William Henry Hitchener was a British author and actor with the

Surrey Theatre The Surrey Theatre, London began life in 1782 as the Royal Circus and Equestrian Philharmonic Academy, one of the many circuses that provided entertainment of both horsemanship and drama (hippodrama). It stood in Blackfriars Road, near the jun ...

. Hitchener published two books in 1813, ''St. Leonard's Forest, Vol. 1.2'' (London Chapple 1813 ) and ''The Tower of Ravenwold, Vol. 1.2'' (London Chapple 1813 ). Both books are travel books, and the latter was inspired by the

melodrama A modern melodrama is a dramatic work in which the plot, typically sensationalized and for a strong emotional appeal, takes precedence over detailed characterization. Melodramas typically concentrate on dialogue that is often bombastic or exces ...

tic plays of the theatre.

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