Stephen McKenna (27 February 1888 – 26 September 1967) was an English novelist who wrote forty-seven novels, mostly focusing on English upper-class society, and six non-fiction titles. He published his first novel, The Reluctant Lover, in 1912. His best-known novel, Sonia: Between Two Worlds, was published in 1917. It was the tenth best-selling novel for 1918 in the United States, and also made into a British film of the same name in 1921.
McKenna's The Oldest God (1926) is a philosophical fantasy novel featuring the god Pan.
He wrote Tex. A chapter in the life of Alexander Teixeira de Mattos, a biography about Alexander Teixeira de Mattos, the Dutch journalist who translated books from many languages into English, a.o. Louis Couperus, whom McKenna befriended in 1921.
His uncle was Reginald McKenna, Chancellor of the Exchequer under H. H. Asquith, of whom he published a biography in 1948, Reginald McKenna, 1863-1943: A Memoir.
His clubs were the Reform and the Garrick. For a considerable portion of his adult life he lived at 11 Stone Buildings, Lincoln's Inn, London.
The Imitation of Christ: The Inspirational Teachings of Thomas A Kempis
eBook
$6.99
-
ISBN-13:
9781780284453
- Publisher: Watkins Media
- Publication date: 01/01/2012
- Sold by: Penguin Random House Publisher Services
- Format: eBook
- Pages: 244
- Sales rank: 397,288
- File size: 416 KB
Available on NOOK devices and apps
Want a NOOK? Explore Now
6.99
In Stock
The saintly Thomas à Kempis's classic guide to the spiritual and religious life. A book which has been loved and revered by devout Christians throughout the ages. Transcending all sectarian divisions, it emphasises the importance of the inward journey.
Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought
-
- The Friend on the Road and…
- by John JowettNew Century Books
-
- Eucharistic Contemplation
- by Ernest Ranly
-
- The Feeling Intellect: Reading…
- by Roger J. Newell
-
- Heretics
- by G. K. Chesterton
-
- A Faith Worth Believing,…
- by Dennis NgienJ. I. Packer
-
- The Upper Room Dictionary of…
- by Keith Beasley-Topliffe
-
- New Regulations on Indulgences
- by Winfrid Herbst
-
- The Edge of the Unknown
- by Arthur Conan Doyle
-
- Prayers With Love
- by Lucy Tredway
-
- Encounter with Spurgeon
- by Helmut ThielickeJohn W. Doberstein
-
- Loving the Questions: An…
- by Marianne H. Micks
-
- Devotional Life in the…
- by Steve Harper
-
- C.S. Lewis and the Bright…
- by Gerard Reed
-
- An Introduction to the Desert…
- by Jason Byassee
-
- Reading Augustine: A Guide to…
- by Jason Byassee
-
- Karl Barth
- by David L. Mueller
-
- Inward Divine Guidance
- by T.C. UphamIitti Festival Orchestra
-
- Why Do You Not Believe?
- by Andrew Murray