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EncyclopediaHope, AnthonyHope, Anthony, pseud. of Sir Anthony Hope Hawkins,1863–1933, English novelist. A lawyer, he wrote novels in his spare time. The Prisoner of Zenda (1894), a romantic novel of impersonation set in an imaginary kingdom, was an international success. None of his later novels—including a sequel, Rupert of Hentzau (1898)—or plays approached its enormous popularity. See his Memories and Notes (1927). The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2007, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved. More on Anthony Hope from Infoplease:
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