author
Anthony Pryde
Behind this pen name is a little-known early 20th-century novelist whose books mix romance, social pressure, and emotional drama. The name is especially linked with novels such as Nightfall, Jenny Essenden, and An Ordeal of Honor.
1 Audiobook
Nightfall
by Anthony Pryde
About the author
Anthony Pryde was a pseudonym used for early 20th-century fiction, and available catalog records connect it closely with Agnes Russell Weekes. Some records also suggest the name may at times have been used jointly with her sister, Rose Kirkpatrick Weekes, so the exact authorship of every title is not perfectly clear.
Books published under the name include Nightfall, Jenny Essenden, Clair de Lune, Marqueray's Duel, and An Ordeal of Honor. These novels appear in library and public-domain catalogs and point to a writer interested in relationships, honor, and the emotional strain of modern life.
Although biographical details are scarce, the surviving bibliography gives Anthony Pryde a distinct place among overlooked popular novelists of the 1910s and 1920s. For listeners who enjoy rediscovered fiction from that period, the name carries a sense of mystery as well as a substantial body of work.