"El prisionero de Zenda" by Anthony Hope is an adventure novel published in 1894. When the King of Ruritania is drugged before his coronation, an English tourist who remarkably resembles him is persuaded to impersonate the monarch. As political conspiracies unfold and the real king is kidnapped, the imposter must maintain his dangerous deception while navigating palace intrigue, deadly enemies, and an impossible romance with Princess Flavia. The novel's success spawned the Ruritanian romance genre.