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The Prisoner of Zenda
1894·174 pages
An Englishman impersonates a kidnapped king in the fictional kingdom of Ruritania, navigating political intrigue, sword fights, and forbidden romance.
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An Englishman impersonates a kidnapped king in the fictional kingdom of Ruritania, navigating political intrigue, sword fights, and forbidden romance.
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An adventure novel, originally published in 1894, set in the fictitious European Kingdom of Ruritania. An English tourist is persuaded to impersonate the new king after he is abducted before he can be crowned. This act draws upon him the wrath of the Prince who has had the king abducted and his partner in crime the villainous Rupert of Hentzau.
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Forbidden romantic attraction and courtly love subplot; no explicit sexual content.
Violence & gore
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Sword fights, shootings, stabbings, and deaths with blood and wounds described.
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Themes of power struggles, succession, and political deception.
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Abuse & suffering
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Kidnapping and imprisonment central; brief negative mentions of rape and illegitimacy.
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