Anthony Hope
Sir Anthony Hope Hawkins (
1863-
July 8,
1933), better known as
Anthony Hope was a
British novelist, best remembered today for his short novel
The Prisoner of Zenda (
1894), sometimes deemed the first adventure novel, and its sequels
The Heart of the Princess Osra (a collection of short stories set in the fictional kingdom of Ruritania,
1896) and
Rupert of Hentzau. Hope also wrote many other novels and plays. He was knighted in recognition of his contribution to British
propaganda efforts during
World War I.