P. C. Wren
| Percival Christopher Wren | |
|---|---|
 Percival Christopher Wren | |
| Biografske informacije | |
| Rođenje | Percy Wren 1. 11. 1875. Deptford, South London, Engleska Ujedinjeno Kraljevstvo |
| Smrt | 22. 11. 1941. (dob: 66) |
| Nacionalnost | engleska |
| Obrazovanje | |
| Alma mater | St Catherine's College, Oxford |
| Zanimanje | nastavnik, književnik |
| Opus | |
| Književne vrste | pustolovni roman |
| Jezik | engleski |
| Znamenita djela | |
Percival Christopher Wren (1. novembar 1875 - 22. novembar 1941) bio je britanski književnik, najpoznatiji kao autor pustolovnog romana Beau Geste, posvećenog francuskoj Legiji stranaca.
Po struci je bio nastavnik, i mnogo godina je proveo u Britanskoj Indiji. O njegovom životu između 1917. i 1922. godine, pak, ne postoje gotovo nikakvi pouzdani podaci, pa su se zbog toga javile hipoteze da ih je proveo služeći u Legiji. U svakom slučaju, Beau Geste, objavljen 1924. godine je pružio izuzetno detaljan i autentičan opis legionarskog života. Roman je postigao veliki uspjeh te potakao Wrena da napiše još nekoliko nastavaka, a više puta je adaptiran u hollywoodske filmove.
- The Indian Teacher's Guide to the Theory and Practice of Mental, Moral, and Physical Education (1910 Bombay)
- Indian School Organization, Management, Discipline, Tone, and Equipment, Being the Indian Headmaster's Guide (1911 Bombay)
- The Direct Teaching of English in Indian Schools (1911 Bombay)
- Dew and Mildew: Semi-Detached Stories from Darabad, India (1912 UK)
- Chemistry and First Aid for Standard VII with H.E.H. Pratt (1913 Bombay)
- Father Gregory; or, Lures and Failures: A Tale of Hindustan (1913 UK/1926 US)
- Physics and Mechanics with N.B. Macmillan (1914 Bombay)
- Snake and Sword (1914 UK)
- The Wages of Virtue (1916 UK/1917 US)
- Driftwood Spars (1916 UK/1927 US)
- Stepsons of France (1917 UK/1917 US)
- The Young Stagers, Being Further Faites and Gestes of the Junior Carlton Club of Karabad, India... (1917 UK/1926 US)
- Cupid in Africa; or, The Making of Bertran in Love and War - A Character Study (1920 UK)
- With the Prince through Canada, New Zealand, and Australia (1922 Bombay)
- The Snake and the Sword (1923 US), reprint of 1914 text
- Beau Geste (1924 UK/1925 US)
- Beau Sabreur (1926 UK/US)
- Dew and Mildew: A Loose-Knit Tale of Hindustan (1927 US), reprint of 1912 text
- Beau Ideal (1928 UK/US)
- Good Gestes: Stories of Beau Geste, His Brothers, and Certain of Their Comrades in the French Foreign Legion (1929 UK/US)
- Soldiers of Misfortune: The Story of Otho Belleme (1929 UK/US)
- Mysterious Waye: The Story of "The Unsetting Sun" (1930 UK/US)
- The Mammon of Righteousness: The Story of Coxe and the Box (1930 UK/US)
- Valiant Dust (1932 UK/US)
- Action and Passion (1933 UK/US)
- Flawed Blades: Tales from the Foreign Legion (1933 UK/US)
- Beggars' Horses (1934 UK)
- Port o' Missing Men: Strange Tales of the Stranger Regiment (1934 UK/1943 US)
- Sinbad the Soldier (1935 UK/US)
- Explosion (1935 UK)
- Spanish Maine (1935 UK) Published as The Desert Heritage in US
- Fort in the Jungle: The Extraordinary Adventures of Sinbad Dysart in Tonkin (1936 UK/US)
- Bubble Reputation (1936 UK) Published as The Cortenay Treasure in US
- The Man of a Ghost (1937 UK) Published as The Spur of Pride in US
- Worth Wile (1937 UK) Published as To the Hilt in US
- Cardboard Castle (1938 UK/US)
- Rough Shooting: True Tales and Strange Stories (1938 UK/1944 US)
- Paper Prison (1939 UK) Published as The Man the Devil Didn't Want in US
- The Disappearance of General Jason (1940 UK)
- Two Feet from Heaven (1940 UK/1941 US)
- Odd - But Even So: Stories Stranger Than Fiction (1941 UK/1942 US)
- The Uniform of Glory (1941 UK)
- The Dark Woman (1943 US), reprint of 1934 UK text Beggar' Horses
- The Hunting of Henri (1944 UK), reprint of a short story
- Stories of the Foreign Legion (1947 UK),reprints of short stories
- Dead Men's Boots and Other Tales from the Foreign Legion (1949 UK), reprints of short stories
- The World of India, Adapted for Use in Indian Schools, edited by Wren (1905 Calcutta)
- Sir Walter Scott's Ivanhoe, edited and simplified by Wren (1912 UK)
- Longman's Science Series for Indian High Schools, 11 volumes edited by Wren (1913–14 Bombay)
- SOWING GLORY The Memoirs of "Mary Ambree" an Englishwoman in the ranks of the French Foreign Legion (edited by Wren in 1931)
- Ernest F. Row's Work, Wealth, and Wages, revised by Wren (1950 Bombay)
- First Lessons in English Grammar (1961 Bombay)
- Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels, edited and simplified by Wren (1963 Calcutta)
