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H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock
1868–1922
Best known for brisk, patriotic adventure stories for young readers, this prolific American writer moved easily between journalism, technical writing, and fiction. His books often mixed action, discipline, and military themes in a style that helped define popular boys' series fiction of the early 1900s.
40 Audiobooks
Dave Darrin at Vera Cruz: Fighting with the U.S. Navy in Mexico
by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock
Dave Darrin After the Mine Layers; Or, Hitting the Enemy a Hard Naval Blow
by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock
The Motor Boat Club at the Golden Gate; or, A Thrilling Capture in the Great Fog
by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock
Dave Darrin's Third Year at Annapolis; Or, Leaders of the Second Class Midshipmen
by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock
The Grammar School Boys of Gridley; or, Dick & Co. Start Things Moving
by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock
Dick Prescott's Second Year at West Point Or, Finding the Glory of the Soldier's Life
by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock
Dave Darrin and the German Submarines Or, Making a Clean-up of the Hun Sea Monsters
by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock
The Young Engineers in Mexico; Or, Fighting the Mine Swindlers
by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock
Dave Darrin's Second Year at Annapolis Or, Two Midshipmen as Naval Academy "Youngsters"
by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock
The Young Engineers in Arizona; or, Laying Tracks on the Man-killer Quicksand
by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock
The High School Pitcher; or, Dick & Co. on the Gridley Diamond
by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock
Uncle Sam's Boys on Field Duty; or, Winning Corporal's Chevrons
by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock
The Young Engineers on the Gulf Or, The Dread Mystery of the Million Dollar Breakwater
by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock
The Young Engineers in Colorado; Or, At Railroad Building in Earnest
by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock
The High School Boys in Summer Camp
by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock
Uncle Sam's Boys with Pershing's Troops Or, Dick Prescott at Grips with the Boche
by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock
The Motor Boat Club in Florida; or, Laying the Ghost of Alligator Swamp
by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock
The High School Boys' Fishing Trip
by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock
The Motor Boat Club off Long Island; or, A Daring Marine Game at Racing Speed
by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock
Dick Prescott's Fourth Year at West Point Or, Ready to Drop the Gray for Shoulder Straps
by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock
The High School Freshmen; or, Dick & Co.'s First Year Pranks and Sports
by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock
Dave Darrin on the Asiatic Station Or, Winning Lieutenants' Commissions on the Admiral's Flagship
by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock
The High School Boys' Training Hike
by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock
The Grammar School Boys in Summer Athletics
by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock
Uncle Sam's Boys in the Philippines; or, Following the Flag against the Moros
by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock
Uncle Sam's Boys as Sergeants; or, Handling Their First Real Commands
by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock
Uncle Sam's Boys as Lieutenants; or, Serving Old Glory as Line Officers
by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock
The Motor Boat Club at Nantucket; or, The Mystery of the Dunstan Heir
by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock
Dave Darrin's First Year at Annapolis Two Plebe Midshipmen at the United States Naval Academy
by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock
Dave Darrin's Fourth Year at Annapolis: Headed for Graduation and the Big Cruise
by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock
Dick Prescott's Third Year at West Point; Or, Standing Firm for Flag and Honor
by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock
Dick Prescott's First Year at West Point; Or, Two Chums in the Cadet Gray
by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock
The High School Left End; or, Dick & Co. Grilling on the Football Gridiron
by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock
The High School Captain of the Team; or, Dick & Co. Leading the Athletic Vanguard
by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock
Uncle Sam's Boys in the Ranks; or, Two Recruits in the United States Army
by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock
The High School Boys' Canoe Club
by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock
Dave Darrin on Mediterranean Service; or, With Dan Dalzell on European Duty
by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock
The Young Engineers in Nevada; Or, Seeking Fortune on the Turn of a Pick
by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock
The Motor Boat Club and The Wireless; Or, the Dot, Dash and Dare Cruise
by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock
The Grammar School Boys Snowbound; or, Dick & Co. at Winter Sports
by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock
About the author
Born in Waltham, Massachusetts, in 1868, Harrie Irving Hancock wrote under the name H. Irving Hancock. He is remembered mainly for children's and juvenile fiction, especially energetic series adventures that were widely read in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Beyond fiction, he also worked as a journalist and had training in chemistry, which gives his career an unusually varied shape. His writing ranged from boys' adventure novels to nonfiction works connected with Japanese martial arts, showing how broad his interests were.
Hancock died in 1922. Today, he is chiefly associated with the fast-paced popular fiction of his era, including military and school stories that captured the tastes of many young American readers of the time.