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Sir Anthony Hope Hawkins (9 February 1863 – 8 July 1933), better known as Anthony Hope, was a British novelist and playwright. [1] He was a prolific writer, especially of adventure novels but he is remembered predominantly for only two books: The Prisoner of Zenda (1894) and its sequel Rupert of Hentzau (1898).
Anthony Hope (born Feb. 9, 1863, London, Eng.—died July 8, 1933, Walton-on-the-Hill, Surrey) was an English author of cloak-and-sword romances, notably The Prisoner of Zenda. Educated at Marlborough and at Balliol College, Oxford, he became a lawyer in 1887.
Anthony Hope has 328 books on Goodreads with 46454 ratings. Anthony Hope’s most popular book is The Prisoner of Zenda (The Ruritania Trilogy, #2).
The Prisoner of Zenda is an 1894 adventure novel by Anthony Hope, in which the King of Ruritania is drugged on the eve of his coronation and thus is unable to attend the ceremony. Political forces within the realm are such that, in order for the king to retain the crown, his coronation must proceed.
Anthony Hope. Prolific English novelist and playwright Sir Anthony Hope Hawkins especially composed adventure. People remember him best only for book The Prisoner of Zenda (1894) and its sequel book Rupert of Hentzau (1898).
Sir Anthony Hope Hawkins, better known as Anthony Hope was an English novelist and playwright. Although he was a prolific writer, especially of adventure novels, he is remembered best for only two books: The Prisoner of Zenda (1894) and its sequel Rupert of Hentzau (1898).
Biography of Anthony Hope. Anthony Hope [pseudonym of Sir Anthony Hope Hawkins] (1863–1933), British novelist mostly recognised for his adventure romance The Prisoner of Zenda. (1894) Sir Anthony Hope Hawkins was born 9 February 1863 at Clapton House, Clapton, London, England.
