What's New

Support for iOS 9

App Description

This is the iPhone version. Enjoy this famous story, adapted for learners of English, and improve your English. Read it, listen to it, and look up words you don’t know in the glossary. Colour illustrations help you understand important parts of the story. When you finish reading, see how many questions you can get right in the quiz.

• Listen to a real voice reading the story
• Read this story and you will read 10,710 words
• The Prisoner of Zenda is a Stage 3 Oxford Bookworm
• Oxford Bookworms go from Starter to Stage 6, from beginner to advanced level

The story:
'We must leave for Zenda at once, to find the King!' cried Sapt. 'If we're caught, we'll all be killed!'

So Rudolf Rassendyll and Sapt gallop through the night to find the King of Ruritania. But the King is now a prisoner in the Castle of Zenda. Who will rescue him from his enemies, the dangerous Duke Michael and Rupert of Hentzau?

And who will win the heart of the beautiful Princess Flavia?

Are you learning English? Enjoy a great story, have fun, and improve your language with Oxford Bookworms! This version of The Prisoner of Zenda has been specially adapted for language learners by Diane Mowat. Research shows that the more you read, the more your language improves.

iPhone Screenshots

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App Changes

  • June 11, 2014 Initial release
  • September 25, 2015 New version 1.2
  • January 01, 2017 Price decrease: $8.99 -> $7.99