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Tighe Hopkins
1856–1919
A journalist and novelist of the late Victorian and Edwardian years, he wrote both fiction and lively works of popular history. His books often explored prisons, famous escapes, and dramatic figures from French history.
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About the author
Born in 1856 and often listed as William Tighe Hopkins, he was an Irish-born writer who built his career in Britain. He worked as a journalist as well as an author, and his writing moved easily between novels, short fiction, biography, and historical storytelling.
He became especially known for books that turned the past into vivid narrative, including studies of old Paris prisons, famous jailbreaks, and well-known figures connected with Napoleon and the French court. That mix of reporting, research, and dramatic scene-setting gave his work an appeal that suited both magazine readers and book audiences.
Hopkins died in 1919. Though he is not widely remembered today, his books still offer a window into the tastes of readers of his time: curious about crime, history, and the human stories behind public events.