I first stumbled upon Anthony Hope's books with the rather excellent Prisoner of Zenda. This book left me hoping to read the sequel, namely, Rupert of Hentzau. Unfortunately, the sequel does not live up to the expectations set by the original (Do sequels ever?). Rupert of Hentzau left me largely disinterested in the character's fates from the first book.
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The Prisoner of Zenda, by Anthony Hope, can rightly be called the first in a genre, since it pioneered the subset of historical fiction known as Ruritanian novels. That being said, the novel itself is passable, but it is still to be recommended for taking on a new field and opening it up to writers everywhere. Read on for the full review of The Prisoner of Zenda.
