Hope, Anthony (1863-1933), was an English novelist known for his swashbuckling romances. His most famous novel is The Prisoner of Zenda (1894), a thrilling and romantic story set in an imaginary country, Ruritania. He wrote a successful sequel, Rupert of Hentzau (1898). Hope’s other novels include Tristram of Blent (1901), Sophy of Kravonia (1906), and Lucinda (1920). A series of his witty sketches was collected in The Dolly Dialogues (1894).
Anthony Hope Hawkins was born on Feb. 9, 1863, in London. He was educated at the Marlborough School and Oxford University. He was a lawyer from 1887 until the success of The Prisoner of Zenda encouraged him to become a full-time writer. Hope was knighted in 1918. He published his memoirs as Memories and Notes (1927). Hope died on July 8, 1933.
