The furze is destroyed by fire, but grows again the granite is worn away imperceptively by the rain. The furze seems to suggest cruelty, the heather endurance, and the granite strength. As stated by the author in his introductory remarks to Furze the Cruel:Īlmost everywhere in Dartmoor are furze, heather and granite. He is perhaps best known for his trilogy: Furze the Cruel, Heather, and Granite. The New York Times reviewed his books twice, on 21 March 1908 and 23 August 1914. In addition to the United Kingdom, his books were also published in the United States. He was considered a recluse, but often used people he encountered in real life for the characters in his work. Henham wrote more than two dozen books, which were published between 18. It was probably no coincidence that the surname he chose was the original name for Tintagel, the legendary location of King Arthur's castle. He created a pseudonym, John Trevena, for many of his books. Thomas Ernest George Henham, otherwise Ernest George was born on 14 December 1870 and his writings include a series of novels based on Dartmoor, the moorland in Devon, England, where he lived much of his life. He also published literary works under the pseudonym John Trevena. 1912Įrnest George Henham (1870–1948) was a Canadian-British author who wrote novels at the beginning of the 20th century about Dartmoor and Devon, England. Henham (aka John Trevena) writing at his desk ca.
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