Václav Beneš Třebízský (27 February 1849 in Třebíz – 20 June 1884 in Mariánské Lázně) was a Czech novelist. He is the author of numerous historical novels and children's stories. His best novel is arguably In the Early Evening of the Five-Petaled Roses (1885). Life In 1875, Třebízský became a chaplain in Liteň. In 1876–1884, Třebízský was a chaplain in Klecany, where he wrote most of his major works. Třebízský died in 1884 in Mariánské Lázně after contracting tuberculosis. References Czech male novelists 1849 births 1884 deaths People from Kladno District 19th-century Czech Roman Catholic priests 19th-century Czech novelists 19th-century male writers Burials at Vyšehrad Cemetery