Prisoner of Zenda
Anthony Hope
Play
Length 5 h 42 min
Chapters 22
First published 1894
The Prisoner of Zenda tells the story of Rudolf Rassendyll, an English gentleman on holiday in Ruritania, a country not a thousand miles from Bavaria. There, by reason of his resemblance to the King of Ruritania he becomes involved in saving the King’s Life and his Throne from the King’s dastardly brother and his allies. Woods, moated castles, pomp, swordplay, gallantry, villainy and a beautiful princess. What story could ask for more? (Summary by Andy Minter)
The sequel Rupert of Hentzau is also available as a LIbriVox recording.
Chapters
1
The Rassendylls with a Word on the Elphbergs Read by Andy Minter (1934-2017) 13:41
2
Concerning the Colour of Men's Hair Read by Andy Minter (1934-2017) 14:33
3
A Merry Evening with a Distant Relative Read by Andy Minter (1934-2017) 17:24
4
The King Keeps his Appointment Read by Andy Minter (1934-2017) 13:34
5
The Adventures of an Understudy Read by Andy Minter (1934-2017) 15:29
6
The Secret of a Cellar Read by Andy Minter (1934-2017) 14:25
7
His Majesty Sleeps in Strelsau Read by Andy Minter (1934-2017) 14:06
8
A Fair Cousin and a Dark Brother Read by Andy Minter (1934-2017) 17:23
9
A New Use for a Tea-Table Read by Andy Minter (1934-2017) 17:10
10
A Great Chance for a Villain Read by Andy Minter (1934-2017) 16:30
11
Hunting a Very Big Boar Read by Andy Minter (1934-2017) 17:27
12
I Receive a Visitor and Bait a Hook Read by Andy Minter (1934-2017) 15:13
13
An Improvement on Jacob's Ladder Read by Andy Minter (1934-2017) 16:07
14
A Night Outside the Castle Read by Andy Minter (1934-2017) 15:18
15
I Talk with a Tempter Read by Andy Minter (1934-2017) 16:37
16
A Desperate Plan Read by Andy Minter (1934-2017) 15:17
17
Young Rupert's Midnight Diversions Read by Andy Minter (1934-2017) 14:54
18
The Forcing of the Trap Read by Andy Minter (1934-2017) 13:12
19
Face to Face in the Forest Read by Andy Minter (1934-2017) 14:25
20
The Prisoner and the King Read by Andy Minter (1934-2017) 17:11
21
If Love Were All! Read by Andy Minter (1934-2017) 16:44
22
Present, Past--and Future? Read by Andy Minter (1934-2017) 15:49
From LibriVox, read by volunteers and in the public domain. LibriVox page (opens librivox.org) , the text (opens gutenberg.org) , all files on the Internet Archive (opens archive.org) .
