tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547065615486762917.post977964354261878294..comments2024-01-06T05:28:46.111-05:00Comments on Matt Paust's Crime Time : THE PRISONER OF ZENDA and RUPERT OF HENTZAU – Anthony HopeMathew Pausthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06157135006791553019noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547065615486762917.post-58753066727839653392017-06-11T18:22:39.818-04:002017-06-11T18:22:39.818-04:00Free download and short, the magic lures, Tracy. T...Free download and short, the magic lures, Tracy. They were quick reads, too. Mathew Pausthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06157135006791553019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547065615486762917.post-79681829948825947992017-06-11T15:57:46.073-04:002017-06-11T15:57:46.073-04:00Well, you have convinced me to give this a try, an...Well, you have convinced me to give this a try, and the fact that it is relatively short does help a lot. Don't know when I will fit it in with all the books I already have... but someday. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547065615486762917.post-58018091669549706352017-06-10T11:39:35.731-04:002017-06-10T11:39:35.731-04:00Hope's writing is exceptional, Rich. It transc...Hope's writing is exceptional, Rich. It transcends the centuries. Mathew Pausthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06157135006791553019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547065615486762917.post-69143354317014391302017-06-10T11:12:20.007-04:002017-06-10T11:12:20.007-04:00One of my favorite books as well -- and really kin...One of my favorite books as well -- and really kind of tragic too, despite its hootitude.<br /><br />I did not know of THE HEART OF PRINCESS OSRA. I will have to try to find a copy. I have read at least one other Anthony Hope book (CAPTAIN DIEPPE) and it was quite fun as well.<br /><br />THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL is also immensely fun. I definitely recommend it.<br /><br />There is a whole sort of subgenre of "Ruritanian" novels, set in imaginary countries with similar plots to THE PRISONER OF ZENDA. Never as good as the original, but sometimes fun. The most famous might be George Barr McCutcheon's Graustark novels (he wrote a ton of them, and also the still mildly well known story BREWSTER'S MILLIONS). I could also recommend PRINCESS MARITZA by Percy Brebner and THE CITY OF LILIES by Anthony Pryde and R. K. Weekes. (But all of these pale next to THE PRISONER OF ZENDA.)Rich Hortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07659613066689174738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547065615486762917.post-89756112857424726932017-06-09T20:18:56.174-04:002017-06-09T20:18:56.174-04:00I was most pleasantly surprised, Yvette. Have not ...I was most pleasantly surprised, Yvette. Have not read <i>Pimpernel</i> yet, but now I intend to. Always thought the title was farcical, and maybe the book is silly, but if it's anything like <i>Zenda</i>, I'm a convert. Thanks!Mathew Pausthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06157135006791553019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547065615486762917.post-23743654964439920712017-06-09T18:46:33.584-04:002017-06-09T18:46:33.584-04:00I loved this book, Mathew. Always meant to read th...I loved this book, Mathew. Always meant to read the second, but never got around to it. Thanks for the reminder. (Love the movie versions too.) Have you ever read THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL by Baroness Orczy? Available for free online. Lots of fun too. And there are sequels - who knew?Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.com