The Prisoner of Zenda

Anthony Hope — a famous English writer, author of thrillers that have gained popularity among the general public. It was Hope who invented the country of Ruritania, which has become a byword in the English-speaking world for a typical Central European country.
«The Prisoner of Zenda» — an astonishing thriller novel.
The Crown Prince of Ruritania, Rudolf, is kidnapped and imprisoned in a castle in the town of Zenda by his half-brother Michael. The coronation is at risk! By a stroke of luck, at that very time, a noble Englishman, Rudolf Rassendyll, a distant relative of the prisoner of Zenda, is traveling through Ruritania and bears a striking resemblance to him. The courtiers persuade him to «replace» the missing crown prince, and from that moment on, Rassendyll's life is turned upside down.