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.