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William Cooper


Born
Crewe, England, The United Kingdom

H.S. Hoff (William Cooper) was an English novelist, born in Crewe. After graduating from Christ's College, Cambridge in 1933 he became a science teacher in Leicester, an experience on which he seems to have drawn for his novel, Scenes from Provincial Life. Hoff served in the Royal Air Force in World War II, and later became a civil servant, associating closely with C. P. Snow, who appears in light disguise as Robert in Scenes from Provincial Life and its sequels. After retiring he held an academic position with Syracuse University, New York, lecturing on English literature to its students in London.

Hoff wrote four novels between 1934 and 1946 under his own name but made his reputation with his first novel under the pen name William Cooper, ...more

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Average rating: 3.76 · 294 ratings · 38 reviews · 33 distinct works • Similar authors
Scenes from Provincial Life
3.68 avg rating — 77 ratings — published 1950 — 4 editions
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Scenes from Provincial Life...
3.67 avg rating — 66 ratings — published 1983 — 14 editions
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Scenes from Married Life
3.41 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 1961 — 7 editions
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Scenes From Metropolitan Life
3.50 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 1982 — 3 editions
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The Struggles of Albert Woods
3.57 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1952 — 8 editions
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Scenes from Married Life an...
3.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1961 — 5 editions
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The Ever-Interesting Topic
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Scenes from Later Life
3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1983 — 4 editions
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From early life
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“In a fleshly Tomb, I am Buried above ground.”
― William Cooper
tags: spooky
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“It is not a conspiracy, don't call it a conspiracy. It is all out in the open and it stands on the ignorance, apathy and stupidity of the American people that is the foundation upon which the New World Order is built.”
― William Cooper
tags: politics
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