Charles James Louis Gilson, who published as Captain Charles Gilson and Major Charles Gilson and Barbara Gilson (1878–1943) was a British officer and a popular author of science fiction, adventure stories, and historical fiction books for children.[1][2] Some of his stories were illustrated including at least one book, The Refugee; the Strange Story of Nether Hall, by Arthur E. Becher. Cyrus Cuneo also illustrated his writing.[2] His fiction included works about the Pygmies of the Upper Congo.[3] He also depicted Boxer Rebellion era adventures. Some of his stories were serialized in magazines.[4] Many of his stories are available online through resources such as Project Gutenberg.
Gilson served in China after the Boxer Rebellion and featured China in some of his stories.[5] Gilson featured a Chinese detective in one of his stories.[6] He wrote young adult fiction and was praised for his "wide knowledge of the world" in his portrayals.[1] His stories were also published in magazines for youth such as The Captain and St. Nicholas Magazine.[7] Another of his works featured the exploits of Jerry Abershaw.[8] He also produced an account of Robin Hood.
The Spectator reviewed his book The Lost Column in 1908.[9]
Bibliography edit
- The Silver Shoe
- The Law of Natural Healing (1905)
- The Lost Island: A Strange Tale of Adventure in the Far East (1910)
- The Refugee: the Strange Story of Nether Hall with illustrations by Arthur E. Becher (1910)
- The Pirate Aeroplane (1913)
- Certain Passages in the Life of Mr Wang (1914)
- Across the Cameroons: A Story of War and Adventure[10]
- Treasure of Kings[11]
- Submarine U93 illustrated by George Soper[12]
- The Fire-Gods: A Tale of the Congo[13]
- The Pirate Yacht, an Amazing Yarn of Modern Pirates (1918)
- The Lost City: Being the Authentic Account of Professor Miles Unthank of the Search for the Sarcophagus of Serophis, and the Theft of the Mystic Scarab, Formerly in the British Museum (1920)
- Held by Chinese Brigands (1920)
- Jugatai, the Tartar (1920)
- The Boy's Own Annual Volume 43 (1921) with L. R. Brightwell illustrated by C. Gifford Ambler; L.R. Brightwell; George Soper; et al.[14]
- The Realm of the Wizard King: A Romance of Central Africa (1922)
- Wizard King: A Romance of Central Africa (1922)
- The Realm of the Wizard King: A Romance of Central Africa (1922)
- The Lost City (1923)
- The Boy's Own Paper (1923)
- The Lost Column; A Story of the Boxer Rebellion in China (1924)
- The Treasure Of The Red Tribe (1926) published by Cassell & Co
- Mystery island (1928) published by S.W. Partridge
- The City of the Sorcerer (1934)
- The Cat and the Curate: A Phenomenal Experience (1934)
- Queen of the Andes (1935) as Barbara Gilson
- Robin of Sherwood
- Wolfskin[15]
- Raja Dick (1948) published by Oxford University Press[16]
References edit
- ^ a b Chen, Shih-Wen (8 April 2016). Representations of China in British Children's Fiction, 1851-1911. Routledge. ISBN 9781317066040 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b Antiquarian Book Monthly Review. ABMR Publications. 23 December 1991. ISBN 978-1-85183-022-0 – via Google Books.
- ^ Carole G. Silver (4 December 1998). Strange and Secret Peoples : Fairies and Victorian Consciousness: Fairies and Victorian Consciousness. Oxford University Press, USA. p. 118. ISBN 978-0-19-802846-8.
- ^ Andrew Maunder; Angela K Smith; Jane Potter; Trudi Tate (29 September 2017). British Literature of World War I. Taylor & Francis. p. 100. ISBN 978-1-351-22228-0.
- ^ Paschal Scotti (February 2006). Out of Due Time: Wilfrid Ward and the Dublin Review. CUA Press. p. 253. ISBN 978-0-8132-1427-6.
- ^ "EBSCOhost | 101471176 | Adventure and Detection in Charles Gilson's Fiction, 1907-1934".
- ^ Maunder, Andrew; Smith, Angela K.; Potter, Jane; Tate, Trudi (29 September 2017). British Literature of World War I. Routledge. ISBN 9781351222280 – via Google Books.
- ^ Dodge, Mary Mapes (5 February 1910). "St. Nicholas: An Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks". Scribner & Company – via Google Books.
- ^ "The Lost Column. By Captain Charles Gilson. (H. Frowde and » 5 Dec 1908 » The Spectator Archive". The Spectator Archive.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "isbn:1775456218 - Google Search". books.google.com.
- ^ "isbn:5040518315 - Google Search". books.google.com.
- ^ "isbn:5040518609 - Google Search". books.google.com.
- ^ "isbn:1465523472 - Google Search". books.google.com.
- ^ "THE BOY'S OWN ANNUAL VOL 43 written by Gilson, CharlesBrightwell, L.R.et al, , STOCK CODE: 1309408 : Stella & Rose's Books". stellabooks.com.
- ^ Amazon.com Books. January 1946 – via amazon.com.
- ^ "Search Results | National Library of Australia". catalogue.nla.gov.au.