(1884–1941), British novelist, born in New Zealand; full name Sir Hugh Seymour Walpole. He is best known for The Herries Chronicle (1930–3), a historical sequence set in the Lake District.
Definition of Walpole, Sir Hugh in US English:
Walpole, Sir Hugh
proper nounˈwôlˌpōlˈwɔlpoʊl
(1884–1941), British novelist, born in New Zealand; full name Sir Hugh Seymour Walpole. He is noted for The Herries Chronicle (1930–33), a historical sequence.