曾达的囚徒读后感英文收集(8)

And they all chose the estimable things and all did well.————
This is an adventure romance about a young, English gentleman named Rudolf Rassendyll who travelled all the way to a fictitious
kingdom called Ruritania to witness the coronation of the young king Rudolf the fifth of Ruritania. He was driven to this action filled thrilling journey by his anxious sister-in-law, Rose, who felt Rudolf was wasting his life doing nothing. On reaching Ruritania, Rudolf Rassendyll was shocked to learn that the young king was his carbon copy! The only difference was that King Rudolf the Fifth did not have a beard.
This made Rudolf Rassendyll understand the astonishment of the customs officer at the frontier of Ruritania and of Johann, the forest guard in Zenda. The story unfolds with the plot to capture and kill King Rudolf by his half brother and Duke known as Black Michael in Zenda. Black Michael drugs King Rudolf through his favourite wine. By doing so, King Rudolf is unable to attend his coronation in Strelsau, the next day.