Anthony Hope, Best Novels
Author | : Anthony Hope |
Publisher | : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
Total Pages | : 264 |
Release | : 2017-11-08 |
ISBN-10 | : 197956731X |
ISBN-13 | : 9781979567312 |
Rating | : 4/5 (312 Downloads) |
Download or read book Anthony Hope, Best Novels written by Anthony Hope and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-11-08 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sir Anthony Hope Hawkins, better known as Anthony Hope (1863 -1933), was an English 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). These works, "minor classics" of English literature, are set in the contemporaneous fictional country of Ruritania and spawned the genre known as Ruritanian romance, works set in fictional European locales similar to the novels. Zenda has inspired many adaptations, most notably the 1937 Hollywood movie of the same name. In this book: The Prisoner of Zenda Rupert of Hentzau The Secret of the Tower