Robert (Smythe) HICHENS

Sex : Male

Nationality: UK

Born : 1864 Nov 14
            Speldhurst, Kent, England

Lived : Wittersham, Kent, England;
             Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (final)

Died :   1950 Jul 20
             Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
aged :   85
More info can be found online at:
English-language Wikipedia
Internet Broadway Database
Internet Movie Database

More info can be found offline at:
Who Was Who, vol 4
The Author's and Writer's Who's Who (1st ed) [1934]
Dictionary of Literary Biography, vol 153
Dictionary of National Biography
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
[2004]
Edwardian Fiction: An Oxford Companion, ed Kemp, Mitchell & Trotter [1997]
Literary Year Book 1922 [1922]
Twentieth-Century Romance and Gothic Writers (1st ed), ed Kay Mussell [1982]
Twentieth-Century Romance and Historical Writers (2nd ed), ed Lesley Henderson [1990]
Stanford Companion to Victorian Fiction, by John Sutherland [1989]
Biographical Encyclopaedia & Who's Who of the American Theatre, ed Walter Rigdon [1966]

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             Book Titles              InfoDate(s)Read Online
The Coastguard's SecretEnglish
fiction
1886 
The Green Carnation
[published anonymously]
English
fiction
1894Pr Gut #24499
An Imaginative ManEnglish
fiction
1895 
After To-morrow; and, The New LoveEnglish
short stories
1895 
The Folly Of Eustace, And Other StoriesEnglish
short stories
1896 
Flames: A London PhantasyEnglish
fiction
1897Pr Gut #14253
The Londoners: An AbsurdityEnglish
fiction
1897 
ByewaysEnglish
short stories
1898Pr Gut #33040
The Medicine Man
[with H D TRAILL]
English
drama
produced:1898 
The SlaveEnglish
fiction
1899 
The Daughters Of Babylon
[with Wilson BARRETT]
English
fiction
1899 
Tongues Of ConscienceEnglish
short stories
1900Pr Gut #25986
Becky Sharp
(title in US: Vanity Fair)
[with C G LENNOX]
English
drama
produced:1901 
The Prophet Of Berkeley Square: A Tragic ExtravaganzaEnglish
fiction
1902Pr Gut #2463
Felix: Three Years In The LifeEnglish
fiction
1902 
The Woman With The FanEnglish
fiction
1904Pr Gut #8549
The Garden Of AllahEnglish
fiction
1904Pr Gut #3637
The Black Spaniel, And Other StoriesEnglish
short stories
1905 
The Call Of The BloodEnglish
fiction
1906Pr Gut #20157
A Spirit In PrisonEnglish
fiction
1908Pr Gut #2994
Egypt And Its Monuments
(also titled: The Spell Of Egypt)
English
non-fiction
1908Pr Gut #3407
Barbary SheepEnglish
fiction
1909 
Bella DonnaEnglish
fiction
1909Pr Gut #17698
The Knock On The DoorEnglish
fiction
1909 
The Real WomanEnglish
drama
produced:1909 
The Holy LandEnglish
non-fiction
1910 
The Garden Of Allah
[with Mary ANDERSON]
English
drama
produced:1911 
The Dweller On The ThresholdEnglish
fiction
1911Pr Gut #14176
The Fruitful VineEnglish
fiction
1911 
The Near EastEnglish
non-fiction
1913 
The Way Of AmbitionEnglish
fiction
1913Pr Gut #19491
Press The ButtonEnglish
1916 
The Law Of The SandsEnglish
drama
produced:1916 
In The WildernessEnglish
fiction
1917Pr Gut #4603
Black MagicEnglish
drama
produced:1917 
Press The Button!English
drama
produced:1918 
Snake-Bite, And Other StoriesEnglish
short stories
1919 
Mrs MardenEnglish
fiction
1919 
The Voice From The MinaretEnglish
drama
produced:1919 
The Garden Of Allah
[with Mary ANDERSON]
English
drama
produced:1920 
The Spirit Of The TimeEnglish
fiction
1921 
December LoveEnglish
fiction
1922Pr Gut #6616
The Last Time, And Other StoriesEnglish
short stories
1923 
After The VerdictEnglish
fiction
1924 
The God Within Him
(title in US: The Unearthly)
English
fiction
1926 
The Bacchante And The Nun
(title in US: The Bacchante)
English
fiction
1927 
The Streets, And Other StoriesEnglish
short stories
1928 
Dr ArtzEnglish
fiction
1929 
On The ScreenEnglish
1929 
The Gates Of Paradise, And Other StoriesEnglish
short stories
1930 
The BraceletEnglish
1930 
My Desert Friend, And Other StoriesEnglish
short stories
1931 
The First Lady BrendonEnglish
fiction
1931 
Mortimer Brice: A Bit Of His LifeEnglish
fiction
1932 
The Paradine CaseEnglish
fiction
1933 
The Gardenia, And Other StoriesEnglish
short stories
1934 
The Power To KillEnglish
fiction
1934 
The Afterglow, And Other StoriesEnglish
short stories
1935 
Susie's Career
(title in US: The Pyramid)
English
fiction
1935 
The Sixth Of OctoberEnglish
fiction
1936 
Daniel AirlieEnglish
fiction
1937 
Secret InformationEnglish
fiction
1938 
The Journey UpEnglish
fiction
1938 
That Which Is HiddenEnglish
fiction
1939 
The Million: An EntertainmentEnglish
fiction
1940 
Married Or UnmarriedEnglish
1941 
A New Way Of LifeEnglish
fiction
1942 
Veils
(title in US: Young Mrs Brand)
English
fiction
1943 
Harps In The Wind
(title in US: The Woman In The House)
English
fiction
1945 
YesterdayEnglish
autobiography
1947 
Too Much Love Of LivingEnglish
fiction
1947 
IncognitoEnglish
fiction
1947 
Beneath The Magic
(title in US: Strange Lady)
English
1950 
The Man In The Mirror, And Other StoriesEnglish
short stories
1950 
The MaskEnglish
1951 
NightboundEnglish
fiction
1951 
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