Maurice Hewlett(1861-1923)
- Writer
English novelist and poet Maurice Hewlett was born in Kent, England, UK, in 1861. He attended London International College, but never graduated. He had intended to become a lawyer and began studying at law school, but it took him 12 years to actually getting around to finishing it. He passed the bar exam, but he never actually practiced law.
He had dreamed since his youth of traveling the world and becoming a writer, and his first trip to Italy (one of many he would make to that country over the years) convinced him he was right. In 1888 he married Hilda Herbert, the daughter of a vicar. She hardly fit the image of a prim and proper vicar's daughter--she loved flying and eventually obtained a pilot's license, and during World War I she actually built planes for the Britiah RAF.
The couple settled near Salisbury, and for two years Hewlett had a government job as Keeper of the Land Revenue Records for the Record Office, which gave him a steady income while allowing him time to continue his writing. He specialized in historical novels. His first book, "The Forest Lovers" (1898), was set in medieval England and was a major success.
He also wrote books of essays, volumes of poetry and travel books, mainly about his adventures in the Italy he so loved. He also wrote adventure stories about the legends and folk tales of Iceland, and his books of poetry were hailed as "fine" and "moving".
Maurice Hewlett died in 1923.
He had dreamed since his youth of traveling the world and becoming a writer, and his first trip to Italy (one of many he would make to that country over the years) convinced him he was right. In 1888 he married Hilda Herbert, the daughter of a vicar. She hardly fit the image of a prim and proper vicar's daughter--she loved flying and eventually obtained a pilot's license, and during World War I she actually built planes for the Britiah RAF.
The couple settled near Salisbury, and for two years Hewlett had a government job as Keeper of the Land Revenue Records for the Record Office, which gave him a steady income while allowing him time to continue his writing. He specialized in historical novels. His first book, "The Forest Lovers" (1898), was set in medieval England and was a major success.
He also wrote books of essays, volumes of poetry and travel books, mainly about his adventures in the Italy he so loved. He also wrote adventure stories about the legends and folk tales of Iceland, and his books of poetry were hailed as "fine" and "moving".
Maurice Hewlett died in 1923.
