"can be linked to ""The Prisoner of Zenda""; indeed, this novel spawned the genre known as Ruritanian romance. What follows is a short list of those homages with a clear debt to Anthony Hope's book. In a popular but very questionable account, a German circus acrobat named Otto Witte claimed he had been briefly mistaken for the new King of Albania at the time of that country's separation from the Ottoman Empire, and that he was crowned and reigned a few days. However, the date of this claim (1913), and the lack of any evidence to back it up, suggest"
"Edward Rose died on 31 December 1904 at the age of 55. He is sometimes confused or conflated with Edward Everett Rose (1862–1939), a Canadian-born American dramatist also known for dramatizing novels, notably ""Richard Carvel"" and the Penrod stories of Booth Tarkington. Edward Rose Edward Rose (7 August 1849 – 31 December 1904) was an English playwright, best known for his adaptations of novels for the stage, mainly ""The Prisoner of Zenda"". He was also the theatre critic for ""The Sunday Times"". Edward Rose was born in Swaffham, Norfolk, on 7 August 1849, son of Caleb Rose, a physician, and"
"Anthony Hope Sir Anthony Hope Hawkins, better known as Anthony Hope (9 February 1863 – 8 July 1933), was an English novelist and playwright. He was a prolific writer, especially of adventure novels but he is remembered predominantly for only two books: ""The Prisoner of Zenda"" (1894) and its sequel ""Rupert of Hentzau"" (1898). These works, ""minor classics"" of English literature, are set in the contemporaneous fictional country of Ruritania and spawned the genre known as Ruritanian romance, works set in fictional European locales similar to the novels. ""Zenda"" has inspired many adaptations, most notably the 1937 Hollywood movie of"
"Edward Rose Edward Rose (7 August 1849 – 31 December 1904) was an English playwright, best known for his adaptations of novels for the stage, mainly ""The Prisoner of Zenda"". He was also the theatre critic for ""The Sunday Times"". Edward Rose was born in Swaffham, Norfolk, on 7 August 1849, son of Caleb Rose, a physician, and his first wife, Isabella Morse. He attended Islington Proprietary School and Ipswich Grammar School. He worked in the solicitors firm Cobbold and Yarrington (in Ipswich) for four years, from 1868 to 1872. In 1872 he moved to London. He began writing plays"
"Prisoner of Zenda, Inc. The Prisoner of Zenda, Inc is a 1996 made for cable movie starring William Shatner and Jonathan Jackson. It was produced for Showtime Networks under their family division, and first aired September 1996. The film was written by Rodman Gregg and Richard Clark. Inspired by the classic 1937 MGM version of ""The Prisoner of Zenda"", starring Ronald Colman, ""The Prisoner of Zenda, Inc."" was a contemporary version loosely based on the original. Zenda was the castle in mythical kingdom of Ruritania in the 1937, whereas Zenda Inc. was the name of a computer business empire in"
"""The Prisoner of Zenda"" (1894). Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–94) also wrote works in this genre, including ""Kidnapped"" (1886), an historical novel set in the aftermath of the Jacobite rising of 1745, and ""Treasure Island"" (1883), the classic pirate adventure. Wilkie Collins' epistolary novel ""The Moonstone"" (1868) is generally considered the first detective novel in the English language, and soon after Sir Arthur Conan Doyle began his Sherlock Holmes series about a London-based ""consulting detective"". Doyle wrote four novels and fifty-six short stories featuring Holmes, from 1880 up to 1907, with a final case in 1914. H. G. Wells's (1866–1946) writing"
"Julien Benda Julien Benda (26 December 1867 – 7 June 1956) was a French philosopher and novelist. He remains famous for his short book, ""La Trahison des Clercs"" (""The Treason of the Intellectuals"" or ""The Betrayal of the Intellectuals""). He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature four times and one time for the Goncourt Prize. Born into a Jewish family in Paris, Benda became a master of French ""belles-lettres"". Yet he believed that science was superior to literature as a method of inquiry. He disagreed with Henri Bergson, the leading light of French philosophy of his day. Benda"
