Anthony Hope (1863–1933)
Autore di Il prigioniero di Zenda
Sull'Autore
Novelist Anthony Hope-Hawkins was born in London, England on February 9, 1863. After attending Marlborough College and Balliol College, he became a lawyer and wrote short stories. The Prisoner of Zenda, his best-known work, was published in 1894. Due to the book's success, he became a full-time mostra altro writer. During World War I, he worked for the Ministry of Information to counteract German propaganda. He was knighted for his efforts in 1918. He died of throat cancer in Surrey, England on July 8, 1933. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra meno
Fonte dell'immagine: Image from: "The Bookman", vol. XIII, 1901, p. 408.
Serie
Opere di Anthony Hope
Reading & Training : Anthony Hope : The prisoner of Zenda [book + sound recording] (2003) — Writer — 1 copia
Sport royal & other stories 1 copia
Little Tiger 1 copia
Memories and notes 1 copia
Uncle Remus 1 copia
Complete Works of Anthony Hope 1 copia
My Astral Body 1 copia
The prisoner of Zenda 1 copia
Opere correlate
The Big Book of Swashbuckling Adventure: Classic Tales of Dashing Heroes, Dastardly Villains, and Daring Escapes (2014) — Collaboratore — 56 copie
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction Winter-Spring 1950, Vol. 1, No. 2 (1950) — Collaboratore — 7 copie
Adventure Novels: King Solomon's Mines, Prisoner of Zenda, Under the Red Robe, The Lost World, Beau Geste (Collins… (1995) — Collaboratore — 5 copie
Prisoner of Zenda [1988 animated film] — Original story — 5 copie
The Prisoner of Zenda [1990 animated film] — Original story — 1 copia
Wonder Woman, No. 194, June 1971 — Story credit — 1 copia
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Informazioni generali
- Nome canonico
- Hope, Anthony
- Nome legale
- Hawkins, Sir Anthony Hope
- Data di nascita
- 1863-02-09
- Data di morte
- 1933-07-08
- Luogo di sepoltura
- St. Mary and St. Nicholas Churchyard, Leatherhead, Surrey, England
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- UK
- Nazione (per mappa)
- England, UK
- Luogo di nascita
- Clapton, London, England, UK
- Luogo di morte
- Walton-on-the-Hill, Surrey, England, UK
- Causa della morte
- throat cancer
- Istruzione
- Balliol College, University of Oxford (BA|1882|BA|1885)
Marlborough College - Attività lavorative
- lawyer
novelist
playwright - Relazioni
- Grahame, Kenneth (cousin)
- Organizzazioni
- Middle Temple (1887)
Ministry of Information (WWI) - Premi e riconoscimenti
- Knight Bachelor (1918)
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 68
- Opere correlate
- 20
- Utenti
- 3,986
- Popolarità
- #6,334
- Voto
- 3.7
- Recensioni
- 120
- ISBN
- 850
- Lingue
- 11
- Preferito da
- 3
The original plot was clever, the twin to a king successfully masquerading to hide the fact the real crown prince was incapacitated by his villainous brother to prevent the coronation. Unfortunately, I found so much of the fantastic action became tedious and unrealistic. By current standards, it reads as rather turgid, repetitive sequences with too-abrupt changes in pacing and a plot with obviously fated love. By all means, it will appeal to readers who enjoy cavalier, rambunctious action somewhat like the action in The Scarlet Pimpernel, which Baroness Orczy wrote in 1905.… (altro)