Warwick Deeping

Born in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, on May 28, 1877, George Warwick Deeping was educated at Merchant Taylors' School and Trinity College, Cambridge. He also studied medicine at the Middlesex Hospital and qualified as a doctor, though writing gradually became the center of his career.

Deeping published novels, short stories, and historical fiction, but he is best remembered for the emotional directness and broad appeal of his popular novels. His biggest success was Sorrell and Son (1925), a story of sacrifice and resilience that became an international bestseller and helped fix his reputation as one of the most widely read British novelists of his day.

Although critical opinion later cooled, his work connected strongly with general readers in the 1920s and 1930s. He died on April 20, 1950, leaving behind a remarkably large body of fiction and a clear picture of the tastes of mainstream readers between the wars.