"the story. Otto Witte's story was adapted by Harry Turtledove for his fantasy novel ""Every Inch a King"". Witte's story bears a strong resemblance to the best-selling adventure novel ""The Prisoner of Zenda"" (1894), of which the first film adaptation was released in 1913. The central concept of ""Zenda"" is a commoner being mistaken for a king, and assuming his place. Another adaption of Otto Witte's story is in the 2012 novel ""If you're reading this I'm already dead"" by Andrew Nicoll. Various newspapers and magazines took Otto's story as fact and repeated it, including ""Time"" magazine, which published an"
"that Witte made up his story after seeing the first film version of the novel. Author Salman Rushdie cited ""The Prisoner of Zenda"" in the epigraph to ""Haroun and the Sea of Stories"", the novel he wrote while living in hiding in the late 1980s. The novel has been part of the syllabus of higher secondary schools in Pakistan for over three decades. The series of British historical novels, the Flashman Papers, has the cowardly antihero of the roped into a similar plot by Otto von Bismark in the 1970 novel Royal Flash, which was later made into a 1975"
"The Prisoner of Zhamanak The Prisoner of Zhamanak is a science fiction novel by American writer L. Sprague de Camp, the eighth book of his ""Viagens Interplanetarias"" series and the sixth of its subseries of stories set on the fictional planet Krishna. Chronologically it is the fourth Krishna novel. It was first published in hardcover by Phantasia Press in 1982, and in paperback by Ace Books in April 1983 as part of the standard edition of the Krishna novels. An E-book edition was published by Gollancz's SF Gateway imprint on September 29, 2011 as part of a general release of"
"was the setting of several novels by Anthony Hope, especially ""The Prisoner of Zenda"" (1894). Recently Vesna Goldsworthy, in ""Inventing Ruritania: the imperialism of the imagination"" (1998) has explored the origins of the ideas that underpin Western perceptions of the ""Wild East"" of Europe, especially of Ruthenian and other rural Slavs in the upper Balkans, but ideas that are highly applicable to Transcarpathia, all in all ""an innocent process: a cultural great power seizes and exploits the resources of an area, while imposing new frontiers on its mind-map and creating ideas which, reflected back, have the ability to reshape reality."""
"Kundera, discovered at the Kleť Observatory in 1983, is named in his honor. Milan Kundera Milan Kundera (; born 1 April 1929) is a Czech-born French writer who went into exile in France in 1975, and became a naturalised French citizen in 1981. He ""sees himself as a French writer and insists his work should be studied as French literature and classified as such in book stores"". Kundera's best-known work is ""The Unbearable Lightness of Being"". Prior to the Velvet Revolution of 1989 the Communist régime in Czechoslovakia banned his books. He lives virtually incognito and rarely speaks to the"
"Zukor tried to convince Hackett in person; as Neal Gabler writes, ""When Hackett came to visit Zukor, he was the very picture of the faded matinee idol. He wore a fur-collared coat with frayed sleeves and carried a gold-headed cane"". According to silentera.com, the Library of Congress possesses two paper positive prints, and the International Museum of Photography and Film at George Eastman House also has a partial positive print. The Prisoner of Zenda (1913 film) The Prisoner of Zenda is a 1913 silent film adaptation of a play by Edward E. Rice, which was in turn based on the"
"renamed title ""Double Play"", but reverted to the original title for the DVD release. Prisoner of Zenda, Inc. The Prisoner of Zenda, Inc is a 1996 made for cable movie starring William Shatner and Jonathan Jackson. It was produced for Showtime Networks under their family division, and first aired September 1996. The film was written by Rodman Gregg and Richard Clark. Inspired by the classic 1937 MGM version of ""The Prisoner of Zenda"", starring Ronald Colman, ""The Prisoner of Zenda, Inc."" was a contemporary version loosely based on the original. Zenda was the castle in mythical kingdom of Ruritania in"
"Tales of Two People Tales of Two People is a collection of short stories and novelettes by Anthony Hope, the author better known as the writer of ""The Prisoner of Zenda"". It was published in book form in 1907. The stories included are as follows: Ambrose Calverley, who has travelled and adventured for many years, returns to England on the death of his father. Inheriting the title and estates of Lord Lynborough, he takes up residence at Scarsmore Castle on the coast of Yorkshire, with his friends Leonard 'Cromlech' Stubb, an ancient history researcher, and Roger Wibraham, his private secretary."
