Ladbroke Black
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Ladbroke Lionel Day Black (21 June 1877 – 27 July 1940) was an English
journalist
and author
who wrote mysteries, fantasy and science fiction stories often under pseudonym
s such as Lionel Day, Lewis Jackson and Paul Urquhart.
Black was born in Burley-in-Wharfedale and was educated in Ireland
and at Cambridge. His father http://www.burley-in-wharfedale.org/history/06characters/black.htmlCharles Ingham Black was the curate of Burley, and his grandfather the Irish pirate/smuggler John Black
or Black Jack
who built Elsinore Lodge at Rosses Point
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He was appointed assistant editor of The Phoenix 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 with Robert Lynd
on the 1906 collection The Mantle of the Emperor. With Thomas 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 some Sexton Blake
books, but he is better known for his own detective creation Havlock Preed.
He lived in Wendover
for many years. He married Margaret Ambrose and they had four sons and two daughters. His son Stephen Black was also an author; his daughter Brigit Ursula Hope Black (Biddy) married Erasmus Darwin Barlow
.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
and author
Author
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who wrote mysteries, fantasy and science fiction stories often under pseudonym
Pseudonym
A pseudonym is a name that a person assumes for a particular purpose and that differs from his or her original orthonym...
s such as Lionel Day, Lewis Jackson and Paul Urquhart.
Black was born in Burley-in-Wharfedale and was educated in Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
and at Cambridge. His father http://www.burley-in-wharfedale.org/history/06characters/black.htmlCharles Ingham Black was the curate of Burley, and his grandfather the Irish pirate/smuggler John Black
John Black
John Black may refer to:Real people:*John Black , Scottish professional footballer active in the 1970s and 80s.*John Black , captain, privateer and survivor of the mutiny on the Lady Shore*John Black John Black may refer to:Real people:*John Black (footballer), Scottish professional footballer...
or Black Jack
Black Jack
Black Jack or Blackjack may refer to:- Games and cards :* Blackjack, the gambling game* Black Jack , also known as Switch, a name given to some variations of Crazy Eights in United Kingdom* The black Jack playing card- Products :...
who built Elsinore Lodge at Rosses Point
Rosses Point
Rosses Point is a village in County Sligo, Ireland and also the name of the surrounding peninsula. The point guards Sligo Harbour and is marked by the Metal Man lighthouse, a 3.7 metre high guardian statue placed offshore by local seafarers in 1821 and maintained by the Commissioners of Irish...
Sligo http://www.rds.ie/blog_post.jsp?blogID=5&a=389
He was appointed assistant editor of The Phoenix 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
Sunday Dispatch
The Sunday Dispatch was a British newspaper, published between 27 September 1801 and 1961. Until 1928, it was called the Weekly Dispatch.-History:...
between 1905 and 1911.
He published his first novel, A Muddied Oaf co-written with Francis Rutter in 1902. He collaborated with Robert Lynd
Robert Lynd
Robert Lynd may refer to:*Robert Staughton Lynd , American sociologist*Robert Wilson Lynd , Irish writer...
on the 1906 collection The Mantle of the Emperor. With Thomas Meech
Thomas Meech
Thomas Cox Meech was an English journalist, author and lawyer.Born in Beaminster and educated at Ardingly College, Meech was initially intent on becoming a lawyer but instead turned to journalism, becoming editor of Ayrshire Post, Lancashire Daily Post and the Northern Echo. He published his...
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 some Sexton Blake
Sexton Blake
Sexton Blake is a fictional detective who appeared in many British comic strips and novels throughout the 20th century. He was described by Professor Jeffrey Richards on the BBC in The Radio Detectives in 2003 as "the poor man's Sherlock Holmes"...
books, but he is better known for his own detective creation Havlock Preed.
He lived in Wendover
Wendover
Wendover is a market town that sits at the foot of the Chiltern Hills in Buckinghamshire, England. It is also a civil parish within Aylesbury Vale district...
for many years. He married Margaret Ambrose and they had four sons and two daughters. His son Stephen Black was also an author; his daughter Brigit Ursula Hope Black (Biddy) married Erasmus Darwin Barlow
Erasmus Darwin Barlow
Erasmus Darwin Barlow FRCPsych FZS was a British psychiatrist, physiologist and businessman.Born in London in 1915, he was the second son of Sir Alan Barlow, son of Sir Thomas Barlow, royal physician. His mother was Lady Nora Barlow, daughter of Sir Horace Darwin. He was a great-grandson of the...
.