Hugh Walpole
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Sir Hugh Seymour Walpole, CBE 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.
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Walpole c. 1920-1925
Somerset Walpole, the author's father
The King's School, Canterbury
A. C. Benson, an early mentor.
Literary forebears: Horace Walpole and Richard Barham.
Henry James and Arnold Bennett, who encouraged the young Walpole
Walpole in 1915
Konstantin Somov, with whom Walpole lived in PetrogradAwards 2
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Sir Hugh Seymour Walpole, CBE 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 scene-setting 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 best-selling author in the 1920s and 1930s but has been largely neglected since his death.
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