Hugh Walpole, 1884-1941
Biographical note
English novelist. A prolific writer, he published thirty-six novels, five volumes of short stories, two plays and three volumes of memoirs. His skill at scene-setting, his vivid plots, his high profile as a lecturer and his driving ambition brought him a large readership in the United Kingdom and North America. A best-selling author in the 1920s and 1930s, his works have been neglected since his death.
Works
- Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill [1911]
- The Prelude to Adventure [1912]
- Fortitude: Being a true and Faithful Account of the Education of an Adventurer [1913]
- The Duchess Of Wrexe: Her Decline And Death, A Romantic Commentary [1914]
- The Golden Scarecrow [1915]
- The Dark Forest [1916]
- Green Mirror [1917]
- Jeremy [1919]
- The Secret City [1919]
- The Captives [1920]
- The Young Enchanted [1921]
- The Cathedral [1922]
- Jeremy And Hamlet: A Chronicle of Certain Incidents in the Lives of a Boy, a Dog, And a Country Town [1923]
- The Old Ladies [1924]
- Portrait of a Man with Red Hair [1925]
- Harmer John: An unwordly Story [1926]
- Jeremy at Crale [1927]
- Wintersmoon: Passages in the Lives of Two Sisters, Janet and Rosalind Grandison [1928]
- Farthing Hall [1929] (with J B Priestley)
- Hans Frost [1929]
- The "Herries" Chronicles:
- Rogue Herries [1930]
- Judith Paris [1931]
- The Fortress [1932]
- Vanessa [1933]
- Above the Dark Circus [1931]
- Above The Dark Tumult: An Adventure [1931]
- Captain Nicholas [1934]
- The Inquisitor [1935]
- A Prayer for My Son [1936]
- John Cornelius [1937]
- The Joyful Delaneys [1938]
- The Haxtons [1939]
- The Sea Tower [1939]
- The Bright Pavilions [1940]
- Roman Fountain [1940]
- The Blind Mans House: A Quiet Story [1941]
- The Killer and the Slain: A Strange Story [1942]
- Katherine Christian [1944]
