The Secret City
Feb 2025 · Edizioni Aurora Boreale
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Sir Hugh Seymour Walpole, (1884-1941) was a New Zealand-born English novelist. Born in Auckland on March 13, 1884, 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.
During the First World War he served in the Red Cross on the Russian-Austrian front, and worked in British propaganda in Petrograd and London. In the 1920s and 1930s Walpole was much in demand not only as a novelist but also as a lecturer on literature, making four exceptionally well-paid tours of North America.
Walpole’s novel The Secret City, set in Russia, was published in New York in 1919. We offer it to our readers today.
Sir Hugh Seymour Walpole, (1884-1941) was a New Zealand-born English novelist. Born in Auckland on March 13, 1884, 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 Benn...
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