Percival Christopher Wren

Born: 1875-11-01, England, United Kingdom

Died: 1941-11-22

Biography

Percival Christopher Wren (1 November 1875 – 22 November 1941) was an English writer, mostly of adventure fiction. He is remembered best for Beau Geste (1924), a much-filmed book involving the French Foreign Legion in North Africa. This was one of 33 novels and short story collections that he wrote, mostly dealing with colonial soldiering in Africa.