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Sir Anthony Hope Hawkins, better known as Anthony Hope (9 February 1863 – 8 July 1933), was a British novelist and playwright. 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.
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Anthony Hope has 842 books on Goodreads with 45991 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.
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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).
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).
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Learn about Anthony Hope, a British novelist who wrote The Prisoner of Zenda and other adventure romances. Find his biography, works, adaptations, and forum discussions on Literature Network.
