The Prisoner of Zenda

Anthony Hope

Written in 1898, The Turn of the Screw is considered as the most famous of ghostly tales. The novella tells the story of a governess who is responsible of caring for two children at a remote estate and soon becomes convinced that the house is haunted. Are the ghosts real or just the figments of the governess' imagination? The Turn of the Screw is considered a work Gothic/Horror fiction and grabs the reader's attention in the first sentences.The Prisoner of Zenda, written by British writer Anthony Hope in 1894, is an adventure novel. The story opens with Rudolf Rassendyll, a tourist, traveling to the Kingdom of Ruritania. Rudolf Rassendyll is a relative of the king who is about to be crowned. Rudolf, who bears a striking resemblance to the king, suddenly finds himself in the coronation, unwittingly enters a world full of quarrels and intrigues, and faces an impossible love. The Prisoner of Zenda offers different perspectives and invites its readers to an exciting adventure.

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