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On the eve of the coronation of Rudolf V of Ruritania, he encounters his distant relative, English nobleman Rudolf Rassendyll, come to witness the festivities. The two men look very much alike. The future king and his loyal attendants, Colonel Sapt and Fritz von Tarlenheim, wine and dine their new acquaintance at a hunting lodge.
- Anthony Hope
- 1894
Rudolf V of Ruritania is the king-to-be of the imaginary nation of Ruritania. At the start of the novel, he is awaiting coronation and is engaged to be married, but on the eve of the ceremony to ...
The story begins as Rudolf V, the soon-to-be-crowned king of Ruritania, holds a celebratory festival the night before his coronation proceedings. ... The story ends as Rudolf V regains his ...
Oct 3, 2024 · This leads to Rudolf's becoming involved in an elaborate plot to pass him off as the king of Ruritania, thus thwarting the treacherous machinations of Duke Michael and his entourage.
An Englishman, Rudolf Rassendyll, vacationing in Ruritania, discovers he is the double of Rudolf V, shortly to be crowned king. When Rudolf is abducted by his evil half-brother, Black Michael, Rassendyll agrees to an impersonation during the coronation. Eventually Rassendyll saves Rudolf, but not before the Englishman and the beautiful Princess Flavia have fallen in love. Recognizing her ...
But is love the only thing?’. Anthony Hope's The Prisoner of Zenda is a swashbuckling adventure set in Ruritania, a mythical pocket kingdom. Englishman Rudolf Rassendyll closely resembles the King of Ruritania, and to foil a coup by his rival to the throne, he is persuaded to impersonate him for a day.
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the "English gentleman" Rudolf Rassendyll and his distant cousin Rudolf V, scion of the royal Elphberg family and titular king of Ruritania. Rassendyll's hair, as well as his "Elphbergian" eyes and nose, allow him to successfully pose as King Rudolf when the monarch is kidnapped just
