Ruritania

This is a book about the long cultural shadow cast by a single bestselling novel, Anthony Hope''s The Prisoner of Zenda (1894), which introduced Ruritania, a colourful pocket kingdom. In this swashbuckling tale, Englishman Rudolf Rassendyll impersonates the king of Ruritania to foil a coup, but faces a dilemma when he falls for the lovely Princess Flavia. Hope''s novel inspired stage and screen a...