Theodore Hook ✓
(1788–1841)
novelist
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
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Theodore Hook (1788–1841) was a United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland novelist, known for Recollections of the late George Colman.
About Theodore Hook
Theodore Edward Hook was an English writer, intellectual, prankster and civil servant. One of the first writers of the English fashionable novel, he is best known for his practical jokes, particularly the Berners Street hoax in 1810. The world's first postcard was received by Hook in 1840; he likely posted it to himself.
Known for:
Recollections of the late George Colman
Notable works:
Sayings and Doings
Awards:
Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries
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