Deeping, Warwick, 1877-1950

Warwick Deeping (1877–1950) was a British novelist whose career spanned the first half of the twentieth century; nine of his works are held on this site. Public information about him is limited, and his early life and education cannot be reliably established, but his surviving works show a gift for narrative set against historical and legendary backgrounds, as well as an interest in women's lives and domestic and moral themes. Such representative novels as Bertrand of Brittany, The King Behind the King and Uther and Igraine draw on medieval British legend and struggles for royal power, with compact plots and a strong romantic colouring; A Woman's War, The Pride of Eve and The Slanderers turn to social reality, focusing on women's predicaments under the pressures of marriage, reputation and public opinion. His novels are fluently narrated and vividly characterised, and he found a readership in the fields of popular historical and sentimental fiction.