The Prisoner of Zenda

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Age range 9 to 12

Set in the fictional land of Ruritania, The Prisoner of Zenda is a tale of intrigue, crime and scheming villains trying to depose the rightful heir to the throne...

Classics Illustrated tells this wonderful tale in colourful comic strip form, offering an excellent introduction for younger readers. This edition also includes theme discussions and study questions, which can be used both in the classroom and at home to further engage the reader in the story.

TheClassics Illustratedcomic book series began in 1941 with its first issue, Alexandre Dumas'sThe Three Musketeers, and has since included over 200 classic tales released around the world. This new Paperback Replica edition is part of a continuing effort to makeClassics Illustratedavailable to all, be they young readers just beginning their journeys into the great world of classic literature, or collectors who have fond memories of this much loved comic book series.

Author Bio

Sir Anthony Hope Hawkins was an English novelist, best remembered for his adventure novels "The Prisoner of Zenda" and its sequel, "Rupert of Hentzau". Henry Carl Keifer was a prolific illustrator whose earliest published work appears to have been an adaptation of Thomas Bailey Aldrichs Story of a Bad Boy in 1928 and he illustrated more than sixty different comic series between 1935 and 1955. He was best known for Wambi the Jungle Boy by Fiction House - 1940-1948. He became involved with Classics Illustrated in the early 1940s and his work is both distinctive and stimulating. There are many examples of his work throughout the CI series.