Rudolf Rassendyll, having heroically saved the kingdom of Ruritania and nobly given up the hand of the beautiful Princess Flavia, has returned to his normal life in England. But when, three years later, Flavia, now the unhappily married Queen of Ruritania, sends him a love letter, it is stolen by the exiled villain Rupert Hentzau. Rudolf’s former adversary has been waiting for the chance to have his revenge, and this provides the perfect opportunity to stir up trouble.Rudolf must return to the troubled kingdom to defeat Hentzau, where he is embroiled once more in a world of deception, intrigue, deadly swordfights and torn loyalties. With the stakes higher than ever, will he pay the ultimate price?
- ISBN10 0141035838
- ISBN13 9780141035833
- Publish Date 10 June 2008 (first published December 1949)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 29 June 2021
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Penguin UK
- Imprint Penguin Classic
- Format Paperback (US Mass Market)
- Pages 256
- Language English
- URL https://penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/isbn/9780141035833