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Joseph Hocking


Born
November 07, 1860

Died
March 04, 1937

Genre
Christian


From Wikipedia:

Joseph Hocking was a Cornish novelist and United Methodist Free Church minister. He was born at St Stephen-in-Brannel, Cornwall, to James Hocking, part owner of a tin mine, and his wife Elizabeth.

In 1884, he was ordained as a minister. Working in different parts of England over the next few years, he wrote his first novel, Harry Penhale - The Trial of his Faith, while in London in 1887. He regarded fiction as a highly effective medium for conveying his Christian message to the public, and combined his writing with his church duties, until ill health forced him to resign from the ministry in 1909. His last pastoral charge was the large and important United Free Church at Woodford Essex, which he was instrumental in having rebu ...more

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Average rating: 3.81 · 139 ratings · 29 reviews · 134 distinct works • Similar authors
The Weapons of Mystery
3.15 avg rating — 46 ratings — published 1890 — 93 editions
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really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1914 — 43 editions
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The Everlasting Arms
4.38 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2012 — 25 editions
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The Birthright
3.67 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1896 — 41 editions
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The Passion for Life
4.29 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2012 — 25 editions
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The Man Who Rose Again
4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1907 — 30 editions
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Tommy
4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1916 — 27 editions
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The Day of Judgment
4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2008 — 31 editions
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The Pomp of Yesterday
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1918 — 19 editions
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A Flame of Fire
4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1903 — 28 editions
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