Half a Hero

by Anthony Hope

Half a Hero is a novel written by Anthony Hope. The story revolves around the life of a young man named Jack Devereux who is born into a wealthy family. Jack is a charming and charismatic young man who is loved by all those who know him. However, despite his privileged upbringing, Jack is not content with his life and yearns for something more.As the story progresses, Jack's life takes a dramatic turn when he falls in love with a beautiful young woman named Maud. However, their relationship is complicated by the fact that Maud is already engaged to another man. Jack is torn between his love for Maud and his sense of honor, and he must decide whether to pursue his own happiness or sacrifice it for the sake of others.Throughout the novel, Hope explores themes of love, honor, and duty. He also delves into the complexities of human relationships and the difficult choices that people must make in order to find happiness and fulfillment. Half a Hero is a captivating and thought-provoking novel that will keep readers engaged from beginning to end.1893. Hope was a barrister who gave up the law after realizing success with his novel The Prisoner of Zenda. The book In the garden the question was settled without serious difference of opinion. If Sir Robert Perry really could not go on-and Lady Eynesford was by no means prepared to concede even that-then Mr. Puttock, bourgeois as he was, or Mr. Coxon, conceited and priggish though he might be, must come in. At any rate, the one indisputable fact was the impossibility of Mr. Medland; this was, to Lady Eynesford's mind, axiomatic, and, in the safe privacy of her family circle (for Miss Scaife counted as one of the family, and Captain Heseltine and Mr. Flemying did not count at all), she went so far as to declare that, let the Governor do as he would (in the inconceivable case of his being so foolish as to do anything of the kind, she, at least, would not receive Mr. Medland. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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First published January 1, 1893

About the author

Prolific English novelist and playwright Sir Anthony Hope Hawkins especially composed adventure. People remember him best only for the book The Prisoner of Zenda (1894) and its sequel Rupert of Hentzau (1898). These works, "minor classics" of English literature, set in the contemporaneous fictional country of Ruritania, spawned the genre, known as Ruritanian romance. Zenda inspired many adaptations, most notably the Hollywood movie of 1937 of the same name.

Reviews

[Mark · Rating 2 out of 5]

For someone who had a skilled command of the English language, Anthony Hope was a terrible writer. I've never read a book with so little sense of setting and such indistinct characters. It's mostly dialogue, so it's like reading a play with no stage directions: just a bunch of names talking. It's reasonably witty, and the second half picks up a little bit from the drudgery of the first, but this one's a loser. Don't read this unless you have a compelling reason to. My two-star rating is perhaps generous.