Hugh Walpole The Secret City (Esprios Classics): A NOVEL IN THREE PARTS

Sir Hugh Seymour Walpole, CBE (13 March 1884 1 June 1941) was an English novelist. He was the son of an Anglican clergyman, intended for a career in the church but drawn instead to writing. Among those who encouraged him were the authors Henry James and Arnold Bennett. His skill at scenesetting and vivid plots, as well as his high profile as a lecturer, brought him a large readership in the United Kingdom and North America. He was a bestselling author in the 1920s and 1930s but has been largely neglected since his death. After his first novel, The Wooden Horse, in 1909, Walpole wrote prolifically, producing at least one book every year. He was a spontaneous storyteller, writing quickly to get all his ideas on paper, seldom revising. | Hugh Walpole The Secret City (Esprios Classics): A NOVEL IN THREE PARTS