The Prisoner of Zenda

By: Anthony Hope

Narrated by: James Wilby

The Prisoner of Zenda is the story of an Englishman who travels to the small European state of Ruritania where he impersonates the ruler and falls in love with Princess Flavia.Public Domain (P)2014 Audible, Inc.

A+ Reading of a Classic Adventure

Right up there with Simon Vance and other top drawer narrators here, James Wilby is 50% of this wonderful listening experience. Short chapters also make this one a "page turner".
One thing that cost a star for the "overall" category: chaptering is very poor. A "chapter" is actually almost 5 actual book chapters. It's the "almost" that is particularly annoying. One of thee to five book chapters is always split between each Audible chapter. That said, the novel is short, so dealing with this was no problem for me. Thought I should mention it though. Still, you really don't want to miss this one. It's well worth enduring a minor issue.

Excellent adventure!

This is a great novel. A terrific story with lots of adventure, derring do and romance! The reader does a fantastic job! Really a good audiobook all around!

Great Story and Wonderful Main Characters.

I loved the Prisoner of Zenda. I enjoyed the characters, the storytelling, and the action. I particularly enjoyed the relationship between Rudolf, Fritz, and Sapt; it was very sweet. The way they started out as just co-conpiritors, then ended up being good friends was great to witness throughout the book. While the middle of the book does drag a little and I wish we could have seen more of Rudolf's day to day ruling duties, overall the book was very enjoyable. If you love action stories and medieval books, I would highly recommend that you read the Prisoner of Zenda!

Wonderful story; gutwrenching ending

The story is riveting, the characters captivating, the adventure breathtaking, the romance heartbreaking. It is for this heartbreak that I score the story as I do.....I was unaware of it before I bought the book....had I been I would not have bought the book....Tragedies are for me too, well, tragic. If the ending be a sad one, I leave the book an unfulfilled reader.

Great story, Great delivery and not too long!

I have always wanted to read this book and was surprised to find that I could listen to it with such a wonderful delivery in such a short time! really, it's like a movie@ Anthony Wilby does a marvelous job of capturing the feel of this really fun romp of a novel.