Home >> Arts >> Literature >> World Literature >> British >> 19th Century >> Hope, Anthony Sir Anthony Hope Hawkins (February 9, 1863 - July 8, 1933), better known as Anthony Hope was the British novelist, best remembered now for his short novel The Prisoner of Zenda (1894, set in the fabricated kingdom of Ruritania, a prequel The Heart of Princess Osra (a collection of short stories placed around 18C Ruritania) 1896) and the sequel Rupert of Hentzau (1898). Trained as a attorney & barrister, he began writing to the full instance fallowing Zenda's profits, completing numerous more novels & plays, including Sophy of Kravonia, within the similar vein. He was knighted inside recognition of his contribution to British propaganda efforts during World War I. The Prisoner of Zenda Online text.
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