author
Charles Christopher Jenkins
A Canadian journalist and novelist, he wrote fiction and feature pieces that moved between mainstream magazines and the pulp world, including appearances in Weird Tales. He is best remembered today for the adventure novel The Timber Pirate.
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The Timber Pirate
by Charles Christopher Jenkins
About the author
Born in Hamilton, Ontario, Charles Christopher Jenkins was an author and journalist who built a career in Canadian publishing during the early 20th century. Archival records describe him as a frequent contributor of features and fiction to Canadian and American magazines, and later sources connect his work with papers and magazines including the Chatham Daily Planet, Maclean's, and the Toronto Globe and Mail.
His writing ranged across genres, which helps explain his lasting niche appeal. Alongside general magazine journalism, he published fiction in American pulp magazines such as Weird Tales. His best-known book is The Timber Pirate, a 1922 novel set against the Canadian lumber trade; it has remained available through Project Gutenberg, which has helped keep his work in circulation for modern readers.
Some biographical details vary across sources, but the broad outline is clear: Jenkins was active as both a reporter and storyteller, and his career bridged newspaper work, magazine features, and popular fiction. That mix gives his work an energetic, accessible quality that still feels inviting today.