Rudolf Rassendyll
publicationDate 1894
publisher J. W. Arrowsmith
Longmans, Green, Reader, and Dyer
surface form: Longmans, Green, and Co.
setting Ruritania
Strelsau
timePeriodOfSetting late 19th century

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Douglas Fairbanks Jr. notableWork The Prisoner of Zenda
Louis Calhern notableWork The Prisoner of Zenda
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Jules Furthman notableWork The Prisoner of Zenda
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Noel Langley wroteScreenplayFor The Prisoner of Zenda
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Ronald Colman notableWork The Prisoner of Zenda
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Ramon Novarro notableWork The Prisoner of Zenda
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Alice Terry notableWork The Prisoner of Zenda
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Rex Ingram notableWork The Prisoner of Zenda
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C. Aubrey Smith notableWork The Prisoner of Zenda
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Anthony Hope notableWork The Prisoner of Zenda
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Duke Michael of Strelsau appearsIn The Prisoner of Zenda
Duke Michael of Strelsau firstAppearance The Prisoner of Zenda
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Rupert of Hentzau firstAppearance The Prisoner of Zenda
Mary Astor notableWork The Prisoner of Zenda
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Fritz von Tarlenheim appearsIn The Prisoner of Zenda
Fritz von Tarlenheim firstAppearance The Prisoner of Zenda
Antoinette de Mauban appearsIn The Prisoner of Zenda
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Madeleine Carroll notableWork The Prisoner of Zenda
King Rudolf V appearsIn The Prisoner of Zenda
King Rudolf V firstAppearance The Prisoner of Zenda