"of Sciences and Arts, and in 1963 he received the Prešeren Award. He died in Ljubljana. Juš Kozak Juš Kozak (26 June 1892 – 29 August 1964), also known under the pseudonym Jalanov, was a Slovenian writer, playwright, and editor. He is best known for his autobiographic novels, such as ""Celica"" (The Cell) on his experience as a political prisoner, and ""Lesena žlica"" (The Wooden Spoon) on life during World War II. He was born in a wealthy middle-class family in Ljubljana, Slovenia, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. His younger brothers Ferdo and Vlado Kozak became political activists. He"
"Zadig Zadig ou la Destinée (Zadig, or The Book of Fate; 1747) is a novella and work of philosophical fiction by the Enlightenment writer Voltaire. It tells the story of Zadig, a philosopher in ancient Babylonia. The author does not attempt any historical accuracy, and some of the problems Zadig faces are thinly disguised references to social and political problems of Voltaire's own day. It was originally published as ""Memnon"" in Amsterdam (with a false imprint of London given) and first issued under its more familiar title in 1748. The book makes use of the Persian tale ""The Three Princes"
"Prisoners of the Maze Prisoners of the Maze is a fantasy role-playing game adventure module. ""Prisoners of the Maze"" is a scenario for character levels 8-12, set in the World of Kalibruhn. The heroes must assassinate a mad tyrannical king. This it the first in the four-part ""Maze of Zayene"" series; ""Dimensions of Flight"" is the sequel. ""Prisoners of the Maze"" was written by Robert Kuntz, and was published by Creations Unlimited, Inc., in 1987 as a 32-page book. This adventure was part of the Maze of Zayene series, a linked set of four adventures set in the World of"
"Rupert of Hentzau Rupert of Hentzau is a sequel by Anthony Hope to ""The Prisoner of Zenda"", written in 1895, but not published until 1898. The story is set within a framing narrative told by a supporting character from ""The Prisoner of Zenda"". The frame implies that the events related in both books took place in the late 1870s and early 1880s. This story commences three years after the conclusion of ""Zenda"", and deals with the same fictional country somewhere in Germanic Middle Europe, the kingdom of Ruritania. Most of the same characters recur: Rudolf Elphberg, the dissolute absolute monarch"
"The Prisoner of Heaven The Prisoner of Heaven (original title: El prisionero del cielo) is a 2011 book written by Carlos Ruiz Zafón. Originally published in Spanish, it was later translated to English by Lucia Graves, daughter of the poet Robert Graves. This is the third novel written by the author. The book begins one year after the wedding of Daniel Sempere and Beatrix Aguliar. This is a direct sequel to Zafon's first novel ""The Shadow of the Wind"". Daniel Sempere has settled into married life well and his son is shortly turning one year old. He is living above"
"novel (which became a short-lived musical comedy in 1979). His ""Dreamers of the Ghetto"" (1898) includes essays on famous Jews such as Baruch Spinoza, Heinrich Heine and Ferdinand Lassalle. ""The Big Bow Mystery"" was the first locked room mystery novel. It has been almost continuously in print since 1891 and has been used as the basis for three commercial movies. Another widely produced play was ""The Lens Grinder"", based on the life of Spinoza. The following is a list of his ""of the Ghetto"" books: Other books by the author: Zangwill endorsed feminism and pacifism, but his greatest effect may"
"and a crisp, exciting narrative style. The main plot device of bickering male and female protagonists not destined for a happy ending together is featured in several late de Camp novels, notably ""The Bones of Zora"" (1983), ""The Incorporated Knight"" (1987), and ""The Pixilated Peeress"" (1991). The Prisoner of Zhamanak The Prisoner of Zhamanak is a science fiction novel by American writer L. Sprague de Camp, the eighth book of his ""Viagens Interplanetarias"" series and the sixth of its subseries of stories set on the fictional planet Krishna. Chronologically it is the fourth Krishna novel. It was first published in"
"Arnold Zable Arnold Zable (born 1947) is an Australian writer, novelist, storyteller and human rights advocate. His books include the memoir 'Jewels and Ashes', three novels: 'Café Scheherazade', 'Scraps of Heaven', and 'Sea of Many Returns', two collections of stories: 'The Fig Tree' and 'Violin Lessons'. His most recent book, 'The Fighter', set in contemporary and post-war Melbourne, was published in 2016. Zable was born on 10 January 1947 in Wellington, New Zealand to Polish-Jewish refugee parents. They moved early in his life to Australia and he grew up in Carlton, Victoria. Zable is known as a storyteller - through"
"Hermann Hesse Hermann Karl Hesse (; 2 July 1877 – 9 August 1962) was a German-born poet, novelist, and painter. His best-known works include ""Demian"", ""Steppenwolf"", ""Siddhartha"", and ""The Glass Bead Game"", each of which explores an individual's search for authenticity, self-knowledge and spirituality. In 1946, he received the Nobel Prize in Literature. Hermann Karl Hesse was born on 2 July 1877 in the Black Forest town of Calw in Württemberg, German Empire (Deutsches-Kaiserreich). His grandparents served in India at a mission under the auspices of the Basel Mission, a Protestant Christian missionary society. His grandfather Hermann Gundert compiled the"
