- Ladbroke Black
Ladbroke Black (
21 June 1877 -27 July 1940 ) was an Englishjournalist andauthor who wrote mysteries, fantasy and science fiction stories often underpseudonym s such as Lionel Day, Lewis Jackson and Paul Urquhart.Black was born in
Burley-in-Wharfedale and was educated inIreland and at Cambridge.He was appointed assistant editor of "
The Phoenix "dn 1897-1899 before taking up a similar position with "The Morning Herald " in London. In 1901 he became assistant editor of "The Echo ", joint editor of "Today " 1904-1905 and was a special writer on the "Weekly Dispatch " between 1905 and 1911.He published his first novel, "A Muddied Oaf" co-written with
Francis Rutter in 1902. He collaborated withRobert Lynd on the 1906 collection "The Mantle of the Emperor". WithThomas Meech he wrote a series of noevls beginning with "The Eagle" (1906) under the pen name Paul Urquhart. He also wrote for newspapers and magazines, sometimes under the pen name Lionel Day. He also wrote someSexton Blake books, but he is better known for his own detective creationHavlock Preed .He lived in
Wendover for many years. He married Margaret Ambrose and they had two sons and two daughters. His sonStephen Black was also an author; his daughter Brigit Ursula Hope Black (Biddy) marriedErasmus Darwin Barlow .External links
* [http://bearalley.blogspot.com/2007/09/paul-urquhart-ladbroke-black-thomas.html Bear Alley: Paul Urquhart (Ladbroke Black & Thomas Meech) ] at blogspot.com
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