Hugh Walpole Autographs

Sir Hugh Seymour Walpole, CBE (13 March 1884 – 1 June 1941) was an English novelist. He was the son of an Anglican clergyman, intended for a career in the church but drawn instead to writing. Among those who encouraged him were the authors Henry James and Arnold Bennett. His skill at scene-setting and vivid plots, as well as his high profile as a lecturer, brought him a large readership in the United Kingdom and North America. He was a best-selling author in the 1920s and 1930s but has been largely neglected since his death.
After his first novel, The Wooden Horse, in 1909, Walpole wrote prolifically, producing at least one book every year. He was a spontaneous story-teller, writing quickly to get all his ideas on paper, seldom revising. His first novel to achieve major success was his third, Mr Perrin and Mr Traill, a tragicomic story of a fatal clash between two schoolmasters. During the First World War he served in the Red Cross on the Russian-Austrian front, and worked in British propaganda in Petrograd and London. In the 1920s and 1930s Walpole was much in demand not only as a novelist but also as a lecturer on literature, making four exceptionally well-paid tours of North America.
As a gay man at a time when homosexual practices were illegal for men in Britain, Walpole conducted a succession of intense but discreet relationships with other men, and was for much of his life in search of what he saw as "the perfect friend". He eventually found one, a married policeman, with whom he settled in the English Lake District. Having as a young man eagerly sought the support of established authors, he was in his later years a generous sponsor of many younger writers. He was a patron of the visual arts and bequeathed a substantial legacy of paintings to the Tate Gallery and other British institutions.
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Traded items with a signature of Hugh Walpole

The most expensive item with a signature of Hugh Walpole (1924 The Crystal Box Hugh Walpole Very Scarce Signed Limited Edition) was sold in November 2025 for $1,494.95 while the cheapest item (Hugh Walpole - English Novelist - Authentic Autograph) found a new owner for $3.03 in December 2021. The month with the most items sold (3) was January 2021 with an average selling price of $21.54 for an autographed item of Hugh Walpole. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in March 2025 with $186.49 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $5.00 was November 2008. In average, an autographed item from Hugh Walpole is worth $29.77.

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Picture	Item Title	Price	Store
	Hugh Walpole - English Novelist - Authentic Autograph	$3.03
	Hugh Walpole - English Novelist - Authentic Autographed 1930 Letter	$51.00
	Hugh Walpole - English Novelist - Authentic Autographed 1930 Letter	$51.00
	Hugh Walpole - English Novelist - Authentic Autographed 2 Page Letter	$9.89
	Hugh Walpole - English Novelist - Authentic Autographed 2 Page Letter	$9.89
	Hugh Walpole - English Novelist - Authentic Autographed 2 Page Letter 1930s	$15.50
	Hugh Walpole - English Novelist - Authentic Autographed 2 Page Letter 1930s	$15.50
	Hugh Walpole - English Novelist - Authentic Autographed 2 Page Letter 1930s	$40.00
	Hugh Walpole - English Novelist - Authentic Autographed 2 Page Letter 1930s	$40.00
	Hugh Walpole - English Novelist - Authentic Autographed 2 Page Letter 1938	$21.54
	Hugh Walpole - English Novelist - Authentic Autographed 2 Page Letter 1938	$21.54
	SIR HUGH WALPOLE - AUTOGRAPH	$125.99
	SIR HUGH WALPOLE - AUTOGRAPH	$125.99
	SIR HUGH WALPOLE - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 11/01/1929	$246.99
	SIR HUGH WALPOLE - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 11/01/1929	$246.99