Edward Phillips Oppenheim (October 22, 1866 – February 3, 1946), was an English novelist born in London also known as E. Phillips Oppenheim.
He was the earliest writer of spy fiction as understood today and invented the "Rogue Male" school of adventure thrillers that was later exploited by John Buchan and Geoffrey Household.
In his lifetime he was a major and successful writer of genre fiction including thrillers, the self-styled "prince of storytellers." He composed some 150 novels, mainly of the suspense, intrigue nature, and international espionage , but included romances, comedies, and parables of everyday life in some.
Much of Oppenheim's work possessed a unique escapist charm, featuring well-dressed hedonists clashing with Puritans in lush settings while libertine Playboys and world weary businessman lead lives of romance and adventure in the underworld, protagonists who delight in Epicurean meals, surroundings of intense luxury, and the relaxed pursuit of criminal practice, on either side of the law. His heroes are sophisticated gastronomes, his spies always up for a challenge, and the noblemen always dashing in the Rogue tradition.
Though he published some of his earlier books under the pseudonym 'Anthony Partridge', Oppenheim also became a well-known writer of short stories, some of which he also skillfully illustrated.
Oppenheim was featured on the cover of Time magazine on September 12, 1927
He was the earliest writer of spy fiction as understood today and invented the "Rogue Male" school of adventure thrillers that was later exploited by John Buchan and Geoffrey Household.
In his lifetime he was a major and successful writer of genre fiction including thrillers, the self-styled "prince of storytellers." He composed some 150 novels, mainly of the suspense, intrigue nature, and international espionage , but included romances, comedies, and parables of everyday life in some.
Much of Oppenheim's work possessed a unique escapist charm, featuring well-dressed hedonists clashing with Puritans in lush settings while libertine Playboys and world weary businessman lead lives of romance and adventure in the underworld, protagonists who delight in Epicurean meals, surroundings of intense luxury, and the relaxed pursuit of criminal practice, on either side of the law. His heroes are sophisticated gastronomes, his spies always up for a challenge, and the noblemen always dashing in the Rogue tradition.
Though he published some of his earlier books under the pseudonym 'Anthony Partridge', Oppenheim also became a well-known writer of short stories, some of which he also skillfully illustrated.
Oppenheim was featured on the cover of Time magazine on September 12, 1927
Edward Phillips Oppenheim (October 22, 1866 – February 3, 1946), was an English novelist born in London also known as E. Phillips Oppenheim.
He was the earliest writer of spy fiction as understood today and invented the "Rogue Male" school of adventure thrillers that was later exploited by John Buchan and Geoffrey Household.
In his lifetime he was a major and successful writer of genre fiction including thrillers, the self-styled "prince of storytellers." He composed some 150 novels, mainly of the suspense, intrigue nature, and international espionage , but included romances, comedies, and parables of everyday life in some.
Much of Oppenheim's work possessed a unique escapist charm, featuring well-dressed hedonists clashing with Puritans in lush settings while libertine Playboys and world weary businessman lead lives of romance and adventure in the underworld, protagonists who delight in Epicurean meals, surroundings of intense luxury, and the relaxed pursuit of criminal practice, on either side of the law. His heroes are sophisticated gastronomes, his spies always up for a challenge, and the noblemen always dashing in the Rogue tradition.
Though he published some of his earlier books under the pseudonym 'Anthony Partridge', Oppenheim also became a well-known writer of short stories, some of which he also skillfully illustrated.
Oppenheim was featured on the cover of Time magazine on September 12, 1927
He was the earliest writer of spy fiction as understood today and invented the "Rogue Male" school of adventure thrillers that was later exploited by John Buchan and Geoffrey Household.
In his lifetime he was a major and successful writer of genre fiction including thrillers, the self-styled "prince of storytellers." He composed some 150 novels, mainly of the suspense, intrigue nature, and international espionage , but included romances, comedies, and parables of everyday life in some.
Much of Oppenheim's work possessed a unique escapist charm, featuring well-dressed hedonists clashing with Puritans in lush settings while libertine Playboys and world weary businessman lead lives of romance and adventure in the underworld, protagonists who delight in Epicurean meals, surroundings of intense luxury, and the relaxed pursuit of criminal practice, on either side of the law. His heroes are sophisticated gastronomes, his spies always up for a challenge, and the noblemen always dashing in the Rogue tradition.
Though he published some of his earlier books under the pseudonym 'Anthony Partridge', Oppenheim also became a well-known writer of short stories, some of which he also skillfully illustrated.
Oppenheim was featured on the cover of Time magazine on September 12, 1927
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