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| Author | Robert Hichens |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Drama |
| Publisher | Hutchinson (UK) Macrae Smith (US) |
Publication date | 1950 |
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Beneath the Magic is a 1950 novel by the British writer Robert Hichens about a concert pianist. It was released in the United States under the alternative title of Strange Lady. [1] It was one of the final works of Hichens, a romantic novelist whose career stretched back to the Victorian era.
Robert Hichens was a British sailor who was part of the deck crew on board the RMS Titanic when she sank on her maiden voyage on 15 April 1912. He was one of six quartermasters on board the vessel and was at the ship's wheel when the Titanic struck the iceberg. He was in charge of Lifeboat #6, where he refused to return to rescue people from the water according to several accounts of those on the boat, including Margaret Brown, who argued with him throughout the early morning. In 1906, he married Florence Mortimore in Devon, England; when he registered for duty aboard the Titanic, his listed address was in Southampton, where he lived with his wife and two children.
Robert Hichens was an English journalist, novelist, music lyricist, short story writer, music critic and collaborated on successful plays. He is best remembered as a satirist of the "Naughty Nineties".
Robert Hichens may refer to:
Barbary Sheep is a 1907 novel by the British writer Robert Hichens. In common with much of the author's work, it has a North African setting.
The Call of the Blood is a 1906 dramatic romance novel by the British writer Robert Hichens.
The Woman with the Fan' is a 1904 novel by the British writer Robert Hichens.
After the Verdict is a 1924 novel by the English writer Robert Hichens. It was published in London by Methuen and in New York by George H. Doran. The novel was listed as a mystery and a romance.
The Slave is an 1899 novel by the British writer Robert Hichens.
The Fruitful Vine is a 1911 novel by the British writer Robert Hichens.
The Bracelet is a 1930 novel by the British writer Robert Hichens. A society scandal breaks over a bracelet given by a man to a woman, leading to a court case.
The Journey Up is a 1938 novel by the British writer Robert Hichens.
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An Imaginative Man is an 1895 novel by the British writer Robert Hichens. A tale about a young honeymooning man in Cairo who eventually goes mad after a series of sexual adventures and kills himself at the Great Sphinx, it was a commercial hit and Hichens wrote a number of further books in the orientalist style.
The Way of Ambition is a 1913 novel by the British writer Robert Hichens. An young woman marries a musical genius and ambitiously manages his career.
In the Wilderness is a 1917 novel by the British writer Robert Hichens.
A Spirit in Prison is a 1908 dramatic romance novel by the British writer Robert Hichens. It was inspired by time Hichens had spent in Sicily while writing his bestseller The Garden of Allah.
December Love is a 1922 dramatic romance novel by the British writer Robert Hichens.
The Power To Kill is a 1934 novel by the British writer Robert Hichens.
A New Way of Life is a 1942 novel by the British writer Robert Hichens. Like many of his works, it is set in North Africa in the Sahara Desert.
The First Lady Brendon is a 1931 novel by the British writer Robert Hichens. A woman tries to escape from her disastrous first marriage. Much of the novel takes place in Egypt, a popular setting in the author's novels.
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