Anthony Hope (1863–1933)
Autor(a) de The Prisoner of Zenda
About the Author
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 mostrar mais 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) mostrar menos
Image credit: Image from: "The Bookman", vol. XIII, 1901, p. 408.
Séries
Obras de Anthony Hope
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Reads The Prisoner of Zenda 1 exemplar(es)
Reading & Training : Anthony Hope : The prisoner of Zenda [book + sound recording] (2003) — Writer — 1 exemplar(es)
ゼンダ城の虜 (創元推理文庫 F ホ 4-1 Sogen Classics) 1 exemplar(es)
Sport royal & other stories 1 exemplar(es)
Little Tiger 1 exemplar(es)
Memories and notes 1 exemplar(es)
Derek Jacobi reads from The prisoner of Zenda 1 exemplar(es)
Uncle Remus 1 exemplar(es)
Complete Works of Anthony Hope 1 exemplar(es)
The prisoner of Zenda, [abridgement] 1 exemplar(es)
My Astral Body 1 exemplar(es)
The prisoner of Zenda 1 exemplar(es)
Associated Works
The Big Book of Swashbuckling Adventure: Classic Tales of Dashing Heroes, Dastardly Villains, and Daring Escapes (2014) — Contribuinte — 53 cópias
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction Winter-Spring 1950, Vol. 1, No. 2 (1950) — Contribuinte — 7 cópias
Adventure Novels: King Solomon's Mines, Prisoner of Zenda, Under the Red Robe, The Lost World, Beau Geste (Collins… (1995) — Contribuinte — 5 cópias
Prisoner of Zenda [1988 animated film] — Original story — 5 cópias
McClure's Magazine 1897/1898 (Vol. 10 Bound into Hardcover) 1 exemplar(es)
The Prisoner of Zenda [1990 animated film] — Original story — 1 exemplar(es)
Wonder Woman, No. 194, June 1971 — Story credit — 1 exemplar(es)
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Nome padrão
- Hope, Anthony
- Nome de batismo
- Hawkins, Sir Anthony Hope
- Data de nascimento
- 1863-02-09
- Data de falecimento
- 1933-07-08
- Local de enterro
- St. Mary and St. Nicholas Churchyard, Leatherhead, Surrey, England
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- UK
- País (para mapa)
- England, UK
- Local de nascimento
- Clapton, London, England, UK
- Local de falecimento
- Walton-on-the-Hill, Surrey, England, UK
- Causa da morte
- throat cancer
- Educação
- Balliol College, University of Oxford (BA|1882|BA|1885)
Marlborough College - Ocupação
- lawyer
novelist
playwright - Relacionamentos
- Grahame, Kenneth (cousin)
- Organizações
- Middle Temple (1887)
Ministry of Information (WWI) - Premiações
- Knight Bachelor (1918)
Membros
Resenhas
Listas
Prêmios
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 68
- Also by
- 20
- Membros
- 3,972
- Popularidade
- #6,356
- Avaliação
- 3.7
- Resenhas
- 120
- ISBNs
- 850
- Idiomas
- 11
- Favorito
- 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.… (mais)