| Ernest Hanley Protheroe FSZ | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1866 |
| Died | 1929 |
| Occupation | Teacher, author |
| Nationality | British |
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| Spouse | Alice Chatwin |
Ernest Hanley Protheroe (1866–1929), was a teacher and prolific author of fiction and non-fiction.
Biography
Protheroe was a teacher and became a prolific author, sometimes writing under various pen names. during the First World War he wrote some patriotic biographies including Lord Kitchener and Edith Cavell.
He was known to have lived in Wimbledon and Hyde, Greater Manchester.
Protheroe died in 1929.
Personal life
Protheroe and his wife Alice had three sons, Alan, Cyril and Geoffrey, and two daughters, Marjorie and Phyllis.
Bibliography
A selection of Prothroe's work includes:
- A commercial geography of the British empire. 1903. OL 7196343M.
- The dominion of man. 1906.
- In Empire's Cause. 1908.
- The handy natural history. London: Religious Tract Society. 1909. OCLC 819398604.
- The handy natural history. Boston: The Gorham Press. 1910. OL 7188868M.
- New illustrated natural history of the world. 1910. OL 14030584M.
- Every boy's book of railways and steamships. London: Religious Tract Society. 1911. OCLC 315073103. OL 24532472M.
- The British navy : its making and its meaning. London, New York: G. Routledge & Sons, Ltd., E.P. Dutton & Co. 1914. OCLC 7863189. OL 414896W.
- The railways of the world (1 ed.). London, New York: G. Routledge & Sons, Ltd., E.P. Dutton & Co. 1914. OCLC 3222149. OL 7201905M.
- Noble Woman The Life-Story of Edith Cavell. 1916a. OCLC 747742308.
- Lord Kitchener. 1916b.
- The book of ships. 1920.
- A book about ships. 1922.
- The sister Crusoes. 1925.
- A book about the romance of mining. 1927.
- Earl Haig. 1928.
- A book about aircraft. 1928.
References
- ^ "Stories, Listed by Author". British Juvenile Story Papers and Pocket Libraries Index. Protheroe, Ernest (Hanley) (1866-1929). Archived from the original on 4 October 2019.
- Forgotten Authors Volume 2 Paperback – 1 Feb 2018. ASIN 1977064361.
Ernest Protheroe: A former teacher and incredibly prolific writer for boys and girls under a variety of names who was probably more successful with his non-fiction than his novels
- Protheroe (1916a).
- Protheroe (1916b).
- ^ "Rifleman Alan Protheroe". Carved in Stone - Merton - UK government. Archived from the original on 4 October 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
- "Alan Protheroe". Archived from the original on 4 October 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
Sources and further reading
- Holland, Steve (1 February 2018). Forgotten Authors. Vol. 2. Independently published. ISBN 978-1977064363. Ernest Protheroe.