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Sir Hugh Seymour Walpole

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Sir Hugh Seymour Walpole 1884-1941, English novelist, b. New Zealand, educated at Cambridge. His first two novels were failures, but with Fortitude (1913) he achieved financial and literary success. He was an uneven writer who turned out colorful, descriptive prose at a rapid pace; his best-known works include the historical Herries novels— Rogue Herries (1930), Judith Paris (1931), The Fortress (1932), and Vanessa (1933). Portrait of a Man with Red Hair (1925) is probably his best horror story. There are autobiographical elements in Jeremy (1919), Jeremy and... Read more
Walpole, Sir Hugh Seymour
Walpole, Sir Hugh Seymour (1884–1941), novelist, was born in New Zealand and came to England aged five. His short experience of teaching is reflected... Read more
Sir Hugh (Seymour) Walpole
...Herries (1930), Judith Paris (1931), The Fortress (1932), and Vanessa (1933). He also wrote critical works on Anthony Trollope , Walter Scott , and Joseph Conrad . Sir Hugh (Seymour) Walpole Sir Hugh (Seymour) Walpole Sir Hugh (Seymour) ... Read more

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