Who gained prominence for a series of novels known as the "Empire Trilogy", James Hanley or J. G. Farrell ?
James Hanley (novelist) James (Joseph) Hanley (3 September 1897 – 11 November 1985) was a British novelist, short story writer, and playwright of Irish descent. He published his first novel "Drift" in 1930. The novels and short stories about seamen and their families that he wrote in the 1930s and 1940s included "Boy" (1931), the subject of an obscenity trial. Hanley came from a seafaring family and spent two years at sea himself. After World War II there was less emphasis on the sea in his works. While frequently praised by critics, Hanley's novels did not sell well. In the late 1950s, 1960s, and early 1970s he wrote plays, mainly for the BBC, for radio and then for television, and also for the theatre. He returned to the novel in the 1970s. His last novel, "A Kingdom", was published in 1978, when he was eighty.
George Goodchild George Goodchild (1888–1969) aka Alan Dare, Wallace Q. Reid, and Jesse Templeton, was a prolific and successful British writer of popular books, short stories, plays, and movies (e.g. 1921 "Colorado Jim" filmed as "Colorado Jack"), who published over 200 works in his 60-year career, and beyond his lifetime. Books are still re-issued, mostly in large print for older readers. Featured characters include Inspector McLean, spy catcher Q33 Trelawney, Nigel Rix, and Trooper O'Neill (1932 film). He wrote and directed films based on books and stories, including "Colorado Jack" (1921), "Bucking the Barrier" (1923), "The Public Defender" (1931), "Condemned to Death" (1932), "Trooper O'Neill" (1932), and "No Escape" (1936).