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Horace Annesley Vachell

Born

in Sydenham, Kent, England, The United Kingdom

October 30, 1861

Died

January 10, 1955

Genre

Literature & Fiction, Theater, Nonfiction

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Horace Annesley Vachell was a prolific English writer of novels, plays, short stories, essays and autobiographical works.

Vachell was educated at Harrow and Sandhurst. After a short period in the Rifle Brigade, he went to California where he became partner in a land company and married Lydie Phillips, his partner's daughter. His wife died in 1895 after the birth of their second child. He is said to have introduced the game of polo to Southern California.

After 17 years abroad, by 1900 Vachell was back in England and went on to write over 50 volumes of fiction including a popular school story, The Hill (1905), which gives an idealised view of life at Harrow and of the friendship between two boys. He also wrote 14 plays, the most successful of ...more

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	The Hill: A Romance of Friendship by Horace Annesley Vachell, Percy Wadham (Illustrator) 3.57 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 1905 — 92 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bunch Grass A Chronicle of Life on a Cattle Ranch 4.50 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1912 — 61 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Quinney's adventures 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1924 — 34 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Romance of Judge Ketchum it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1895	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Her Son 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1907 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Soul Of Susan Yellam (1918) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1918 — 46 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	The Other Side: Being Certain Passages In The Life Of A Genius liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2007 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fishpingle: A Romance of the Countryside it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2015 — 27 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Triumph of Tim it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2015 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“I have been crying," she replied, simply, "and it has done me good. It helps a woman you know, just as swearing helps a man.”
― Horace Annesley Vachell, The Romance of Judge Ketchum

tags: crying, men, women

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“In nature there are no rewards or punishments: there are consequences.”
― Horace Annesley Vachell, The Face of Clay: An Interpretation

tags: consequences-life-lessons, nature, punishments, rewards

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“This, however, is sure: nothing is really lost. Any influence for good, no matter how ephemeral, makes its mark: it helps to leaven the loaf of evil: it leaves a loophole, albeit a small one, for a future escape from bondage.”
― Horace Annesley Vachell, The Romance of Judge Ketchum

tags: good-influence

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