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The Prisoner of Zenda
Anthony Hope · 1894
When an English traveller reaches the small kingdom of Ruritania, a remarkable resemblance draws him into a royal crisis. Courts, castles, and dangerous loyalties turn his holiday into a swashbuckling adventure.
Inside this edition
Every LitLab edition is illustrated from the text itself — the world of the book mapped, its people drawn, its scenes staged. 53 plates are open to everyone in this book; here are 8 of them.
Rudolf and the Ruritanian Court
Bertram, George, and the Customs Officer at the Border
Sapt, Fritz, Rupert, and Antoinette
Breakfast on Park LaneRose challenges Rudolf to find a more active purpose for his life.
Supper at ZendaA chance meeting brings Rudolf to supper with his distant royal relative.
The Rassendyll Family
From Park Lane to Ruritania
The Royal Palace and Great SquareThe coronation procession enters the great square before the Royal Palace.
This edition
- Title
- The Prisoner of Zenda
- Author
- Anthony Hope
- First published
- 1894
- Illustrated plates
- 123 original artworks · 53 open to everyone
- Chapters
- 23 · about 53,747 words
- Reading time
- 3 h 35 min
- Language
- EN
- Formats
- Read online · EPUB and PDF download with a subscription
- Publisher
- LitLab — The Illustrated Classics
- On LitLab since
- October 2026
- Rights
- Text in the public domain. Illustrations and edition © LitLab.
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