The Prisoner Of Zenda

by Anthony Hope, Mireille Fauchon (Illustrator)

Overview

The seventh in Four Corners’ Familiars series takes us to Ruritania, a land reminiscent of many Central European countries. A new king is about to be crowned, but his brother drugs him and attempts to claim the throne for himself. To foil him, the king’s supporters recruit his cousin to impersonate him at the coronation. British artist Mireille Fauchon’s handsome edition of the classic adventure novel includes tipped-in illustrations.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780956192851
Publisher:	Four Corners Books
Publication date:	09/30/2013
Series:	Four Corner Familiars , #7
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.20(h) x 1.60(d)
Age Range:	12 - 15 Years

About the Author

Anthony Hope (in full Sir Anthony Hope Hawkins) was born in London and educated at Marlborough and at Balliol College, Oxford. He became a lawyer, and dabbled in Liberal politics, but the immediate success of ‘The Prisoner of Zenda’, his fourth work, turned him entirely to writing. This work and its sequel, ‘Rupert of Hentzau’, both describe the perilous adventures of the Englishman Rudolph Rassendyll in the mythical kingdom of Ruritania. Anthony Hope successfully published many other novels and plays. He was knighted in 1918 and died in 1933.

Editorial Reviews

A very spirited and gallant little book.

Robert Louis Stevenson