Hocking was born at St Stephen-in-Brannel, Cornwall, to James Hocking, part-owner of a tin mine, and his wife Elizabeth (Kitto) Hocking.
In 1884, he was ordained as a Methodist minister. Working in different parts of England over the next few years, he wrote his first novel, Harry Penhale - The Trial of his Faith, while in London in 1887. He regarded fiction as a highly effective medium for conveying his Christian message to the public, and combined his writing with his church duties, until ill health forced him to resign from the ministry in 1909. His last pastoral charge was the large and important United Free Church at Woodford, Essex, which he was instrumental in having rebuilt by the advanced arts and crafts architect, Charles Harrison Townsend.
On his recovery, he found himself a much sought-after preacher across Britain, and he travelled extensively in the Middle East.
He continued to write, and over the course of his career, he was the author of nearly 100 books. Although largely forgotten now, he was tremendously popular in his day.
He died in St Ives, Cornwall, and was survived by his wife, Annie, who he had married in 1887, and four daughters, three of whom become published novelists in their own right (Anne Hocking, Elizabeth Nisot and Joan Shill). A son, Cuthbert, was killed in World War I].
Through his mother he was related to the biblical scholar John Kitto. His brother was Silas Hocking (1850–1935), a novelist and Methodist minister, and his sister, Salome Hocking (1859–1927), was also a novelist.[1]
Hocking features as one of the main characters in the 2009 play Surfing Tommies by Cornish playwright, Alan M. Kent.
^Kent, Alan M. (2002). Pulp Methodism: The Lives and Literature of Silas, Joseph and Salome Hocking, Three Cornish Novelists. St Austell: Cornish Hillside Publications. pp. 132–135.
^Nield, Jonathan, (1925),A Guide to the Best Historical Novels and Tales. G. P. Putnam's sons. (p. 62 )
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Joseph Hocking 7 November 1860 4 March 1937 was a Cornish novelist and United Methodist Free Church minister Joseph Hocking 1860 1937 Contents 1 Life 2 Selected works 3 References 4 Sources 5 External linksLife editHocking was born at St Stephen in Brannel Cornwall to James Hocking part owner of a tin mine and his wife Elizabeth Kitto Hocking In 1884 he was ordained as a Methodist minister Working in different parts of England over the next few years he wrote his first novel Harry Penhale The Trial of his Faith while in London in 1887 He regarded fiction as a highly effective medium for conveying his Christian message to the public and combined his writing with his church duties until ill health forced him to resign from the ministry in 1909 His last pastoral charge was the large and important United Free Church at Woodford Essex which he was instrumental in having rebuilt by the advanced arts and crafts architect Charles Harrison Townsend On his recovery he found himself a much sought after preacher across Britain and he travelled extensively in the Middle East He continued to write and over the course of his career he was the author of nearly 100 books Although largely forgotten now he was tremendously popular in his day He died in St Ives Cornwall and was survived by his wife Annie who he had married in 1887 and four daughters three of whom become published novelists in their own right Anne Hocking Elizabeth Nisot and Joan Shill A son Cuthbert was killed in World War I Through his mother he was related to the biblical scholar John Kitto His brother was Silas Hocking 1850 1935 a novelist and Methodist minister and his sister Salome Hocking 1859 1927 was also a novelist 1 Hocking features as one of the main characters in the 2009 play Surfing Tommies by Cornish playwright Alan M Kent Joseph Hocking