Anthony Hope

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born

in Clapton, London, The United Kingdom

February 09, 1863

died

July 08, 1933

gender

male

genre

Literature & Fiction, Mystery & Thrillers

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Sir Anthony Hope Hawkins, better known as Anthony Hope (9 February 1863 – 8 July 1933),[1] 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). These works, "minor classics" of English literature,[2] are set in the contemporaneous fictional country of Ruritania and spawned the genre known as Ruritanian romance. Zenda has inspired many adaptations, most notably the 1937 Hollywood movie of the same name.

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Average rating: 3.85 · 6,708 ratings · 405 reviews · 62 distinct works · Similar authors

	The Prisoner of Zenda 3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 5,884 ratings — published 1894 — 163 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rupert of Hentzau 3.69 of 5 stars 3.69 avg rating — 430 ratings — published 1898 — 24 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Prisoner of Zenda & Rupert of Hentzau by Anthony Hope, Gary Hoppenstand 4.07 of 5 stars 4.07 avg rating — 196 ratings — published 1894 — 9 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Heart of Princess Osra 3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1896 — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Phroso 4.3 of 5 stars 4.30 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1897 — 13 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Simon Dale 4.5 of 5 stars 4.50 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1897 — 20 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dolly Dialogues 3.23 of 5 stars 3.23 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1894 — 38 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The King's Mirror 3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1898 — 10 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Indiscretion of the Duchess 3.38 of 5 stars 3.38 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1894 — 17 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sophy of Kravonia 3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1906 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Anthony Hope

The Ruritania Trilogy (4 books)
by Anthony Hope, Gary Hoppenstand
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Quotes by Anthony Hope

“I have an income nearly sufficient for my wants (no one's income is ever quite sufficient, you know).”
― Anthony Hope, The Prisoner of Zenda

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“For my part, if a man must needs be a knave I would have him a debonair knave... It makes your sin no worse as I conceive, to do it à la mode and stylishly.”
― Anthony Hope, The Prisoner of Zenda

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“There are moments when I dare not think of it, but there are others when I rise in spirit to where she ever dwells; then I can thank God that I love the noblest lady in the world, the most gracious and beautiful, and that there was nothing in my love that made her fall short in her high duty.”
― Anthony Hope, The Prisoner of Zenda

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