author
Bracebridge Hemyng
1841–1901
A prolific Victorian storyteller, he became best known for creating the swaggering schoolboy hero Jack Harkaway and turning boys' adventure fiction into a serial sensation. Trained as a barrister, he wrote with the pace and cliffhanger instinct that kept young readers coming back for more.
6 Audiobooks
Young Jack Harkaway Fighting the Pirates of the Red Sea
by Bracebridge Hemyng
Jack Harkaway and His Son's Escape from the Brigands of Greece
by Bracebridge Hemyng
The Slave of the Mine; or, Jack Harkaway in 'Frisco
by Bracebridge Hemyng
Jack Harkaway in New York; or, The Adventures of the Travelers' Club
by Bracebridge Hemyng
Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks Book Number Fifteen in the Jack Harkaway Series
by Bracebridge Hemyng
The fool of the family
by Bracebridge Hemyng
About the author
Born in London in 1841, Bracebridge Hemyng was the pen name of Samuel Bracebridge Heming. He was educated at Eton, entered the Middle Temple, and was called to the bar in 1862, but his lasting fame came from writing rather than law.
He became one of the most successful writers of later Victorian boys' stories, especially through the hugely popular Jack Harkaway adventures. His work also appeared in the world of dime novels, where fast-moving plots, danger, and serialized excitement made him a favorite with young readers in Britain and the United States.
Hemyng died in 1901. Today he is remembered as a major figure in nineteenth-century popular fiction, particularly for helping shape the lively, adventurous style of boys' serial storytelling.