Charles Beadle (October 27, 1881 – 1944?) was a novelist and

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writer, best known for his adventure stories in American

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s, and for his novels of the

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life in

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. He was born at sea. His father, Henry Beadle, was a ship captain, and traveled with his wife Isabelle. Charles grew up in Hackney, in greater

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, attending boarding schools. He left home as a teenager and traveled. He served in the

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, doing duty in the

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. After the war he traveled up

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. He was in

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from 1908 to 1912, and began his writing career. His first known published work was an article, "Our Trip Down the Zambezi," in ''

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'' (May 1907). His first known published fiction was the novel ''The City of Shadows: A Romance of Morocco'' (1911). He sailed to

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, arriving on November 14, 1916. He established himself as a pulp adventure writer, publishing authentic stories of Africa for ''Adventure'', ''Argosy'', ''Short Stories'', ''The Frontier'', etc. He also wrote sea stories. His most successful work was probably ''Witch-Doctors'', a four-part serial in ''Adventure'' (issues of March 15 to May 1, 1919). It was published as a book in 1922, both in the U.S. and London. By 1920, he was living in Paris, which appears to have been his residence for the rest of his life. He published at least one book, ''The Esquimau of Montparnasse'', on the bohemian scene in Paris. He is presumed to have died in France, although his date of death is unknown. His last known published work was "Nameless Spy," a ten-page story in ''Short Stories'' (June 10, 1947).

Books

*''The City of Shadows: A Romance of Morocco'' (Everett & Co.: London, 1911) *''A Whiteman's Burden'' (S. Swift & Co.: London, 1912) *''A Passionate Pilgrimage'' (Heath, Cranton & Ouseley: London, 1915) *''Witch-Doctors'' (Jonathan Cape: London, 1922; Houghton Mifflin: Boston, 1922) *''The Blue Rib, etc.'' (P. Allan & Co.: London, 1927) *''The Esquimau of Montparnasse'' (John Hamilton: London, 1928) *''Expatriates at Large'' (Macauley Company: New York, 1930) *''The White Gambit'' (Palais-Royal Press: Paris, 1933) *''Dark Refuge'' (

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: Paris, 1938)Pearson, Neil. ''Obelisk: A History of Jack Kahane and the Obelisk Press'', Liverpool University Press, 2007. *''Artist Quarter'' by "Charles Douglas" (with

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) (Faber & Faber: London, 1941) *''The City of Baal'' (Off-Trail Publications, 2007) *''The Land of

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'' (Off-Trail Publications, 2012)

Selected articles

*"Our Trip Down the Zambezi," ''

The Wide World Magazine ''The Wide World Magazine'' was a British monthly illustrated publication which ran from April 1898 to December 1965. ...

'', May 1907. *"A Talk With the New Sultan of Morocco," ''

The Pall Mall Magazine ''The Pall Mall Magazine'' was a monthly British literary magazine published between 1893 and 1914. Begun by William Waldorf Astor as an offshoot of ''The Pall Mall Gazette'', the magazine included poetry, short stories, serialized fiction, and ge ...

'', October 1908. *"My Narrow Escape From a Lioness," ''

Brooklyn Eagle :''This article covers both the historical newspaper (1841–1955, 1960–1963), as well as an unrelated new Brooklyn Daily Eagle starting 1996 published currently'' The ''Brooklyn Eagle'' (originally joint name ''The Brooklyn Eagle'' and ''King ...

'', August 7, 1910.

Selected pulp stories

* "The Christman," ''Adventure'', May 15, 1918. * "Through Rabat's Eyes" (3-part serial), ''Argosy'', August 2,9,16, 1919. * "The Alabaster Goddess," ''Adventure'', January 1, 1920. * "The Land of Ophir" (3-part serial), ''Adventure'', March 10,20,30, 1922. * "The Lost Cure," ''Adventure'', January 30, 1923. * "The Mark of the Leopard," ''Short Stories'', May 10, 1926.

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