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The Prisoner of Zenda

by Anthony Hope (1863-1933)

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)

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Total running time: 5:42:29
Read by Andy Minter

mp3 and ogg files

• Ch. 01 The Rassendylls with a Word on the Elphbergs - 00:13:41
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• Ch. 02 Concerning the Colour of Men’s Hair - 00:14:33
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• Ch. 03 A Merry Evening With a Distant Relative - 00:17:24
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• Ch. 04 The King Keeps his Appointment - 00:13:34
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• Ch. 05 The Adventures of an Understudy - 00:15:29
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• Ch. 06 The Secret of a Cellar - 00:14:25
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• Ch. 07 His Majesty Sleeps In Strelsau - 00:14:06
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• Ch. 08 A Fair Cousin and a Dark Brother - 00:17:23
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• Ch. 09 A New Use for a Tea Table - 00:17:10
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• Ch. 10 A Great Chance for a Villain - 00:16:30
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• Ch. 11 Hunting a Very Big Boar - 00:17:27
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• Ch. 12 I Receive a Visitor - 00:15:13
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• Ch. 13 An Improvement on Jacob’s Ladder - 00:16:07
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• Ch. 14 A Night Outside the Castle - 00:15:18
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• Ch. 15 I Talk With a Tempter - 00:16:37
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• Ch. 16 A Desperate Plan - 00:15:17
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• Ch. 17 Young Rupert’s Midnight Diversions - 00:14:54
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• Ch. 18 The Forcing of the Trap - 00:13:12
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• Ch. 19 Face to Face in the Forest - 00:14:25
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• Ch. 20 The Prisoner and the King - 00:17:11
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• Ch. 21 If Love Were All - 00:16:44
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• Ch. 22 Present, Past and Future? - 00:15:49
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Cataloged on December 16, 2006