Walter Besant
Besant, Sir Walter
August 14, 1836 – June 9, 1901 (aged 64)
Birth place: Portsea, Hampshire, England, UK
6 works in English-language magazines
| Date | Page | Type | Title | Magazine |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1888 | Serial | The Inner House (Complete Novel) | Arrowsmith's Christmas Annual, 1888 | |
| 1889 | Serial | The Doubts of Dives (Complete Novel) | Arrowsmith's Christmas Annual 1889 | |
| July 1986 | 21 | Review | The Inner House | Fantasy Review, July-August 1986 |
| July 1986 | 21 | Review | The Inner House | Fantasy Review, July-August 1986 |
| September 1986 | 42 | Review | The Inner House | Science Fiction Chronicle, #84 September 1986 |
| October 1986 | Review | The Inner House | Vector 134 |
4 English-language books
| Year | Type | Title | Author(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1877 | Collection | The Case of Mr Lucraft and Other Tales | Walter Besant & James Rice |
| 1882 | Novel | The Revolt of Man | Walter Besant |
| 1888 | Novel | The Inner House | Walter Besant |
| 1889 | Novel | The Doubts of Dives | Walter Besant |
Novelist and philanthropist. Taught at Royal College in Mauritius from 1861 to 1867. Began collaborating with James Rice in 1871, producing 14 novels. Besant wrote his first standalone novel in 1882, and wrote 32 novels after Rice's death. He helped to found the Society of Authors in 1884 and edited its journal.