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Rupert of Hentzau is the little-read sequel to The Prisoner of Zenda, one of my favorite 19th C romance/adventure novels. Prisoner is swift-moving and tightly constructed, with a poignant ending. Rupert opens with the same poignancy, but the story becomes increasingly convoluted. It's difficult to pull off the "identical twin (well, distant cousin)" plot twice, and Rupert shows that strain. The final confrontation between hero and villain is anti-climatic. But the love story, which transforms Prisoner from just a fun adventure tale to something more, plays out in a way that is both painful and unsurprising (in light of the dilemma Hope sets up for his hero). The ending lingers in my mind after most of the rest of the (often) frantic events recede.Product details
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I really enjoyed this book's predecessor, <cite>The Prisoner of Zenda</cite>, and this book was almost as good. It kept my interest to the end. Lots of plot twists, swash buckling, etc. I could do without some of the cloying melodrama, but a bit of that is pretty much an inevitable feature of books written around the turn of the 20th century.
Enter into a time when honor was fleshed out and robust. King R is the embodiment of a true man; strong, wise, humble, protective, always choosing the high road despite what temptation may rise.
Our schools would do well to make this required reading for boys. It provides just the right mixture of dash, daring, and intrigue. Friendships shown as they should be.
A classic, Rupert of Hentzau is the sequel to The Prisoner of Zenda. One of my favorite adventures from the era, Prisoner of Zenda was the best school assigned book I ever read.
Rupert of Hentzau picks up a few years later. Although the narrator is not Rudolph this time, it is still has the same fast pace and adventure of the first. However, it is a sequel and lacks some of the originality and spark of the original. That being said, I still would have paid a few dollars to read this again. At free, it was irresistible.
This sequel to the Prisoner of Zenda reprises the roles of the main characters of the first book. A good example of historical fiction, setting a work of fiction in a particular time period and culture. The book contains the tensions of adventure with romance, with the underlying theme of "doing the right thing"; aka integrity; almost a lost virtue. If you like a gallant hero and a strong leading lady, this classic piece of literature is worth reading.
Not as good as the original Prisoner of Zenda, but still a satisfying read. The ending was a little bit of a let down, but very definite. Still worth reading if you enjoyed Prisoner, but don't expect the same magical thrill as you read it. It still has plenty of danger, intrigue, and romance, but Prisoner set a very high bar in my mind.
Rupert is still a worthy villain, Rudolf an enjoyable hero, and Flavia always a darling. Hope gives you some interesting insight into the minds of the side characters and a very believable several years later scenario. A solid "B" sequel.
Of course, since you can read both Rupert and Prisoner for free, stop worrying about it, download it, and enjoy via the e-reader of your preference.
When I first learned that Anthony Hope had written a sequel to "The Prisoner of Zenda", I was curious about two things (1) would his magic in creating the perfect Ruritania novel (Zenda) strike twice, and (2) had Hollywood missed out on the chance to replicate the success of its earlier cinematic recreation of the original novel-----specifically the Ronald Colman version of 1935?
As to the first question, alas----no magic this time. The plot is weak, convoluted and a bit thin, Some of the lovable old characters were in the sequel----but the situations we found them in were less inspired to say the very least. When you reflect on "Rupert", if the title had not been previously used by a more talented writer---a more appropriate one would be "Much Ado About Nothing."
As to the second question, it is possible that if David O. Selznick (producer of the 1935 Zenda) had had the good fortune to recast Colman as Rudolf and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. as Rupert----a charming and delightful movie might have emerged. Since that kind of luck seems remote---Hollywood was wise to take a pass on this idea. The novel is just not strong enough to have survived the usual Hollywood mediocre reworking by less skilled hands,
"Rupert" is an OK way to spend a few hours of your reading time. But in the end, I felt like I had just eaten a Chinese meal----hungry again after just finishing the kung pao chicken.
It is not giving anything away to say that the ending is foreshadowed by Pope' s selection of a narrator. I disagree with other commenters who argue that the king's twin premised is stretched by a sequel, rather, since I suspended disbelief to read and enjoy Zenda, more of the same was welcomed here. But since I invested so much time to read the sequel, looking forward to the ending that seemed natural and would have been very welcome, the ending Pope provided was entirely unsatisfactory. Reading the Rupert book allowed me to understand why Pope did not become a more popular author. Enjoy Zenda, take a pass on this one.
Rupert of Hentzau is the little-read sequel to The Prisoner of Zenda, one of my favorite 19th C romance/adventure novels. Prisoner is swift-moving and tightly constructed, with a poignant ending. Rupert opens with the same poignancy, but the story becomes increasingly convoluted. It's difficult to pull off the "identical twin (well, distant cousin)" plot twice, and Rupert shows that strain. The final confrontation between hero and villain is anti-climatic. But the love story, which transforms Prisoner from just a fun adventure tale to something more, plays out in a way that is both painful and unsurprising (in light of the dilemma Hope sets up for his hero). The ending lingers in my mind after most of the rest of the (often) frantic events recede.
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