"with Lon Chaney Jr. Cromwell's version was adapted by John Balderston, who'd written a number of Universal horror pictures, such as Dracula, and the popular ""The Prisoner of Zenda"" also directed by Cromwell. Widely considered the best film version, the 1940 film starred Oscar-winning Fredric March, in the steamy tropical psychological thriller, with Betty Field as the female lead (March had begged the recently arrived Ingrid Bergman to do it but she'd refused). Set in the present day, Fredric March's intellectual British recluse has vowed to close himself off from the world and now lives alone on an island in"
"Nikos Kazantzakis Nikos Kazantzakis ( ; 18 February 188326 October 1957) was a Greek writer. Widely considered a giant of modern Greek literature, he was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in nine different years. Kazantzakis' novels included ""Zorba the Greek"" (published 1946 as ""Life and Times of Alexis Zorbas""), ""Christ Recrucified"" (1948), ""Captain Michalis"" (1950, translated Freedom and Death), and ""The Last Temptation of Christ"" (1955). He also wrote plays, travel books, memoirs and philosophical essays such as ""The Saviors of God: Spiritual Exercises"". His fame spread in the English-speaking world due to cinematic adaptations of ""Zorba the"
"Milan Kundera Milan Kundera (; born 1 April 1929) is a Czech-born French writer who went into exile in France in 1975, and became a naturalised French citizen in 1981. He ""sees himself as a French writer and insists his work should be studied as French literature and classified as such in book stores"". Kundera's best-known work is ""The Unbearable Lightness of Being"". Prior to the Velvet Revolution of 1989 the Communist régime in Czechoslovakia banned his books. He lives virtually incognito and rarely speaks to the media. A perpetual contender for the Nobel Prize in Literature, he is believed"
"The English translation is based on the censored version of the novel, as the original version was unavailable to the translator. Prisoners of Power Prisoners of Power, also known as Inhabited Island (, ), is a science fiction novel written by Soviet authors Arkady and Boris Strugatsky. It was written in 1969 and originally published in the same year in the literary magazine ""Neva"" (1969, No. 3, 4, and 5, publication of the Leningrad Division of the Union of Soviet Writers). It appeared in a book form in 1971, with great number of changes as demanded by the state censor;"
"The Abyss (Yourcenar novel) The Abyss () is a 1968 novel by the Belgian-French writer Marguerite Yourcenar. Its narrative centers on the life and death of Zeno, a physician, philosopher, scientist and alchemist born in Bruges during the Renaissance era. The book was published in France in 1968 and was met with immediate popular interest as well as critical acclaim, obtaining the Prix Femina with unanimous votes the year of its publication. The English translation by Grace Frick has been published under the title ""The Abyss"" or alternatively Zeno of Bruges. Belgian filmmaker André Delvaux adapted it into a film"
"the fictional protagonist of the 1894 novel ""The Prisoner of Zenda"", returning from his adventures in Ruritania. The story was adapted for the screen in 1976 in a Universal Studios production, directed by Herbert Ross, scripted by Meyer and designed by James Bond veteran Ken Adam. The all-star cast featured Nicol Williamson as Holmes, Robert Duvall as Watson, Alan Arkin as Dr. Sigmund Freud, with Laurence Olivier as Moriarty, Charles Gray as Mycroft Holmes (the role he reprised in the Jeremy Brett TV series), Samantha Eggar as Mary Watson, Vanessa Redgrave as Lola Devereaux, Joel Grey as Lowenstein, and Jeremy"
"1948. It is ""among Celan's most well-known and often-anthologized poems"". The is regarded as a ""masterful description of horror and death in a concentration camp"". Celan was born to a Jewish family in Cernauti, Romania (now Chernivtsy, Ukraine); his parents died in a camp during the Second World War, and Celan himself was a prisoner for a time in a work camp. Tristan Tzara was a Romanian and French avant-garde poet, essayist and performance artist, best for being one of the founders and central figures of the anti-establishment Dada movement. During the final part of his career, Tzara combined his"
"Zilpha Keatley Snyder Zilpha Keatley Snyder (May 11, 1927 – October 8, 2014) was an American author of books for children and young adults. Three of Snyder's works were named Newbery Honor books: ""The Egypt Game"", ""The Headless Cupid"" and ""The Witches of Worm"". She was most famous for writing adventure stories and fantasies. Snyder received the Newbery Honor. Snyder was born in Lemoore, California, and spent all but brief periods of her life in Northern California. She began writing fiction in the 1960s and worked with editor Jean Karl on her debut novel ""Season of Ponies"", which Atheneum Books"
"Malgonkar's ""A Bend in the Ganges"" (1965), Chaman Nahal's ""AZADI"" (1975) originally written in English and winner of the Sahitya Akedemi Award in India (1977), and Bapsi Sidhwa's ""Ice-Candy Man"" (1988), among others. Salman Rushdie's novel ""Midnight's Children"" (1980), which won the Booker Prize and The Best of the Booker, wove its narrative based on the children born with magical abilities on midnight of 14 August 1947. ""Freedom at Midnight"" (1975) is a non-fiction work by Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre that chronicled the events surrounding the first Independence Day celebrations in 1947. There is a paucity of films related"