author
Le Roy Hooker
1840–1906
A Canadian minister turned novelist, he wrote historical and adventure fiction with a taste for legend, distant settings, and dramatic conflicts. His books range from a Canadian ghost story to a tale set in the ancient world and a history-minded work on South Africa.
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The Africanders : A century of Dutch-English feud in South Africa
by Le Roy Hooker
About the author
Le Roy Hooker was a Canadian author and minister who lived from 1840 to 1906. Surviving catalog and reference records identify him as the author of works including Baldoon (1899), Enoch, the Philistine (1898), and The Africanders (1900).
His fiction shows a wide range of interests. Baldoon draws on a famous Canadian haunting legend, while Enoch, the Philistine mixes romance, religion, and adventure in an ancient setting. The Africanders turns toward history and politics, focusing on Dutch and English conflict in South Africa.
Although not a widely remembered mainstream novelist today, Hooker remains of interest to readers who enjoy forgotten historical fiction, speculative themes, and nineteenth-century storytelling with a strong sense of place and atmosphere.