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Nelson Lee (detective)
Nelson Lee is a fictional detective who featured in the Amalgamated Press papers over a 40-year run. Created in 1894 by John William Staniforth, Maxwell Scott (the pseudonym of Dr. John Staniforth 1863-1927) he appeared in various publications including ''The Halfpenny Marvel'', ''Pluck'', ''The Boys' Friend'', ''Boy’s Realm'', ''The Boys' Herald'' and the ''Union Jack (magazine), Union Jack'' In 1915 he was given his own story-paper series, ''The Nelson Lee Library'', which ran until 1933. In all Lee appeared in over 2500 tales set in every corner of the globe, making him one of the most published fictional detectives of all time. Publication history The 1890s: The solo years Nelson Lee made his debut in ''A Dead Man’s Secret'' in ''Halfpenny Marvel, The Halfpenny Marvel'' #46, on 19 September 1894. The world would meet him at the open of Chapter 2: Nelson Lee, the famous detective, sat in his room in Gray’s Inn Road, dealing with his morning’s correspondence. So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John William Staniforth
John William Staniforth (14 November 1863 – 3 January 1927) was a British writer A writer is a person who uses written words in different writing styles and techniques to communicate ideas. Writers produce different forms of literary art and creative writing such as novels, short stories, books, poetry, travelogues, p ... who wrote under the pen-names Stain Cortley, John Andrews and Maxwell Scott. He wrote primarily adventure and detective fiction. His most popular creation was the detective Nelson Lee (detective), Nelson Lee, arguably one of the most popular detectives of the early 20th century. Life Staniforth was born in Sheffield to William Staniforth and Sarah Parkin. In 1881 he joined the Sheffield Medical School and took the M.R.C.S and L.R.C.P diplomas in 1887, the year of the great small-pox epidemic at Sheffield. He was offered a post as temporary medical officer in charge of the Totely Hospital. Totely Hospital was a fever hospital and, isolated from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |