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Anthony Hope, pseudonym of Sir Anthony Hope Hawkins (1863-1933), English novelist and playwright, born in London, and educated at the University of Cambridge. He practised law from 1887 to 1894 before turning to writing. Although he published several plays and over 20 novels, Hope's fame rests on his first work, The Prisoner of Zenda (1894), and its sequel, Rupert of Hentzau (1898). These light novels of adventure, intrigue, and romance set in a mythical European kingdom are typical of the literature popular before World War I. The Prisoner of Zenda was staged for the first time in 1891 and was filmed several times. Hawkins was knighted in 1918 for his services to the British ministry of information during World War I.

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