English Author Hugh Walpole Was Born
On this day in 1884, English novelist Hugh Walpole was born in Auckland, New Zealand, before moving to England in his early years. During his life (which ended on the 1st June 1941) he wrote 36 novels, many short stories and two plays. He was a best-selling auther throughout the 1920s and 1930s.
See also the book:
Hugh Walpole – An Appreciation, by Joseph Hergesheimer
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