Gilbert Frankau
Captain Gilbert Frankau was a popular British novelist. He was known also for verse, including a number of verse novels, and short stories. He was born in London into a Jewish family but was baptised as an Anglican at the age of 13. After education at Eton College, he went into the family cigar business and became managing director on his twenty-first birthday, his father, Arthur Frankau, having died in November 1904. A few months before his death, at sixty-eight, from lung cancer, he converted to Roman Catholicism.
The Love-Story of Aliette Brunton
"The Love-Story of Aliette Brunton" by Gilbert Frankau is a novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative centers on Aliette Brunton, a woman...
By Gilbert Frankau
Peter Jameson: A Modern Romance
"Peter Jameson: A Modern Romance" by Gilbert Frankau is a novel written in the early 20th century, specifically in the period around World War I. The ...
By Gilbert Frankau
The Judgement of Valhalla
"The Judgement of Valhalla" by Gilbert Frankau is a collection of war poetry written in the early 20th century, during the time of World War I. The bo...
By Gilbert Frankau
A Song of the Guns
"A Song of the Guns" by Gilbert Frankau is a poignant collection of poetry written during the early 20th century, specifically in the context of World...
By Gilbert Frankau
How Rifleman Brown Came to Valhalla
"How Rifleman Brown Came to Valhalla" by Gilbert Frankau is a war poem written during the early 20th century, specifically in the context of World War...
By Gilbert Frankau