s ashes were buried in the churchyard of St Stephen in Brannel Selected works editHarry Penhale the Trial of his Faith 1887 Gideon Strong Plebeian 1888 Jabez Easterbrook a Religious Novel 1890 The Weapons of Mystery 1890 Elrad the Hic a Romance of the Sea of Galilee 1890 Zillah A Romance 1892 Ishmael Pengelly an Outcast 1893 The Story of Andrew Fairfax 1893 The Monk of Mar Saba 1894 The Mist on the Moors a Romance of North Cornwall 1895 Fields of Fair Renown 1896 And Shall Trelawney Die and The Mist on the Moors being Romances of the Parish of Altarnun in Cornwall 1897 The Birthright being the Adventurous History of Jaspar Pennington 1897 Mistress Nancy Molesworth a Tale of Adventure 1898 The Scarlet Woman a Novel 1899 The Purple Robe 1900 The Madness of David Baring 1900 O er Moor and Fen a Tale of Methodist Life in Lancashire 1901 Lest We Forget 1901 Greater Love a Cornish Romance 1902 A Flame of Fire 1903 Follow the gleam a Tale of the time of Oliver Cromwell 1903 A Historical novel about the English Civil War 2 Esau and St Issey 1904 The Coming of the King 1904 Roger Trewinion 1905 The Chariots of the Lord 1905 The Man who Rose Again 1906 The Woman of Babylon 1907 A Strong Man s Vow 1907 The Trampled Cross 1907 The Soul of Dominic Wildthorne 1908 The Sword of the Lord a Romance of the Time of Martin Luther 1909 The Prince of This World 1910 The Wilderness 1911 The Jesuit 1911 The Bells of St Ia 1911 Is Home Rule Rome Rule 1912 God and Mammon 1912 Rosaleen O Hara a Romance of Ireland 1912 The Spirit of the West 1913 All Men are Liars 1914 Facing Fearful Odds 1914 An Enemy Hath Done This 1914 Dearer than Life a Romance of the Great War 1915 All for a Scrap of Paper a Romance of the Present War 1915 The Day of Judgement 1915 Tommy a War Story 1916 The Passion for Life 1916 The Curtain of Fire 1916 The Path of Glory 1917 Tommy and the Maid of Athens 1917 The Pomp of Yesterday 1918 The Price of a Throne 1918 The Everlasting Arms 1920 In the Sweat of Thy Brow 1920 The Man who Almost Lost 1920 Prodigal Daughters 1922 The Girl who Defied the World 1922 The Game and the Candle 1923 The Case of Miss Dunstable 1923 Prodigal Parents 1923 What Shall it Profit a Man 1924 Rosemary Carew Just a Love Story 1925 The All Conquering Power 1925 The Wagon and the Star 1925 Heartsease the Story of a Feud 1926 Bevil Granville s Handicap 1926 Andrew Boconnoc s Will the Story of a Crisis 1927 The Tenant of Cromlech Cottage 1927 Felicity Treverbyn a Love Story 1928 The Constant Enemy 1929 The Sign of the Triangle 1929 The God that Answers by Fire 1930 Nancy Trevanion s Legacy 1930 The Dust of Life 1930 The Eternal Challenge 1930 Out of the Depths 1930 The Secret of Trescobell 1931 The Man who was Sure 1931 The Eternal Choice 1932 Caleb s Conquest 1932 Not One in Ten 1933 No Other Name 1934 And Grant a Leader Bold 1934 The Squire of Zabuloe 1936 Deep Calleth unto Deep 1936 Davey s Ambition 1936 3 References edit Kent Alan M 2002 Pulp Methodism The Lives and Literature of Silas Joseph and Salome Hocking Three Cornish Novelists St Austell Cornish Hillside Publications pp 132 135 Nield Jonathan 1925 A Guide to the Best Historical Novels and Tales G P Putnam s sons p 62 Books and Writers Joseph Hocking Sources editAlan M Kent Pulp Methodism The Lives amp Literature of Silas Joseph amp Salome Hocking Cornish Hillside Publications 2002 External links edit nbsp Cornwall portal Works by Joseph Hocking at Project Gutenberg Works by Joseph Hocking at Faded Page Canada Works by or about Joseph Hocking at Internet Archive Works by Joseph Hocking at LibriVox public domain audiobooks nbsp Joseph Hocking at IMDb nbsp This article about an English novelist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Joseph Hocking amp oldid 1222110684, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
