Ernest Protheroe
Appearance
Ernest Hanley Protheroe FSZ | |
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Born | 1866 |
Died | 1929 |
Occupation | Teacher, author |
Nationality | British |
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Spouse | Alice Chatwin |
Ernest Hanley Protheroe (1866–1929),[1] was a teacher and prolific author of fiction and non-fiction.
Biography
[edit]Protheroe was a teacher and became a prolific author, sometimes writing under various pen names.[2] during the First World War he wrote some patriotic biographies including Lord Kitchener and Edith Cavell.[3][4]
He was known to have lived in Wimbledon and Hyde, Greater Manchester.[5][6]
Protheroe died in 1929.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Protheroe and his wife Alice had three sons, Alan, Cyril and Geoffrey, and two daughters, Marjorie and Phyllis.[5]
Bibliography
[edit]A selection of Prothroe's work includes:
- A commercial geography of the British empire. 1903. OL 7196343M.
- The dominion of man. 1906.
- In Empire's Cause. 1908.
- The handy natural history. London: Religious Tract Society. 1909. OCLC 819398604.
- The handy natural history. Boston: The Gorham Press. 1910. OL 7188868M.
- New illustrated natural history of the world. 1910. OL 14030584M.
- Every boy's book of railways and steamships. London: Religious Tract Society. 1911. OCLC 315073103. OL 24532472M.
- The British navy : its making and its meaning. London, New York: G. Routledge & Sons, Ltd., E.P. Dutton & Co. 1914. OCLC 7863189. OL 414896W.
- The railways of the world (1 ed.). London, New York: G. Routledge & Sons, Ltd., E.P. Dutton & Co. 1914. OCLC 3222149. OL 7201905M.
- Noble Woman The Life-Story of Edith Cavell. 1916a. OCLC 747742308.
- Lord Kitchener. 1916b.
- The book of ships. 1920.
- A book about ships. 1922.
- The sister Crusoes. 1925.
- A book about the romance of mining. 1927.
- Earl Haig. 1928.
- A book about aircraft. 1928.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Stories, Listed by Author". British Juvenile Story Papers and Pocket Libraries Index. Protheroe, Ernest (Hanley) (1866-1929). Archived from the original on 4 October 2019.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Forgotten Authors Volume 2 Paperback – 1 Feb 2018. ASIN 1977064361.
Ernest Protheroe: A former teacher and incredibly prolific writer for boys and girls under a variety of names who was probably more successful with his non-fiction than his novels
- ^ Protheroe (1916a).
- ^ Protheroe (1916b).
- ^ a b "Rifleman Alan Protheroe". Carved in Stone - Merton - UK government. Archived from the original on 4 October 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
- ^ "Alan Protheroe". Archived from the original on 4 October 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
Sources and further reading
[edit]- Holland, Steve (1 February 2018). Forgotten Authors. Vol. 2. Independently published. ISBN 978-1977064363. Ernest Protheroe.