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Frivolous Cupid
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A Change of Air
In his speech at the annual banquet of the Royal Academy in 1894, among many other good things, Mr. Andrew Lang said: "The thrifty plan of giving us sermons, politics, fiction, all in one stodgy sandwich, produces no permanent literature, produces but temporary 'tracts for the times.' Fortunately we have among us many novelists-young ones, luckily-who are true to the primitive and eternal, the Fijian canons of fiction. We have Oriental romance from the author of 'Plain Tales from the Hills.' We have the humor and tenderness-certainly not Fijian, I admit-which produces that masterpiece 'A Window in Thrums'; we have the adventurous fancy that gives us 'A Gentleman of France, ' 'The Master of Ballantrae, ' 'Micah Clarke, ' 'The Raiders, ' 'The Prisoner of Zenda.'" The last of these books was by Anthony Hope Hawkins, whom Mr. Lang thus classed among potential immortals. This romance has made him within the last three months fairly famous. Walter Besant, too, has stamped it with his high approval, and the English and American press have been unusually unanimous in their praise.
The Prisoner of Zenda
This is probably one of the best-known and well-loved stories in Western culture, as it has 5 times been made into a film. The hero of the story is Rudolph Rassendyl who, finding himself in the mythical land of Ruritania, is swept into a fast-paced and exciting adventure in an attempt to save the rightful King from would-be conspirators.
Lucinda
Everything was ready for the grand London wedding of the heroine and the son of a renowned old diplomat when the bride suddenly disappeared. Indirect evidence points to an Italian being connected with the girl's disappearance. However, the outbreak of the first world war at that time postponed the chase for years. This work gives an interesting insight into the middle to upper-class society and their etiquettes of the time. Rejection, jealousy, and manipulation all come into play in the story until everything is resolved.
Anthony Hope and His Books; Being the Authorised Life of Sir Anthony Hope Hawkins
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Tristram of Blent
British novelist Anthony Hope -- actually a pseudunym for Sir Anthony Hope Hawkins -- was best-known for "The Prisoner of Zenda," the collection of short stories that serce as its prequel, "The Heart of Princess Osra," and a sequel entitled "Rupert of Hentzau." These works were all set in the fictional kingdom of Ruritania. His first novel was "A Man of Mark," and one of his most well-known works during his lifetime was "The Dolly Dialogues," published in the Westminster Gazette. Trained as a lawyer, he practiced as a barrister, turning to fill-time writeg after the success of Zenda. He was knighted in recognition of his contribution to British propaganda efforts during World War I. "Tristram of Blent" is a departure from Hope's normal adventure story. Subtitled "An Episode in the Story of an Ancient House," the protagonist is a man who throughout boyhood thinks of nothing but owning the House of Blent. This desire is beset on every side by family entanglements and complications, and provides Hope with the opportinity for a lively character study.
