More essays about long-forgotten authors whose work once entertained millions.J Redding WareCreator of one of the first female detectives, a popular playwright, philologist and writer connected with cheap and popular literature who took umbrage at being described as an author of 'mischievous literature.'William Nicholas WillisControversial politician, horse dealer and land owner who kept the Australian courts busy before moving to the UK to write and publish books about slave trafficking, prostitution and sex education. M. Lehane WillisThe mysterious author who, as Bree Narran, wrote candid novels and freely translated the works of Guy de Maupassant and Paul de Kock, but whose career ended in criminality.Charles McDonald LindsayA former soldier, Lindsay wrote a book warning of what might happen if Germany invaded Britain and another about a man accused of murdering his business partner's wife, and what happens when he meets the same man's second wife. James Edward CrabtreeWriter and journalist who penned the adventures of Gripton Court for boys in the early years of the 20th century.Randal CharltonA charismatic dandy, married a popular actress, Charlton was a Liberal journalist with a promising career and a couple of well-liked novels under his belt.

But debts started to pile up.Eardley Beswick177His first novels was acclaimed by Compton Mackenzie as "the most irresistibly absorbing novel," but Beswick's seemingly promising career as an author lasted only a matter of years before he left it behind.Olga Katzin182Described as a "Russian writer and actress", Olga was, in fact, born in London. An actress who ran the Katzin-Miller Repertory Company, who was also an accomplished playwright and poet.Donald Sinderby (Donald Ryder Stephens) Author of novels based on his experiences in India, including Mother-in-Law India, published in 1930 and set twenty years in the future when inter-caste conflict ravage the country after the end of the Raj.The case of the two Hazel AdairsNot to be confused--as this author did in the past--are Hazel Iris Addis, née Wilson, and Hazel Joyce Marriott, formerly Mackenzie, formerly Hamblin, née Willett, who both enjoyed careers under the name Hazel Adair.Eileen Owbridge205For some years Owbridge ran a village bookshop, learning precisely what the romance-reading public wanted and turning that knowledge into sixty novels for Mills & Boon. Alan Melville (W.

Allan Caverhill)Crime writer, well-reviewed by Dorothy L. Sayers and Sydney Horler, who turned to writing plays and revues, as well as becoming a popular broadcaster on, and writer for, TV and radio.Enid Florence BrockiesAuthor--as Countess Helene Magriska--of romantic novels that found a steady readership in the 1930s and 1940s but whose career was cut short by her early death.Anita HewettA teacher and radio producer, Hewett was also a writer of children's short stories for radio and in print. Her animal tales were very popular and her book Mrs Mopple's Washing Line was adapted on TV several times.