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P. C. Wren
AuthorBooks · Second hand1875-1941
Percival Christopher Wren was an English writer, mostly of adventure fiction. He is remembered best for Beau Geste, a much-filmed book of 1924, involving the French Foreign Legion in North Africa. This was one of 33 novels and short story collections that he wrote, mostly dealing with colonial soldiering in Africa.
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About P. C. Wren
Birth
1875
Death
1941
First book
1924
Years writing
102
Percival Christopher Wren was an English writer, mostly of adventure fiction. He is remembered best for Beau Geste, a much-filmed book of 1924, involving the French Foreign Legion in North Africa. This was one of 33 novels and short story collections that he wrote, mostly dealing with colonial soldiering in Africa.
P. C. Wren was a British writer whose life was defined by his adventurous career as a soldier.
His most famous work, Beau Geste, remains an undisputed benchmark in literature about the French Foreign Legion.
Before dedicating himself fully to writing, he worked as a headmaster in India.
Throughout his prolific career, he published a total of 176 works focused primarily on war stories.
After his time abroad, he returned to England to lead a literary life marked by mystery and secrecy.
