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James Hilton

Born

in Leigh, Lancashire, England, The United Kingdom

September 09, 1900

Died

December 20, 1954

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Literature & Fiction

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James Hilton was an English novelist and screenwriter. He is best remembered for his novels Lost Horizon, Goodbye, Mr. Chips and Random Harvest, as well as co-writing screenplays for the films Camille (1936) and Mrs. Miniver (1942), the latter earning him an Academy Award.

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Average rating: 3.96 · 44,341 ratings · 4,623 reviews · 236 distinct works • Similar authors

	Lost Horizon 3.95 avg rating — 24,748 ratings — published 1933 — 463 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Good-Bye, Mr. Chips by James Hilton, Santiago Munevar (Read by), Henry Matthew Brock (Illustrator), Edward Weeks (Foreword by) 3.98 avg rating — 14,856 ratings — published 1934 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Random Harvest 4.16 avg rating — 2,350 ratings — published 1941 — 125 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Goodbye, Mr. Chips / To You, Mr. Chips 3.82 avg rating — 663 ratings — published 1938 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	So Well Remembered 3.77 avg rating — 194 ratings — published 1945 — 55 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Time and Time Again 3.84 avg rating — 154 ratings — published 1953 — 38 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Was It Murder? 3.51 avg rating — 168 ratings — published 1931 — 98 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Good-bye, Mr. Chips and Other Stories by James Hilton, Donna Diamond (Illustrator) 3.96 avg rating — 141 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nothing So Strange 3.61 avg rating — 140 ratings — published 1947 — 45 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Feliz Navidad, señor Chips 3.71 avg rating — 133 ratings — published 1938 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“People make mistakes in life through believing too much, but they have a damned dull time if they believe too little.”
― James Hilton, Lost Horizon

tags: life, people, viewpoint

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“The right mixture of caring and not caring - I suppose that's what love is.”
― James Hilton, Nothing So Strange

tags: caring, love

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“Have you ever been going somewhere with a crowd and you're certain it's the wrong road and you tell them, but they won't listen, so you just have to plod along in what you know is the wrong direction till somebody more important gets the same idea?”
― James Hilton, Random Harvest

tags: choices, life

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