Educated at Cambridge University, Hyne received a Master's degree and began some wide-ranging travels. In 1892, he published The New Eden, the first of many books drawing on his own experiences. In 1895, he introduced the character of the ruthless Captain Kettle in Honour of Thieves, which proved to be very popular. Hyne's work ranged from fantasy and the bizarre to adventure and mystery. His The Lost Continent (1899), a novel about the fall of Atlantis, remains one of his best-known and popular works. His other works include The Recipe for Diamonds (1893), Adventures of Captain Kettle (1898), A Master of Fortune (1898), The Filibusters (1900), The Mystery of a Bungalow (1904), The Marriage of Captain Kettle (1912), Red Herrings (1918), The Escape Agents (1925), Abbs, His Story Through Many Ages (1929), Ivory Valley (1938) and Steamboatmen (1943). |
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