Anthony Hope: 156 books

THE BOX TUNNEL BY CHARLES READE MINIONS OF THE MOON BY F. W. ROBINSON THE FOUR-FIFTEEN EXPRESS BY AMELIA B. EDWARDS THE WRONG BLACK BAG BY ANGELO LEWIS THE THREE STRANGERS BY THOMAS HARDY MR. LISMORE AND THE WIDOW BY WILKIE COLLINS THE PHILOSOPHER IN THE APPLE ORCHARD BY ANTHONY HOPE

Sir Anthony Hope was a noted playwright and novelist, and though he's still best remembered for ***The Prisoner of Zenda (1894) and its sequel Rupert of Hentzau (1898)***, he wrote dozens of action and adventure novels.

"Mr. Anthony Hope is at his best in this new novel. He returns in some measure to the color and atmosphere of 'The Prisoner of Zenda.' ...A strong book, charged with close analysis and exquisite irony; a book full of pathos and moral fiber--in short, a book to be read."--London Chronicle.

Sir Anthony Hope was a noted playwright and novelist, and though he's still best remembered for ***The Prisoner of Zenda (1894) and its sequel Rupert of Hentzau (1898)***, he wrote dozens of action and adventure novels.

In "Mrs. Maxon Protests" Hope has presented with his usual brilliancy a study of the false position incurred by a thoroughly good woman when she defies fundamental conventionalities. Mrs. Maxon's marriage is a failure, so is her attempt to find satisfaction outside the marriage tie. And,...

Everything is ready for the fashionable London wedding of the heroine and the son of a famous old diplomat. But the bride has simply disappeared. Circumstantial evidence points to the fact that an Italian is connected with the girl's disappearance. The outbreak of war just at this time postpones the...

A highly clever performance, with little touches that recall both Balzac and Meredith. Mr. Hope, being disinclined to follow any of the beaten tracks of romance writing, is endowed with exceeding originality. The tragic undercurrent but increases the charm of the pervading wit and humor of the tale,...

A collection of short stories where the protagonists unfailingly demonstrate that love is held above all else. Hope has captured the essence of true and unswerving love that will not be conquered. With unique themes and exquisitely drawn characters this is an unusually charming work!

The " Dolly Dialogues " serve much the same purpose that the ballet does in an opera—they are a divertissement pure and simple. The winsome, irresponsible "Dolly" picks her steps amid the conversational pitfalls which the adroit " Mr. Carter" spreads for her, with as...

"The Indiscretion of the Duchess" may be classed with "The Prisoner of Zenda," and shares with that story the unabated interest from first page to last, and the superb handling of the romantic and adventurous. Even if this book had been published anonymously, a mistake as to its...

In this 1899 adventure the eponymous hero, a French soldier of fortune, finds himself catapulted into the midst of intrigue and romance after chancing to spend a night at the Castle of Fieramondi.  Riveting characters and an inspired plot make this one of Hope's most distinguishing novels.

A worthy companion to Hope’s Ruritanian romances begun with The Prisoner of Zenda, this 1906 adventure follows unassuming but beautiful Sophy Grouch as she voyages to Paris, and then to the Balkan principality of Kravonia. Only her courage and strong heart will help her survive the intrigue surrounding a mysterious jewel, the Red Star.

Kravonia is a principality to be sought on the map somewhere in the vicinity of Zenda, and is, like most of the states of the mythical group to which it belongs, the sport of diplomatic intrigue. Its prince is sorely beset by enemies, but when he acquires a princess, in the shape of a beautiful English...

This 1899 novel, of which Hope had a very high opinion, represented a change in his fictional dynamic, from a focus on adventure and intrigue to the no-less riveting dramas of internal conflict and development.  A young king learns the wisdom of self-discipline and restraint as he leads his country through troubled times.